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An age old job problem - is the age itself. Do you find yourself asking what the hell am I doing here in this role at age 40? Does it baffle you how someone 5 years younger got to become your boss?  Your peer just made partner while you're struggling being a manager, or your friend who is half as talented, got the promotion and you are still stuck and time is flying by. You are getting old.  Age is catching up on your career. So where did you go wrong? What did you miss? What could you have done differently?  Join me in this edition of BasTalk - where I share insights  on what to think if you are in the proverbial mid-career crises! #age #job #career #life #corporate #ambition --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gyanban/message

As General Patton said, Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way. Now try doing that at work. You never tell good soldiers how to fight. Right?   Can you take the same approach at work? Think of yourself  as a sales leader or a sales rep. Have you ever analysed why there is so much of scrutiny at your work? Why don't they just let you be and work will get done well, better and  sharper? Join me in this edition of Bastalk - where I take you through the highs and lows of micromanagement, and if you are one of them doing it,  this one is for you. All BasTalk episodes  and also please check out The Gyanban Experience - a sublime experience awaits. #management #micromanagement #bosses  #workplace #worklife #corporate --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gyanban/message

You feel you gave a great interview - but the outcome is a simple, brutal truth : you were not selected. And you wonder what else could you've done  differently? Who more could you've done? And then it dawns upon you - that maybe you did not communicate well enough. The power of good communication is merely not your ability to speak English - it is your ability to precis 50 thoughts in to 5! Its job is to break down big thoughts into smaller recognizable parts, easily palatable and accurately understood. Join me in the fascinating episode - where you get to know simple and flexible tips to manage interviews better. #interviews, #job #people #mindset. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gyanban/message

Are you being crappy trying be scrappy? Are you being Scrappy for the heck of it?  Are you hiding beneath the garb of being Scrappy while in reality  you are just being crappy? Are you trying to hide poor quality in lieu of moving fast? Many start-ups use the term be scrappy and get on with it. Yet, being scrappy does not give you the permission to be sub par in your play. So how do you strike a balance and maintain quality? Join me in this episode where I share some insights into quality management or managing quality for not just your business, application or product  but the mind behind it all. How do you keep at Day 0 , the best day of your work at all times.? #quality , #mindset #scrappy #startups #goals --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gyanban/message

Welcome to Season 2 of BasTalk. And if you've not heard Season 1 ( seriously?) then click here This year, we kick off with introverts, a personal favourite if you know what I mean. :)  In this episode, I share the ways to manage Introverts in your  team. If you are a 360 degree leader - you can't have an unidimensional team, can you? Will you? I am guessing not. And if not, then what do you do when you are an extrovert but need to manage introvert colleagues?  Likewise, if you are an individual contributor and an introvert, how do you keep up with the Kardashians, errm, I mean  extroverts?  Join me in this new year to better understand how introverts are as good as anyone else in the  team. So, this one is dedicated to the wonderful introverts in the team! Happy new year! #introverts #sales #peoplemanagement #team --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gyanban/message

When they said hope is not a strategy, 2020 laughed ! What are the top 10 lessons we learned from 2020?   One way to look at it is, that we've all had a terrific year, surviving isn't it?  Its time to give yourself a pat on the back. Join me in the final episode of Season 1 of BasTalk. In the next season, I will bring more handpicked curated content for you.  If you want to tune in to all the episodes click here. Till then, stay safe, stay well, and bring your A game to work. Happy New Year folks. #happynewyear #2020 #2021 #Lessons --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gyanban/message

First time you do it, they say it was a fluke, the second, was luck and the third is when the world goes wow! But what happens if the opposite  happens? This one is for all those people who have missed a forecast, lost a deal, got hammered in the reviews and then lived, to fight one more  day! Friends, what do you do when proverbial shit hits the fan?  What do you do when you see the hammer coming at you? What do you do when  your team team tried really hard but failed to get to their forecasted numbers? What do you do? Do you fire the shit out of them or do you give them a  bro-talk?  What if the carrot and stick approach did not work? What if they missed the numbers yet again? What do you do then? Join me in this fascinating topic about failure, realization and resurrection! #sales #businessdevelopment #forecast #team #teammangement. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gyanban/message

So you are a superstar? Are you the rock star they are searching?  Yes, the one which recruiters search endlessly , the job description mentions eternally and yet find, seldomly? Wait, but how do you become a superstar?  How did you know you're the one? Basis what?  And if you are not, then, does it mean you have no future? No career? Join me in this fascinating episode on BasTalk where we decipher the facts on who is a super star and if you are not one, can you be one? After all, somebody's chicken is someone's burger!  #superstar #recruitment #hiring Reach me : gyanbann@gmail.com #gyanban : Twitter, Facebook #bastalkpodcast : Facebook, Instagram Webpage: #podpage.com/bastalk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gyanban/message

What makes a good leader?  Or does the team make them a good leader? Like they say in Cricket, a Captain is as good as his team.  So if we are the reason they become great , can we also be the reason they become worse? Are we being the reason for bosses to become nasty? If so then why do we say that people leave their managers not their companies? Join me in this fascinating Bastalk to better understand  what makes a good boss? #boss #leader #team #salesLeader Reach me : gyanbann@gmail.com #gyanban : Twitter, Facebook #bastalkpodcast : Facebook, Instagram Webpage: #podpage.com/bastalk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gyanban/message

