Educational and Career Guidance articles

Radio Technology was first developed during the late nineteenth century but became popular during the early twentieth century. According to studies conducted by UK Open University, the radio has great value for weak students, since they used Radio as supplimentay learning tool. Educational use of Radio stated in 1930. And UK Open University was the first make its utilization effective.

Retaining good people in your company is a big challenge

Competent people are required to discharge their duties “effectively and efficiently”, to fulfil organization’s objectives. These objectives are - a) To earn and maximize profit – by improving the performance through visualizing and eliminating losses –(Efficiency) b) To earn goodwill & maximize customer satisfaction - through understanding and fulfilling customer requirements & expectations by following management systems – (Effectiveness) c) To be a step ahead of competitors – by improving market leadership. Example of KBC

We must have come across a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody, as below. There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that because it was Everybody's job. Everybody thought that Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn't do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done. Does it remind us of similar situation in our organization? If yes we must find reasons and solutions.

We come across different types of organizations. Some are social organizations; some are educational; while others are business organizations. Organizations like NGOs may be nonprofit making organizations, but business organizations look for profit and growth. Objectives versus goals

Stress is something which takes away the peace of life. A person can be stressed due to “N” Number of reasons. It can be due to problems at home or office. A sudden change in daily routine can cause stress, introduction of a new rule can cause stress. Any change apart from what is existing can cause stress. We adapt to whatever exists and a sudden change blows us. It is common to resist it and then we adapt and move with it. We get in our comfort zone when we do the same things again and again. We are happy with it and any changes stresses us.

Every person working in an organization aspires to grow in career and dreams to be at the top of the ladder one day. To promote somebody to the higher step, two questions need to be answered – 1. Has the person prepared himself to take charge of the higher position? 2. If he is promoted, who would take his position? This demands that in order to move ahead, every manager should groom his successor, who can take his position.

If one tries to only satisfy what boss wants, he may not satisfy the organizational requirements but, if one tries to satisfy organizational requirements, boss as well as interested parties will automatically get satisfied. A manager is precisely required to satisfy organizational objectives. It is generally believed that an MBA qualified manager performs better. But many industries cannot afford the luxury of employing MBA candidates. Though there is nothing wrong in promoting existing employee as a manager, it is necessary for such managers to understand and fill the gaps.

We have been hearing phrases like Management by participation and Total Employee

Dealing with Workplace Negativity Dealing with Workplace Negativity Server failed, customers complain, file corrupted, boss is upset, leg pulling, feeling angry or frustration, reason can be any but this true that everyone experience a bad day at work sooner or later. At times like this, it’s understandable to be feeling a little negative about your workplace, and even your own abilities. Often it takes nothing more than a good night’s sleep to put you back on track, and re-energize you for your next work day.