Rupa Taikam

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Rupa Taikam

DGM (Civil) - Indian Oil Corporation

Rupa is a DGM and a seasonedprofessional with extensive experience in the energy sector.

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Tricky workplace situation handled

By this mentor in various human skills

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Adative thinking leads to high performance

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Projector not working, microphone not working, unanticipated interruptions, time bound presentation, questions

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During presentation or meeting, leaving school, when my boss changed, By training, skill development, practicing and making habits

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I would teach someone to encourage resilience, promote continuos learning, promote self regulation, to remove fear from self and cross functional learning.

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To prepare oneself, learn from situation, to be positive and spread positivity around, make realistic and flexible plan, not to take the situation very seriously, acknowledge situation etc

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Decide to learn from it. To pursue growth. To stop over analysing and thinking.

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Dhirubhai Ambani because he dreamt big, took risk by identifying opportunities and never lose hope..

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If I have to teach resilience, I would first nurture the positivity, teach self belief, maintain daily plan or routine, teach to hel each other and keep networking, learn others perspective etc

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Tom didn't get their introduction, tried to know them, assumed Chen and Melinda as couple.

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First we have to pay attention and respond by providing feedback

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If I have to teach my daughter, I would do my enacting.

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Yes, by observing facial expressions, eyes, hands and arms and even feet of person.

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No, by observing body postures, appearance, how they stand or seat, watch tone, eye contact, hands and arms.

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By modifying the verbal message, convey emotion, provide feedback. Exhibiting like simple pat on bak means good job, eye talk, anchoring, voice modulation etc.

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Self regulation offers the easy way out

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Self management is about doing what you need to do to bring about the desired outcome.

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My advice would be to start claiming credit for work he has done all through the years and at the same time becoming more visible and upfront.

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Conflicts are usually solved by across the table discussions and clearing the doubts or understanding the point of views of other party. I can enhance the situation by working out the basics and fundamental logics.

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The conflicts can be easily taught by role playing a situation.

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1-assign goals 20%higher than set by senior, 2-set KPIs for the goal, 3- set three key wins as weekly goals

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Specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and time bound

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Specific brings to the point of requirements and directions. Also employee focus on attainable goals with step by step actions.

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I set daily goals for achieving daily targets, weekly for meetings, monthly for bigger assignments which is break up of yearly goals.

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Setting goals help me to feel relax and happy after itis achieved and more hardwork if not. Achievement makes me self confident and feels like doing more.

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Breaking down into activities that are achievable, clear action plan for the activities, review of plans and activities, work on catch up plans etc.

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Tricky workplace situation handled

1 How does adaptive thinking impact our work?

2 Suppose you are thinking about presenting an important plan for the company. While you certainly want a clear idea of what your ideal presentation would look like, you want to anticipate potential unforeseen problems. What are some curveballs one might encounter during presentation?

3 Name at least three instances where you used your adaptive skills as a manager or a leader. What can you do to enhance your adaptive skills further?

4 If you were teaching your team on how to be adaptive in stressful situations, what would you say or do?

5 The Covid-19 has created massive uncertainty, and changes in the way companies work. How should entrepreneurs respond to unpredictable threats like COVID 19?

6 Decisiveness is a part of resilient entrepreneurs. List three ways entrepreneurs can be more decisive.

7 Watch the video and answer the question below.

8 If you were coaching a young entrepreneur on how to become more resilient, what examples would you give and how would you coach them?

2 What are some of the ways you can enhance your active listening skills?

3 If you were to teach this skill to someone else, what life or work experience can you share to bring this to life?

4 Do you attempt to read the emotions of your clients or customers by observing the face, arms or entire body?

5 Can read our others' emotions by observing the face only?

6 If you were to teach this skill to someone else, what life or work experience can you share to bring this to life?

1 Correct the following sentences about self-regulation.

2 Please watch the following video and answer the following situation. Please complete the following sentence by inserting the following words. Desired need bring Self-management is about doing what you _________ to do to _________ about the ________ outcome.

4 How does your company resolve conflict? What changes can you make to enhance the situation?

5 If you were a mentor teaching this skill to someone else what life or work experience can you share to bring this to life?

1 Watch the video and answer the following question. Why is it important to set goals?

3 What are the benefits of setting SMART goals?

4 Do you set goals on a daily, weekly, monthly, or on a yearly basis? Why?

5 How do goals affect your performance?

6 Imagine you are helping your colleague in setting goals. What tips can you share with him / her? Share below.

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