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15 lessons every successful entrepreneur follows:

Here is the list out the 15 things that will make you a successful entrepreneur. Read on... Marketing cannot create entrepreneurs; it is the market that creates them by accepting the good and rejecting the bad. While there are huge number of start-ups and companies that take the leap, most of them fall short of achieving the desired success. According to a recent study done by IBM & Oxford Economics, 90 per cent of Indian start-ups fail within the first five years. Building a sustainable company is harder than most people can imagine. Entrepreneurship is defying logic, building dreams and achieving the impossible. The journey is a humbling experience even for the best ones. Setbacks are inevitable, how entrepreneurs handle them decides their fate.   The successful ones have the passion to do whatever it takes to cross the line. They put their wholehearted efforts into accomplishing things that move the world forward. While there is no magic formula to...

How to be a smart team player

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Your attire, language skills and ability to solve problems will help you get noticed. T eam work and being a team player is a favourite subject among most successful leaders. As a leader, one has to reiterate the message of team spirit because more often than not, the leader's biggest challenge is managing synergy and collective accountability of a team. Lack of trustworthiness and frequent use of blame game dominate most teams' dynamics. Leaders find it easier to manage teams than individuals with distinct demands and preferences. A good leader believes in 'we' rather than 'I' and often evaluates everyone in his/her team with the same set of calibrations and parameters. With similar tasks and almost similar KPI's (Key Personal Indicators), most employees find it difficult to stand out with their talent and capability. To become a distinctive team player you have to do something different. Here are some tips to help you get noticed:...

How to write a CV that'll win you an interview:

Does your CV impress in the first 10 seconds? Any candidate, irrespective of experience, usually comes across that one tedious task of updating their curriculum vitae (CV) or resumes while looking for a new job. Most of them take the easy route by following a standard template taken off from the internet, and try to fill one or two pages with everything they have accomplished in life. They put all their hopes in actually getting called for an interview and then getting a chance to explain everything they have done so far. However, in reality, it does not work that way. With rampant competition across sectors and industries, it has become extremely important for job aspirants to stay  au courant  of latest hiring trends, and update their CVs to improve their chances of securing a good job. While there has been some improvement on this front via various online recruitment platforms that are transforming the overall employment scenario in the country, it still boils...