“IF YOU THINK YOU CAN, OR IF YOU THINK YOU CAN’T, IN BOTH THE CASES YOU ARE RIGHT"
A bright and shining academic career is a passport to lend a lucrative job that is the beginning of the professional career. However once on the job, academic achievements are helpful only 20 to 25 %. There are other factors significantly important, which contributes towards predefined successful career growth. Research has proved that many executives though having very impressive academic achievements have not succeeded to climb beyond 2 to 3 rungs on career ladder. Conversely many top level successful executives have an ordinary academic record. Also there are enough of examples of people achieving top level professional position absolutely diverse to their academic stream.
Research shows that there are some vital professional skills and expertise which contribute significantly in career enhancement.
Those skills are as under:
"NO ONE HAS EVER FAILED UNLESS S/HE HAS GIVEN UP"
More often than not, executive in the initial years do not have a crystal clear goals. There are some hazy expectations, some dreams, and some wishful thinking. When these expectations are not met, there are frustration, disappointments and unhappiness.
XCEL programs help the professional executive in setting the career goals in a structured manner and also developing the path, and deciding required actions, to achieve the goals. Not only it is important to set personal goals, but it is also essential to align these goals with that of departmental and organization goals.
Communication is a life line of any organization. Similarly it is a life line of every individual living in civilized environment. Most of the problems, set back, failures etc etc; can be direct result of ineffective communication. Effective communication can help to enhance one’s career significantly.
XCEL programs on communication effectiveness help develop written, verbal, non verbal as well as other vital aspects of communication.
Whenever an executive meets someone for the first time, s/he creates an impression. This happens during the first 30 seconds. These first 30 seconds are vitally important as, based on these impressions, opinions are formed. In the professional environment these impressions go a long way. Rightly said that, you do not get the second chance to make the first impression.
However for a professional executive it is not only important to make the first impression a positive impression, but equally important to sustain that positive impression and develop professional image. It is this professional image that will guide other people to build up opinions and consequently contribute towards professional achievements.
XCEL program thoroughly penetrates to the core of the factors, which help in shaping the dynamic personality. Professional behavior aspects are then ingrained to develop dynamic professional personality.
Speaking to 4-5 colleagues in an informal way is one thing, but speaking in front of larger group of say 10-50-100 plus, known or unknown, people is a different ball game all together. It requires special skills, practice and mental preparedness.
Similarly making a presentation during various meetings in the day to day professional life is also significantly important. The more effective presentation, the better are the chances of acceptance of its content and ideas by the other members. Sometimes such presentations can also decide career turns.
XCEL program shares the finer aspects of public speaking and presentation skills. The program has in built sufficient practice sessions to enhance effectiveness.
"THINK FAST, THINK BIG, THINK AHEAD AND ACT"
In today’s dynamic corporate world no individual, however talented, qualified or gifted, can accomplish anything on his own. S/he has to seek and give help and co operation in order to achieve desired objectives. Being an effective team member as well as managing relationship at various levels is crucial to an executive success.
XCEL programs analysis various different components of team working and relationship management. The subsequent interactive sessions give hands on experience to develop required expertise.
Time is one of the most precious resources. As an individual, your life success largely depends on whether you have been utilizing your time properly or not. There are many tricks and techniques but unfortunately they don’t work for long time.
XCEL programs of time investment techniques shatters the myth of the time management theories, and helps each participant to develop workable process of investing time wisely, and managing within time to achieve set goals.
Life in the fast lane, high expectations and result demanding occupations contribute greatly in creating stressful situations. Stress adversely affects the physical, mental and intellectual well-being of any individual. It severely retards the decision making ability, efficiency and interaction. Life becomes unpleasant and burdensome.
The Stress Management program by XCEL teaches an individual how to detect stressors in advance, effectively deal with stressful situations, and thus increase his productivity, job-performance, and personal relationships for a more fulfilling career and life. Life becomes beautiful.
"IT IS WHEN THE TURTLE DARES TO STICK OUT THE NECK, THAN ONLY FORWARD MOVE IS POSSIBLE"
In a day to day corporate environment an executive faces many problems and s/he needs to take quick decisions. The decisions could be personal, professional involving others, pleasant or in some cases unpleasant. The problems need to be resolved at the right time to enhance team efficiency.
XCEL offers well defined and tested decision making process and problem solving procures, which leads towards the rational approach, and help without any affects of emotions and notions.
