Emotional Distress at Work: The Silent Productivity Killer No One Talks About

Opening scene – the moment no one notices 8:45 AM, Mumbai. Ankita walks into the office, coffee in hand, trying to look composed.She spent half the night replaying a tense conversation with her manager. Her colleague whispers, “Morning! Big day today?”She smiles and says, “Yes, all good.” But inside, her mind is already drowning.By noon, […]
Why Teams Work All Day but Still Lag Behind: The Time Management Crisis in Corporate India

Walk into any modern office in India today and you will hear the same complaints. “We are busy the whole day but nothing moves.”“We start tasks but somehow never finish on time.”“We have meetings back-to-back and no time to do actual work.” It is not a lack of talent. It is not a lack of […]
Have you Negotiated Out of Fear?

“Let’s not negotiate out of fear, but let’s not fear to negotiate”- John F. Kennedy Negotiation, often this term has been associated with commercial bargaining. However, negotiations happen at every step of our life. Be it the recent Brexit negotiations between EU and UK or a hostage situation in which one negotiates to gain the […]
Making Learning and Development Strategy Work for Your Company

Article by Dr. Pratik P. SURANA (Ph. D.) Chief mentor and founder, Quantum Group. As more organisations focus on return on investment, it has never been more important to create an effective development and learning strategy. But what are the key pointers to developing a learning strategy where organisational, functional and an individual’s learning goals […]
Daily Life Situations and EQ Skills

Emotional Intelligence: Developing it in day to day life situations. Key Skills for Raising Emotional Intelligence Article by: Dr. Pratik P. SURANA (ACTP,Ph.D., EQ I 2.0 Certified Assessor and Coach) Chief Mentor and Founder, Quantum Group When it comes to happiness and success in life, emotional intelligence (EQ) matters just as much as intellectual ability […]
Arrogant Managers and Their Counter Productive Behaviours!!

Article by Dr. Pratik P SURANA (Ph.D.) Chief Mentor and Founder Quantum Group pratiks@qicpl.com pratiks@quantumtrainings.com Employees cowered. One assembler was in tears. Fear gripped workers on the floor of the hi-tech assembly plant when their boss went into the attack mode. Ugly words spewed out of their manager’s mouth as he publicly shouted out “you’re […]
Manipulators who Misuse Emotional Intelligence and EQ the Darker Side

Article by Dr. Pratik P. SURANA(ACTP, Ph.D.,EQ I 2.0 Certified Assessor and Coach) Chief Mentor and Founder,Quantum Group pratiks@quantumtrainings.com pratiks@qicpl.com http://www.youtube.com/pratik0510 Some of the greatest moments in human history were fuelled by emotional intelligence. When Martin Luther King, Jr. presented his dream, he chose language that would stir the hearts of his audience. instead of […]
Why People Play Mind Games and How to Deal With Them

Article by Dr. Pratik P. SURANA ( Ph.D.) Chief Mentor and Founder Quantum Group pratiks@quantumtrainings.com pratiks@qicpl.com Bad managers come in many shapes and forms, and the worst of them might even combine several annoying tactics to control their employees. Thankfully, the Head Honchos sometimes see through the smoke screen eventually. These days it may be hard […]
Performance Management Handling Poor Performance

Reality Check on The Poor Performance Article by Dr. Pratik P. SURANA Chief Mentor and Founder Quantum Group http://www.quantumtrainings.com pratiks@quantumtrainings.com Performance management makes up a significant part of every manager’s job description, and this means managers are required to deal with poor performance. Managers often view this as one of the less desirable responsibilities that […]
Are You Strategic or Tactical Leader?

Article by Dr. Pratik P. SURANA (Ph.D.) Chief Mentor and Founder of Quantum Group pratiks@quantumtrainings.com http://www.youtube.com/pratik0510 It’s a common complaint among top executives: “I’m spending all my time managing trivial and tactical problems, and I don’t have time to get to the big-picture stuff.” Often, we use the terms strategy and tactics interchangeably and in […]