Recently I was trolled over an article I wrote over a social media platform - this episode is an attempt to share insights which are often missed in words. Anyone who comments on a social media has been subject to a trolling incident somewhere or the other ,yet when you dive deep you find that trolls generally never take the time to understand someone else's point of view simply because either it does not correlate with their or they are simply ignorant. So this episode goes out to the trolls and their well- being! #linkedin #troll #articles #socialmedia  Reach me : gyanbann@gmail.com #gyanban : Twitter, Facebook #bastalkpodcast : Facebook, Instagram Webpage: #podpage.com/bastalk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gyanban/message

As they say - capitalism and fairness are strange bedfellows : in the corporate world you're  either growing or dying -  there is no hanging in between. Those three little (dreaded) words : Performance improvement plan.  You tried your best, but the net result was, you missed your forecast/deliverable/expectation. What do you do?  So if you are a  sales rep - this is exactly meant for you - join me in this podcast  to decipher the truth behind PIP's and what you can do about it? #sales #performance #improvementplan #hiring #firing #jobs #forecast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gyanban/message

So you've just joined a new job and you're eager to make an impression , but in the process you land up presenting a self which is not you at all. And so in a few months time people around you are surprised to see your newself. What they don't know is that you were only presenting an  alternative self earlier , and this is your true self. It was almost like a project to impress. And that is where things go wrong. So join me in this episode where we discuss the best way to ease into your new role and organization without over engineering it. We take 5 questions from a fellow  BasTalker - and address her questions on 30-60-90 day plans, team culture, new boss and quarter close situations. #newjob #newcompany #newrole #office #workplace #india #sales --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gyanban/message

BANT is the most referred qualification criteria for prospecting isn't it?  Yet it is not leveraged properly - some forget that it's only a technique not necessarily a template - some use it partially and some use their own  modified versions. The  reality of sales is - that there is no one size fits all strategy - so whatever works, is whatever works. But for those who's  whatever works scenario is exhausted - maybe they can try this approach and see if this works! Intrigued? Tune in to this fascinating episode on what can we do to qualify our opportunities better? #sales #insidesales #BANT #qualificationcriteria #opportunities #revenue Reach me : gyanbann@gmail.com #gyanban : Twitter, Facebook #bastalkpodcast : Facebook, Instagram Webpage: #podpage.com/bastalk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gyanban/message

What are the classic interview mistakes you make? Have you given it a thought ? What could you have done better?  Sometimes you makes the  basic mistakes which go on to cost you a job - little do you realise that all these simply silly mistakes could ve been easily avoided. So join me in this topic which impacts all job seekers/ candidates seeking their dream role in their dream company. #jobs #interviews #mistakes #india #recruitment #hiring --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gyanban/message

So they overlooked you for the promotion? And you think you did whatever they asked - what else could you have done differently? You think its overdue while they think you need more time - sounds familiar? Fret not, you're not alone. So how do you get promoted? Tune in to this episode to know the 5 things to keep in mind. Let's find out! #promotions  #corporatelife #thuglife #work #india #workculture. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gyanban/message

Parental Advisory! Close your eyes: Adult Content.   Now before you jump into conclusion, this is not  about porn.  Sorry to disappoint you! But it is something so important that it affects your life. Its  about education....for adults, its about educating your parents. When parents guide a child – who’s ensuring they know what they are doing?  There is no parental advisory for parenting ! There are no certificates for parenting – and so in the absence of such guidance most parents fall back on what they think is the right way to parent basis how they were brought up or taking a cue from how the neighbor or relative’s kids. The only trouble with that is, the kid grows up fulfilling the parents wish , often sacrificing their own. #parenting #guide #india #careers #ambition  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gyanban/message

Its so easy to criticise and so difficult to compliment someone isn't it? When was the last time you walked over to the support staff who work tirelessly behind the scene to make sure your work goes off smoothly , and  thanked them for their support? I'm guessing not any time recently. So join me in the episode where I share experiences on criticisms and  compliments at the workplace. #office  #officeculture #workculture #compliements #brickbats #criticisms --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gyanban/message

Patriarchy is nothing new - but have you heard of the liberal patriarchs? No?  These are those who look speak beautifully and think ugly, or in other words come across as liberal but are patriarchal to the core. They manage to hide their true sentiments underneath the veneer of polishand gift of the gab, until one day.. the reality slips out. Join me in this fascinating discussion to find out if you are a liberal patriarch. An episode where we explore ways to manage patriarchy at the workplace and what can you do if you are on the other side of the table? #diversity #patriarchy #genderinequality #workplace #prejudice #tradition #india #hiring #workforce --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gyanban/message

So you work in a MNC, with HQ in the US or Singapore - and you have them visiting India for the first time. What do you do? How do you make sure you don't trip on the culture trap?  Given that you've all the right intentions, but often find yourself smack in  the middle of controversy by way of a cultural faux pas or as we call it Jhol!  Join me in the fascinating episode where we understand  what not to do when you meet a fellow colleague from another land for the first time! #culture #communication #management #APAC #US  #India #EMEA --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gyanban/message

In the last episode of The Job of your resume - you heard from the recruiters point of view and what not to do with your resume. 6 common mistakes  to avoid  in your resume to better your chances. And so with this episode, you will hear from a hiring manager's point of view. I will share a 360 degree view on what the backstory is before the hiring begins and how your candidature is like the proverbial iceberg - which has a lot going on underneath the surface. Think of a duck furiously  paddling beneath the surface of water yet remaining calm on top. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gyanban/message