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Street Dog vs. Home Dog: The Ultimate Analogy for Entrepreneurs vs. Corporate Employees

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  In the battle of career choices, two breeds emerge—entrepreneurs and corporate employees. Each believes their path is the more "courageous," "stable," or "meaningful" one. But what if I told you this age-old debate could be explained with an uncanny resemblance to… dogs? Yes, dogs. On one side, you have the street dog—scrappy, resourceful, unpredictable, and free. On the other, the home dog—groomed, protected, predictable, and loyal. Let’s dive into this analogy and explore how the life of a street dog is eerily similar to an entrepreneur, while the home dog reflects the life of a corporate employee. --- 1. Security vs. Freedom: The Leash vs. the Unknown The home dog has a collar. It’s a symbol of belonging, of being part of a home. Food arrives on time, walks are scheduled, vaccines are taken care of, and love is guaranteed—at least most days. But with it comes rules, territory limits, and an ever-tightening leash. Corporate employees live a similar lif...

Everyone of us can HELP and make a difference !!

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Can you make a difference in someone's life ?  If you think 'No' or having slightest of the doubts, clear them right away and believe that YOU CAN make a difference in someone's life. You don't have to have the highest degree, deepest knowledge, highest power with you, all you need is the Belief and Willingness to make the difference.  This is not yet another 'gyaan' article, am just expressing my experience and wanted to share my story with you all.  A few years ago, I was looking for a resource to do some very manual work like separating some stickers and scanning them using a scanner. This did'nt require any special skill and anyone who could just operate a scanner and some basic computer skill could have managed it.  So I never bothered to mention the qualification for this job and all I had requested this basic skill.  After a few days, a resource was sent to me for this job and I welcomed her and showed her what was the job and she was quick to hav...

My Experiences from Shanti Bhavan !!

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On 1st of Dec, i had an amazing opportunity to visit Shanti Bhavan, a residential school dedicated to the education and development of children from underprivileged homes. A Brief of Shanti Bhavan Shanti Bhavan a residential school dedicated to education and development of children from underprivileged homes. 95% of children at Shanti Bhavan are from lower castes of India and 60% of them are from rural India and 40% of them from urban slums. Team of Shanti Bhavan is making a great effort in changing the lives of not only these children but also the lives of their family members. For more details, you can read on their website :http://www.shantibhavanchildren.org/about/ My Experience at Shanti Bhavan On Dec 1st as part of CSR activity, we visited Shanti Bhavan which is located near Krishnagiri. Address :  Shanti Bhavan Residential School Baliganapalli  Hosur Taluk Bagalur Krishnagiri  Baliganapalli Tamil Nadu 635103  We reached the place in mo...

Dont just tell Employees Organization changes are coming !!

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Quick Analysis & Learning from Fortune 500 Companies

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Fortune Global 500 is the list of top 500 companies worldwide, published by Fortune Magazine,  measured based on revenue.  List varies each year and the below analysis is based on the list of Fortune companies available on  PayScale website. Based on the figures above : 1. Highest Average Median salary is around $ 69,856 and they have employees with an average age of around 38 years with an average tenure of 5.2 years in the same company. So in the world of money, not everyone who pays high can expect the loyalty of their employees. There is more to money for any employee. 2. There are only 13 companies who pay more than $100,000 annually  and the average age of the employees is 35,  who stay for average tenure of 4 years. Big Companies with around $100,000 median salary are Google -  Avg employee age 29 with avg tenure of 1.1 year  Amazon - Avg employee age 32 with avg tenure of 1.0 year        ...

How industries would be in another 11 years ?

*Some Very Interesting Predictions for 2030*. Before you proceed let me tell you, I am not the author of this Content, but I believe whoever has done this has put some good thoughts behind it. 1-Auto repair shops will disappear. 2-A petrol( or)diesel engine has about 20,000 individual parts. An electrical motor has 20 parts. Electric cars are sold with lifetime guarantees and are only repaired by authorised dealers. It takes only 10 minutes to remove and replace an electric motor. 3-Faulty electric motors are not repaired in the dealership but are sent to a regional repair shop that repairs them with robots. 4-Your electric motor malfunction light goes on, so you drive up to what looks like a car wash, and your car is towed through while you have a cup of coffee and out comes your car with a new electric motor! 5-Petrol pumps will go away. 6-Street corners will have meters that dispense electricity.  Companies will install electrical recharging stations; in fact, they’...

5 Things Leaders need to do when there is "CHANGE"​ !!

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Change is inevitable and every organisation needs to be changing suiting to the dynamic markets. These changes bring various changes within organisations which also includes structural changes. These times are challenging for leaders / Managers to manage their teams, to align them to these changes as many of such organisational changes have impacts on the individuals too. How does a leader manage in such scenarios? Especially when the change affects his / her team member. Here are few tips leaders can do before announcing / informing their team of the changes. 1.     Analyse the impact of change on you and your team : Start by analysing the change and how it would have impact on you and your team member. Identify the members who you believe can have maximum impact. List them into each of below boxes as per your judgement.   2.     Clarify with your supervisor / Management It is important for you to communi...