Monday, 9 January 2023

Rise of the woman leads to the rise of the nation 

By Tamana

A new era of equality: In a significant decision, the board of control for cricket in India (BCCI) "announced a pay equity", saying that its centrally contracted men and women players would get the same match fees. This is a significant move because research shows that gender discrimination mostly favors men in many domains including the workplace and such discrimination affects many aspects of a woman's life ranging from career development and progress to mental health

Giving Equal pay does full justice to the efforts women put besides improving the overall level of motivation to carry out the job in the best possible manner. The idea of equal pay also raises awareness about gender inequality and in the long run, increased awareness will encourage corporations to rethink their strategy toward a more open and tolerant company culture.

Equal pay can also raise the job satisfaction of women and contribute positively to their overall well-being. Giving equal pay can also bring major societal developments. Through the introduction of equal pay, families may get a greater level of flexibility regarding who will be the bread-winner in the future and who stays at home and takes care of the kids. Equal pay schemes provide women the encouragement to represent themselves in various fields and help in increasing the GDP of the country. In turn, the overall wealth of the country may increase. Therefore, equal pay schemes will not only be beneficial on an individual basis, but also for the economy of a country as a whole.

However, gender inequality is a very complex problem when we look at many countries across the globe. Even in developed countries women still earn lower wages than men despite achieving comparable work results Hence every contribution an individual makes towards pay parity will be significant in the long run. Take the case of Elaben Bhatt, the ‘gentle revolutionary’ who pioneered the movement to empower women in India and won global acclaim Bhatt founded SEWA in 1972 to advocate for ‘unprotected laborers’ in the informal sector, who constituted 89% of the workforce back then. A majority of such workers were poor women.

Imagine the change we will see when Society strives to foster pay parity.



Tuesday, 15 November 2022

"BCCI BATS FOR PAY PARITY

 'New era of equality’    

In a significant decision, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) recently announced a “pay equity policy”, saying that its centrally-contracted men and women players would get the same match fees.The newly formed apex council passed the resolution unanimously at its first meeting. BCCI has marked its debut in batting for gender-neutral pay grades. This has brought one of the most-awaited reforms in Indian cricket which women have been warming up to for long.  . By leveling the playing field in cricket —the most popular sport in India — the BCCI has sent out a strong message on gender equality and pay parity.

With this, India has become the second country in international cricket to implement equal pay. Earlier this year, New Zealand Cricket announced equal match fees for its women players.

Women's cricket in India has been on a pedestal since India's runner-up finish at the ICC Women's World Cup in 2017. Five years after that night in London, the girls will be drawing the same salary as their male counterparts in international cricket. The Board of Control for Cricket in India's new pay equity policy promises Rs 15 lakh for a Test, Rs 6 lakh for an ODI, and Rs 3 lakh for a T20I for the centrally-contracted women cricketers. It is a massive hike as the players currently earn Rs 1 lakh for an ODI and a T20I and Rs 2.5 lakh for a Test match. Former and current players lauded the decision as this could inspire more women to pick up the bat and ball and chase their dreams. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur called it a "red letter day for women's cricket in India" in a tweet

However, the annual retainership for women cricketers remains the same — Rs 50 lakh for Grade A, Rs 30 lakh for Grade B, and Rs 10 lakh for Grade C. The men, who play more games, are paid Rs 1-7 crore, depending on their grade.

More importantly, could equality in pay also translate into equity for girls who are dreaming of a career in the sport since the women in blue scripted history in the World Cup final in 2017 – without taking home the prize, they won hearts and a place for women’s cricket in India. Indian women’s cricket has upturned since the team reached the final of the T20 World Cup in 2020 and also won the silver medal in the Commonwealth Games 2022.

This landmark decision will certainly help in removing gender disparity and encourage more girls to take cricket as a profession. In the end, these kinds of small steps would lead to major decisions in the future.   

By Nishu 








Saturday, 1 October 2022

 

Gender Inequality and Top Positions in Business Industry

 By Nishu

"The share of women in senior and managerial positions remains low at 14.6% of these positions. Also, there are only 8.9% of firms with female top managers, the review pointed out, quoting the World Economic Forum’s global gender gap report 2021 brought out in March."

 Women are better educated and more active in the labour force than ever, and are increasingly working in managerial roles. Yet despite these gains, their representation in top positions in business still lags behind that of men.

 Gender inequality in the workplace takes many forms — unequal pay, disparity in promotions, incidents of sexual harassment, and racism. Often, it presents itself in more nuanced ways, like fewer opportunities for women who are mothers and a higher incidence of burnout in women.

