Paresh Nanda

Rich in culture,  Rich in diversity, Beautiful nature, and Lovely people, India is all about it. Though being forward in all these aspects, why does our country still lack that attention and dignity? The answer is crystal clear and simple, lack of honesty. Many people are not performing their duties with complete sincerity and seriousness. There are people for whom the law is just a mere piece of paper, and not practicality to be followed. Hence, we highly observe scenarios where if one breaks a signal, is caught cheating, or is committing a crime, are all dealt easily with the help of that cash stuffed in their pockets. People are highly disobeying the laws and regulations and feel free to do all the wrong deeds beneficial for them. This is accounted as one of the main reasons for our country lacking way back.  This immediately lowers the zest to work with honesty and each such action slightly pushes the country backward. Hence, laws that abide people of all sectors to work w...

1) You can not  contact the hiring manager yourself. Of course you can, particularly if you are not hearing back. 2) You should be paid what your last job paid you, or just a little more. No ! Just because the last employer took advantage of you, does not mean the next one should. 3) Your resume should be full of buzzwords to capture attention of keyword-seeking recruiters. No. Keyword-seeking recruiters are not likely to find you a job. Good recruiters seek value, not buzzwords. 4) If you do not hear anything back, wait and be patient. No ! Let them be patient when you refuse the offer because you found something better. 5) Candidates are doormats, and everyone is allowed to walk all over them. No !!! How they treat candidates shows how they treat employees. Good companies will go out of their way to impress you. 6) You should stay in the job you hate just because you just started there recently. No ! Good hiring managers do not prejudge candidates on the basis of them havi...

85% of jobs are filled via networking. This is a big reason why people start networking. People want to get something out of it. But if you focus too much on what you will get out from networking, you’ll miss the mark. People won’t care about you until they realize how much you care about them . So instead, focus on helping others and you will achieve incredible things. I was terrible at networking when I first started. I treated it too much like a business transaction. I wasn’t human. But then a friend gave me some well-timed advice that I will never forget. The goal of networking is to build friendships. That realization changed everything. I came into networking initially to “network.” But with some tweaks and good advice, I found something so much better. I found real friends. And those friends have helped me achieve more than I ever dreamt possible. I cannot understate that. So, let me say that again: Those friends have helped me achieve more than I ever dreamt possi...

2 in 5 managers fail within their first 18 months according to Harvard Business Review. The main reason is departures or de-motivation of their best employees. Yes, "people do not quit companies, they quit their bosses." Everyone knows that, including those bosses. So why do they not stop their best people from leaving ? 1. They think everyone is replaceable like gloves.  Nobody can be replaced, they can only be succeeded. Not only everyone is unique, and has a unique perspective, but when a good employee quits, gone are: institutional knowledge, key contacts and relationships with clients and stakeholders. Loyal employees are not commodities ! 2. They see best people as a threat to their own position. Insecurity is as bad as ignorance. The secret to my success was to always hire people smarter than me. In my own case it was always easy. No persons should be promoted to management who are so insecure that they would rather see their best people fa...

Are you a different person on weekdays and weekends? Are you a different person right before you step in to office and once you are inside? Are you a different person when with your team and when with your friends? Are you a different person through the year and towards the appraisal process? Are you a different person when working with your colleagues and when eating/drinking with them? Are you a different person at work because you wish to be or you think you are meant to be?   The separation of work and life has caused concepts such as work life balance to flourish in today’s culture And with the concept comes the pressure to “balance” the two – as separate entities on two scales of a weighing machine Does it have to be this way? Can life be such where we stop living two lives? The need to balance work and life, is only if you are living each separately.

If you’ve been putting off your home buying, you’ve done well so far. However, waiting further may not work in your favour. Here are 5 reasons on why you may be better off, acting on it now. 1.    Resurgent housing demand After a relative period of calm imposed due to Demonetization, RERA, GST implementation & more importantly the confusion these brought along with them, there is best ever clarity in the regulatory environment and consumer confidence is getting better.   Buyers are out there looking for homes in end-user driven markets like Mumbai. And while, ill-thought out projects and delayed ones still face the heat, the projects with good design are recording sales each month for the last few months. 2.    Prices expected to climb due to multiple reasons The Real Estate pricing which has either gone west or at best plateaued is looking to leap, given that the regulatory environment is clear and the customer confidenc...