Chandan Kumar Pathak's Blog

(Image by Wokandapix at https://pixabay.com/)COVID-19 and the global recession have created havoc all over the world. Every industry is suffering, there have been massive layoffs every day and opportunities are drying out with the blink of an eye!In this turmoil, the dreamy-eyed fresh graduates straight out of colleges have got caught completely off-guard and unprepared. Advance offer letters

Often there are interesting discussions in various professional forums on how to be successful in our professional career. One specific question that springs up in everyone's mind is —‘How should one’s career graph be?’This is not an easy question to answer as there are so many variables involved that influence the growth of an individual. However, in a broader spectrum, I will depict the career

We are quite used to the fact that an employer chooses its employees but not vice versa. That is how the trend is, in the job market. But it is equally important that an individual makes his choice of an employer to ensure that he is joining the right organization, be it at the beginning or midway in his career.

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One has to do a proper fact-finding and

Each of us is very familiar with the below picture. You can name it in 2 seconds. 






Yes, you are right. This is the 'PAUSE'button symbol. This is seen everywhere, in every gadget. My question is - how important is the same 'pause' button in our professional life? Do we need to press it from time to time? And why? 



Primarily to avail 4 R. 1. Rejuvenate our mind and body 2. Reassess our

Today’s professional world is extremely competitive and challenging. Every professional, young or experienced, aspire to be successful and achieve his career goals fast. The workplace comprises of a wide range of personalities from the meek to the over-aggressive, from the self-doubters to the supremely confident ones. But success eludes a good chunk of the workforce who gradually fall behind the leading pack. As the gap widens with time, the laggards get demoralised, give up on the race and...

As an individual starts doing well and his career graph moves upward, his confidence level multiplies. Care has to be taken before pride and overconfidence takes control of oneself and leads him to the path of self-destruction.

It is, however, not easy to judge oneself and determine if he/she has crossed over to the zone of overconfidence. This is even more problematic for those who have arrogance and overconfidence since childhood as a trait.
Few checkpoints are worth mentioning here. The cha...

Every employee may not be a star performer but is a hard working individual who endeavours to put in his best. In spite of that, he has to cope up with the constant pressure of 'Perform or Perish' and the resultant fear of the unknown. The professional world is tough, demanding and very challenging. In such an environment few small acts from his manager can make a world of difference.An

Every employee may not be a star performer but is a hard working individual who endeavours to put in his best. In spite of that, he has to cope up with the constant pressure of 'Perform or Perish' and the resultant fear of the unknown. The professional world is tough, demanding and very challenging. In such an environment few small acts from his manager can make a world of difference.An occasional pat on the back with an assuring smile.Simple appreciations or compliments like - 'keep up the h...

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Every boss is different from the other in some aspect or other. It is quite challenging to categorise different types of leaders in a few brackets because there are so many variations. However, if I am to classify, below are the broad categories:

(1) Mr Bully : He knows everything, does not have time to listen to anyone, gives his decisions randomly, blames his team for every failure and destroys their morale. His motto - my way or highway. So, this g...

     We all desire to have a work-life balance but somehow end up sacrificing it for the sake of our professional goals, persistent pressure & demand from our bosses, guilt feeling about not working too hard and for the fear of leaving the career ambitions in the back burner. Like the snow leopard in high altitude mountains, work-life balance seems to be elusive.

How do we achieve the work-life balance? These 10 steps should help in our endeavor.



1. Don’t carry work and stres...