Why Indian Teams Struggle with Assertive Communication and How to Fix It
Opening scene, a familiar office moment “Did you finish the report?” “Yes yes, almost done.” “When can I expect it?” “Soon.” Two days later, the report still has not arrived. The manager feels frustrated.The employee feels pressured.Neither of them feels heard. This is not laziness.This is not incompetence.This is a classic case of missing assertive […]
Hybrid Work Confusion: Why Productivity Is Dropping and Communication Is Breaking
Opening scene — the meeting that explains everything The meeting was scheduled for 10 am. Three people joined from the office.Two joined from home.One joined late because of traffic.Another kept saying, “Sorry, can you repeat that? My audio dropped.” Halfway through, the office group started a side discussion.The remote participants went silent.Decisions were assumed.Responsibilities were […]
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 […]
