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Monday Motivation: Become better at work with daily reflection
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Monday Motivation: Become better at work with daily reflection

Live Mint  

Having spent over a decade in the industry, Arun Babu has keenly observed the gradual evolution in camera technology. From digital cameras to DSLRs and a complete shift to mirrorless cameras, he’s now noticed a rise in the demand for film rolls and a renewed love for analog photography over the last few years. Today, semi-professionals like video loggers are …

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The role of a mentor when applying for a Master’s abroad
1 year, 1 month ago

The role of a mentor when applying for a Master’s abroad

The Hindu  

You are an undergraduate degree holder. Here are some of the key roles played by your mentor: Building profile: Admissions teams expect to see some clear areas of focus within a student’s applications through research papers, internships and academic references that focus on a sub-topic within the subject you are applying to. Work with a mentor who can help you …

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Arjun Ranga on the importance of remaining creative at the workplace
1 year, 3 months ago

Arjun Ranga on the importance of remaining creative at the workplace

Live Mint  

Growing up alongside eight cousins was an outright party, recalls Arjun Ranga. But it all started with the agarbathi business for us,” says Ranga, managing director of Cycle Pure Agarbathi, and managing partner at NR Group. It’s just not a business for us, it is what our legacy stands for.” “We’ve been fairly successful, though we still have a long …

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Why Pearson’s Giovanni Giovannelli is a strong advocate of reverse mentoring
1 year, 7 months ago

Why Pearson’s Giovanni Giovannelli is a strong advocate of reverse mentoring

Live Mint  

Armed with a PhD in Economics, Giovanni “Gio” Giovannelli would seem like an unlikely candidate as president of English Language Learning at Pearson, a global learning and assessment company. According to the company, the “Pearson Test of English test volumes were up by 90% and underlying revenue up by 72%.” This was “particularly driven by border re-openings and gaining market …

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Siddharth Banerjee of Pearson on unconventional choices
2 years, 4 months ago

Siddharth Banerjee of Pearson on unconventional choices

Live Mint  

Siddharth Banerjee is what one might call a life-long student. Delhi-based Banerjee speaks with Lounge about how he became good at making unconventional choices at work, and how wearing comfortable footwear has helped his productivity. I consider this institution as the “mothership” of my mentors — both current leaders and alumni from here — Sanjiv Mehta, Leena Nair, Nitin Paranjpe …

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Why Plum’s Shankar Prasad mentoring fulfilling
3 years, 1 month ago

Why Plum’s Shankar Prasad mentoring fulfilling

Live Mint  

Plum, the online vegan and non-toxic beauty brand, opened their first retail store in Mumbai last month. The founder and CEO Shankar Prasad, is an IIT Bombay alumnus, and had worked with McKinsey & Company, Everstone Capital, and Hindustan Unilever before foraying into entrepreneurship. There are many wonderful people who've helped shaped me into who I am today, but I …

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What Wonderchef’s Saxena learnt from Southwest Airlines’ founder
3 years, 1 month ago

What Wonderchef’s Saxena learnt from Southwest Airlines’ founder

Live Mint  

Ravi Saxena is the co-founder and managing director of Wonderchef Home Appliances, an omni-channel premium kitchenware, cookware and appliances company. An alumnus of IIM, Ahmedabad, Saxena was former CEO of Sodexo in India, Citymax Hotels, Gloria Jean’s Coffees and Managing Director in Landmark Group. He used to say that mentoring begins right from the time we interview a candidate, not …

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How remote work has given Adobe’s Mohapatra extra time
3 years, 1 month ago

How remote work has given Adobe’s Mohapatra extra time

Live Mint  

Prativa Mohapatra, vice president and managing director, Adobe India, took over the position, last month. And that’s exactly how I like to mentor my colleagues at work - not just with work-related challenges but also on their personal front, with any crossroads that they may face. Finally, I’ve always deeply valued people connections and found people leaning into each other …

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