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This will surprise no one: People who work in sales or business development should be optimists. They should believe that they and their teams will be successful, even when facing stiff challenges from competitors, the economy, global politics, or a pandemic. This willingness to persist pays dividends when facing the...

Full disclosure, my favorite leadership book of all time is The Leadership Challenge by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner. The book is in its 6th edition, sold more than 2 million copies, and translated into 22 languages, so I am not the only one who feels this way. I was...

There is no denying that polarization and entrenched positioning create the conditions for black-and-white thinking and often, conflict. Leaders have always had to manage competing dualities—efficiency vs. resiliency, collaboration vs. competition, short term vs. long term—to name but a few.  Here are some ways to make the shift from either/or...

What if we could redesign our lives to maximize every one of the 168 hours of the week for our families, selves, and workplaces? I thrive on solving complex problems, and overbearing constriction on how we live and work is what needs fixing now. Time is our most precious commodity...

If you want to find a suitable job, you will need to sign the right contract. Even though you probably have some idea of the type of job you are looking for, you also need to make sure the contract is what you think it is. In the modern era,...

Medica course around India offers various specializations such as medical and biomedical sciences, pharmacy, allied health, nursing, health, and fitness. When you enroll yourself for any medicine or health service course you are bound to pledge and take an oath named the Hippocratic oath. Now there are a lot of...

Law as a career is a very interesting career option. Initially, you will have to study hard and remember a lot of things. Any lawyer should be able to handle extremely tough yet have adequate knowledge as well as skill. Now if you want to learn about the law, you...

When marketing your brand, focusing on your product differentiation alone may not be enough. Some customers need to see empathy. Does your brand have it?   If you stumbled upon one of the courses on branding taught at any business school, here’s what you would learn: Branding is all about understanding...

When you’ve been in business a few years, you get used to changing. Processes get updated. Cultures adapt. Attitudes, quite rightly, are examined and evolved. A key driver to this of course is technology. And you really know you’ve been around for a while when things you still think of...

Microbiology is a subject that comprises microorganisms like bacteria, viruses, fungi, and many similar organisms. The course of microbiology covers education in regards to the properties of all microorganisms. It also covers diseases that cause a different type of not just viruses but bacteria as well. A student who gets...