Over the period of time an executive develops to become a manager, and the manager has to become a leader. A true professional is a leader manager leading from the front.
XCEL programs on leadership development clearly brings out the difference between leader and the manager and also develops the art of blending task orientation and relationship orientation in order to achieve personal and corporate goals.
The necessary protocol of behavior and communication must be observed during all business meetings, conferences and interactions. Any slip in business etiquette can adversely and significantly affect business prospects.
Telephone communication is similarly very important as the person you are telephoning is not seeing you physically, but is building up the impressions and the opinion only from your voice.
XCEL program gives you an excellent exposure to business etiquette and telephone techniques in order to sustain the professional image.
“I DON’T LIKE THAT MAN. I MUST GET TO KNOW HIM BETTER”
Over the period of time as the career progression takes place, relationship changes. People move away, change jobs, get promoted, transferred etc. However the most essential aspect is to keep the relationship alive, build and expand the network of friends and well wishers.
XCEL program shows how to build and maintain relationship and expand the network, so that same could be used as and when needed for mutual benefits.
To be honest enough, no one ever works only for the company. We basically work for our family and near and dear ones. It is only with their love, warmth and support that the life becomes pleasant. The sense of contentment can come only with the feeling that my family is comfortable and growing, and that we are accepted & respected in the society.
XCEL way shows how to fine tune balance and harmonize between work life, family life and social life.
A bright and shining academic career is a passport to lend a lucrative job that is the beginning of the professional career. However once on the job, academic achievements are helpful only 20 to 25 %. There are other factors significantly important, which contributes towards predefined successful career growth. Research has proved that many executives though having very impressive academic achievements have not succeeded to climb beyond 2 to 3 rungs on career ladder. Conversely many top level successful executives have an ordinary academic record. Also there are enough of examples of people achieving top level professional position absolutely diverse to their academic stream.
More often than not, executive in the initial years do not have a crystal clear goals. There are some hazy expectations, some dreams, and some wishful thinking. When these expectations are not met, there are frustration, disappointments and unhappiness.
Communication is a life line of any organization. Similarly it is a life line of every individual living in civilized environment. Most of the problems, set back, failures etc etc; can be direct result of ineffective communication. Effective communication can help to enhance one’s career significantly.
Whenever an executive meets someone for the first time, s/he creates an impression. This happens during the first 30 seconds. These first 30 seconds are vitally important as, based on these impressions, opinions are formed. In the professional environment these impressions go a long way. Rightly said that, you do not get the second chance to make the first impression.
Speaking to 4-5 colleagues in an informal way is one thing, but speaking in front of larger group of say 10-50-100 plus, known or unknown, people is a different ball game all together. It requires special skills, practice and mental preparedness.
In today’s dynamic corporate world no individual, however talented, qualified or gifted, can accomplish anything on his own. S/he has to seek and give help and co operation in order to achieve desired objectives. Being an effective team member as well as managing relationship at various levels is crucial to an executive success.
Time is one of the most precious resources. As an individual, your life success largely depends on whether you have been utilizing your time properly or not. There are many tricks and techniques but unfortunately they don’t work for long time.
Life in the fast lane, high expectations and result demanding occupations contribute greatly in creating stressful situations. Stress adversely affects the physical, mental and intellectual well-being of any individual. It severely retards the decision making ability, efficiency and interaction. Life becomes unpleasant and burdensome.
In a day to day corporate environment an executive faces many problems and s/he needs to take quick decisions. The decisions could be personal, professional involving others, pleasant or in some cases unpleasant. The problems need to be resolved at the right time to enhance team efficiency.
Over the period of time an executive develops to become a manager, and the manager has to become a leader. A true professional is a leader manager leading from the front.
The necessary protocol of behavior and communication must be observed during all business meetings, conferences and interactions. Any slip in business etiquette can adversely and significantly affect business prospects.
Over the period of time as the career progression takes place, relationship changes. People move away, change jobs, get promoted, transferred etc. However the most essential aspect is to keep the relationship alive, build and expand the network of friends and well wishers.
To be honest enough, no one ever works only for the company. We basically work for our family and near and dear ones. It is only with their love, warmth and support that the life becomes pleasant. The sense of contentment can come only with the feeling that my family is comfortable and growing, and that we are accepted & respected in the society.
