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Leadership Series | Blog from Lingaraju

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  Making and giving a stellar presentation is an art. We all want to dazzle our audience when it comes to giving a presentation. But mastering presentation skills doesn’t happen overnight. Constant practice and following few simple rules can make your presentation more effective. For the last several years I have delivered hundreds of presentations and from my experience, reading, and research I have compiled few best practices which I often try to incorporate. In this blog, I would like to share those tips and tricks which you can implement to improve your presentation skills. ·        Know your audience in advance : Try and learn about your audience as much as possible. Interact with them and understand their needs and expectations. This will help you to customize your presentation as per the need of your audience. If somebody is introducing you to the audience before your presentation, I would recommend that provide a hand-written note to the person. It should be crisp and short

Brand Your Way to Success

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Coca-Cola, Apple, Ford, McDonald’s – what comes to your mind when you think of these names? Yes, it’s the brand. A brand is not just a logo, design, or personality – it is, after all, perceptions. Your brand is the way your organization is perceived by those who experience it. A true brand needs to be broader, more purpose-oriented, and create an understanding of what the organization is all about –not just from a consumer standpoint but also from the internal stakeholders. A brand is the single most important asset to differentiate your organization consistently over time. It communicates the unique competitive advantage that influences the desired audience to see you as their best choice. When you think of any Apple product, for instance, your first few thoughts are probably going to be like   “classy camera, the best source of web browsing, great availability of video playbook, highly secured mini-computer phone” and so on. So, I would say that this is the brand promise that Apple p

Re-skilling can soften the economic blow of COVID-19

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  COVID-19 has raised enormous challenges. 2020 was a year when millions of people lost their jobs and hundreds of businesses had to be shut down. It was a year when many industries suffered a setback, but if we look around, there are many industries that did not suffer a contraction, such as the healthcare sector and online retail sector. There were also those, who saw an opportunity during this crisis to supply to new demands and capitalized on the same. In the early months of 2020, organizations realized the opportunity for upskilling and cross-skilling their employees. Organizations across industries started with their new virtual training programs to upgrade their employees. Now, while this approach is not a magic bullet but it will help and correct the imbalance during critical times, which can soften the economic blow of COVID-19. So, how do we do that? Here are few steps that we can adopt which will help us remain relevant and rebalance during critical times: Skill Gap Identifi

Leadership Series | Stay Relevant in this Era

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  We all are living in an entirely different era today. In the past few years, we have seen a literal explosion of new-age technology, enabling innovative operating business models. These changes are not only reshaping the way we work but also creating avenues of opportunities that will help us achieve the highest possible client satisfaction while building long-term relationships. Currently, we have shifted the way we serve your clients. We have started to automate our repetitive processes for greater efficiency and save time and utilize that spare time and add value to our work. As a leader, I must say that the pressing concern for today is to stay relevant and have an eye towards the future. We can do that by constantly honing on the below skills and creativity.    ·   Adaptability : Always remember that to stay relevant you must adapt to change. You must always see change as an opportunity. If you approach change with the right mindset, and leverage your strengths, abilities an