Rakesh Seth
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Born
November 05, 1960
Member Since
July 2014
URL
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The Ambitious Executive
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Every Manager should know HR
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“Interesting point is we discuss a lot about compensation and incentives of other people who are no way related and connected with you or business. On top of it we pass judgment. What type of behaviour is this?”
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“My analysis reflects that "outstanding entrepreneurs" have in their personality attitude of responsibility, aggressive in experimentation (creativity and innovation), patience for results, friendly with uncertainty, calculated risk taking, Minimum personal needs, Manages social pressures well (Comparisons), adaptive (good team player and a leader). Can such a personality be built?”
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“Job titles act as great social and professional motivators than personal motivator when you reflect about it in isolation in terms of real on the job contributions vs the title one holds. Still titles are important for young professionals, show them the progress in their career path. This holds true up to a particular age. Otherwise, at times, title also becomes a liability. Be sure what you want?”
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“I have been asked many times what an "outstanding manager" has in his personality? I reflected based on my tenure with some outstanding managers of the country and my sense tells me that he has razor sharp thinking, eloquent speaking ability, free-flow writing ability, quick in calculating/computing (numeric), Tech-savvy, pleasingly interactive, polite conversationalist and agile in navigating in the corridors of office floors/markets based on emerging business needs.”
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“My analysis reflects that "outstanding entrepreneurs" have in their personality attitude of responsibility, aggressive in experimentation (creativity and innovation), patience for results, friendly with uncertainty, calculated risk taking, Minimum personal needs, Manages social pressures well (Comparisons), adaptive (good team player and a leader). Can such a personality be built?”
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“Job titles act as great social and professional motivators than personal motivator when you reflect about it in isolation in terms of real on the job contributions vs the title one holds. Still titles are important for young professionals, show them the progress in their career path. This holds true up to a particular age. Otherwise, at times, title also becomes a liability. Be sure what you want?”
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“Competence' may get you to the top but only 'character' and 'commitment' will keep you there on a sustainable basis. So build 3 Cs.”
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“Our research has shown that Today's Corporate Houses whether start-up or established need "high quality/well-rounded HR inputs/faculty" to drive and deliver sustainable business results otherwise it will remain a quarter to quarter story to satisfy external stakeholders interests.”
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