Category: Work Behaviour

“Look buys, you better not touch my things. I work hard to keep them in good shape. Why do you mess up with my work station?,” Darshan asked rather indignantly…Continue readingCreating a positive atmosphere – 10 Aug 2010

When Vinod joined the company upon completing his MBA, he was seen as a promising young man. He was simply brilliant, and could impress anyone with his smartness. His first…Continue readingThe P Factor – 27 July 2010

Though he was a new arrival in the head office, Gagan Prakash caught almost everybody’s attention immediately. He was young but did not have the brashness of youth. He spoke…Continue readingThe best way to stay efficient – 13 July 2010

This is a story of young business executive Deepak who has wonderful career prospects in his own company. Not just his own seniors, but also the bosses of other companies…Continue readingTackling early burn-outs – 29 June 2010

Here is a real-life story about work behaviour told by the chief of a very large Government organisation in control of a city. He was a frustrated man for obvious…Continue readingLet’s learn to make do without them – June 15 2010

The man with a sense of self efficacy feels proud of himself and his talent. He is a man who has worked hard to develop his skills and his abilities…Continue readingThe bane of super efficiency – 01 June 2010

‘She is so involved’ said the eminent scholar about one of his teachers. History teachers who teach with understanding and passion are hard to find and therefore it is claimed…Continue readingAttitudes towards Work – 18 May 2010

Sameer was in a hurry to rise up the ladder. He had just graduated in engineering three years ago. He was however from a semi-rural background and always found himself falling short of his own expectations and that of others. He was sensitive about criticism which his boss was unfortunately in the habit of doing so at every opportunity. He felt miserable with his life and moreover with himself. Will he ever improve and will he ever make it big were haunting questions with which he was becoming sort of obsessed. That made him even more miserable. He did contemplate suicide once but soon gave up the thought. He would not think of that drastic a measure after what his parents had helped him achieve. He was an engineering graduate and he did have a job though not satisfying enough. That perhaps was the source of his misery he would think. Sameer was often thinking about the negatives in his life and spent more time on brooding rather than focusing on his performance at his job. His boss was getting nastier and he was now afraid of losing this job too which he desperately needed. So he came for counselling.
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Rashmi was happy working in her new office and was looking forward to her promotion. Marriage had not changed anything much for her except that she got herself transferred to…Continue readingWork Life Balance – April 20 2010

The group often got together – at tea breaks, at lunch break, and even when everybody was busy working, for stealth smoking. It always had a lot to talk about,…Continue readingWhy limit the joy of work? – 06 April 2010