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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

We learn how to be political as toddlers and become experts at it by teenage years. We know how to convince mom into staying out late, and how to get dad to dig deeper into his wallet. Unfortunately, some of us take our politicking into the workplace as adults, seeking recognition, promotions, status and power etc. With all the gossip and mind games, the work environment turns political. And many a times you become victim in spite of working honestly.

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.

"None but the Brave deserves the Fair" - John Dryden Braveness comes from within the Heart. A brave soul truly has its internal shining. It boomerangs. A feeling that, i need not be afraid of anything and ready to face any odds by determination,is superb one, beyond any measurement. Braveness is in fact the root . Its effect are even great. It make the hearts go pitter-patter.

Are you hard of listening or hard of hearing ? There is definitely a difference between hearing and listening and most of the times though we can hear still we are hard of listening.Why the difference? Because hearing is through ears but when it is combined with eyes and undivided attention, things reach our heart and leads to listening. Its been reflected in various studies that Listening accounts to 45% of our day to day communication.Although it holds such a major portion of our communication, has anyone been trained by parents or teachers on how should one listen.

Tips for Screening Test at SSB Screening test at the SSB can be very tricky. It is  based on two Officer Intelligence Rating (OIR) tests followed by the Picture Perception and Discussion Test (PPDT). The OIR tests are verbal and non verbal which are generally very easy. If you practice from any of the reasoning books, you will be able to do well. Candidates are normally rated in a scale of 1 to 5 where 5 is the worst and 1 is the best. Nearly 80% of the candidates achieve the rating of 3, which is acceptable. The real test therefore, is the performance in PPDT.

What is Seen at Services Selection Board? By Commander NK Natarajan (Retd)

HOW TO PREPARE FOR A DEFENCE CAREER? By Commander NK Natarajan (Retd)