 Time poverty has enormous socio-economic repercussions and consequences that are more obvious in women than in men. Given the "double burden" of paid and unpaid jobs as well as the way time poverty affects women specifically, the effects of time poverty have a profound impact on how poverty is defined and how it impacts people. In professions viewed as low-value and unskilled, women are seen to be more prevalent than males. When it comes to women wishing to advance to the top ranks of corporate leadership, women are slightly more likely than men to consider family obligations as a major barrier. In contrast to their male coworkers who may be capable of working longer hours at the office, women are obliged to spend a lot more time on domestic duties.

Given the preceding information, it is obvious that time and job roles, among other things, are significant contributors to women's structural marginalization, which results in fewer possibilities and lower chances for them to reach the highest levels of employment.

Our society has to evolve and understand that a woman can ace any and all roles that she puts her mind to. The least one can do is make the journey less chaotic for them. Increasing gender participation at all levels and at the same time creating a conducive feedback mechanism in the organization can help improve the ratio of women in leadership roles.

 



Thursday, 29 September 2022

 LEARN HOW TO DO MORE IN TEENAGE 

By Geetanjali


You're about to find out what is the most productive use of Coronavirus lockdown a teenager could do. What were you doing during the Coronavirus lockdown this spring? while most of the world hunkered down due to the pandemic, an enterprising young lady from Virginia decided to use this time to start- not one, but a couple - of businesses.


This is the story of Talia Levy , a 9th grader from Woodbridge, Virginia. Yes! you heard it right she is only a 9th grader teenager but she is doing so much more than her age . She has also proved that age is never a restriction on women if we are determined to achieve our goals. As a girl, she has become an inspiration to many other girls and a ray of hope to those females who are still tied to the knots of orthodox society and families.


She launched her podcast "Money moves for teens" in May 2020 teaching young people how to value and manage money . She has also created her YouTube channel to increase the reach of her podcast. In addition to her podcast, honor - student Talia also started math tutorial service called Talia's Tutoring to help her peers with their math skills.

During early quarantine, she and her parents were brainstorming possible projects she could work on in her free time, because school was no longer in "normal session" . She finally landed on the idea of starting a podcast.

Now we can imagine when she will be 18 years old, how much experience she will have in the field of entrepreneurship. One piece of advice she would give to teenage entrepreneurs is to make sure they constantly learn. Budding entrepreneurs must keep doing research on industry, customers, and more.


Success has many layers to it, but we experience success when we are helping others become successful.


Sunday, 14 August 2022

CRYPTOCURRENCY AND BUSINESS

 

JORDAN BELFORT- "The wolf of wall street" recently shared another admonitory episode from his life , this time not his bacchanalian orgies but his victimhood. A hacker broke into his account and transferred funds worth $30000 to a seperate account.

 

This incident is a source of apprehension as well as jubilation for Indian bussinessesIt is a source of hope and jubilation because it accentuates the low cost and easy transferrability of cryptocurrency.Most businesses fail to transcend domestic frontiers due to lack of speedy fund transfer services at minimal costs but as cryptocurrency widens its reach among consumers , businesses will bask in their domestic as well as international glory.

 At the same time the incident may add to the frustration of businesses due to the lack of sufficient data protection which encourages hacking. Moreover the recent downward surge in the value of cryptocurrency may expose Indian businesses to the risk of easy degradation in financial wealth.

 The need is for an RBI-backed digital asset ,which is well felt by Indian authorities and hence the same was announced in the recently concluded budget session.

By Pratyksha Mishra

 


Saturday, 13 August 2022

 

Droupadi Murmu's Presidency

 

RASHTRAPATNI   - The deliberate sexist remark made by a congress MP to our honourable President Ms Droupadi Murmu symbolises impediments on the path of women who attempt to overcome patriarchal norms of the society. Her rise through the ranks is important not only for womanhood but also for all the marginalised communities of India.

 

Ms Murmu's appointment brings extreme pride to India at a time when the military dictatorship of Mayanmar undemocratically ousted  a true leader Ms Aung San Suu Kyi, Women of Saudi Arabia grapple with regressive patriarchal laws, Girls of Afghanistan struggle to get access to formal education,Women of the US fight for their reproductive autonomy.

 

Education is the most potent tool to propel onself forward in society.Droupadi Murmu - a highly educated leader gives immense hope to the girls who are unable to access education due to conventional stereotypes. We expect Ms Murmu to bring policies that give all women absolute access to this tool.

A bill regarding reservation of seats for women in governance is still pending in the parliament . Ms Murmu's appointment gives us fresh hope that the bill will be passed soon.

At a time when India aspires to be  ATMANIRBHAR , Ms Murmu must bring changes that help enterprising women from rural particulary tribal areas to become ANTMANIRBHAR while making India self reliant in a global village through handicrafts, traditional artecrafts and other items in which these women carry expertise.

 

Droupadi Murmu is a lady who rose above many personal tragedies to make an Identity of her own.She is a big inspiration and embodiment of hope for every daughter of this soil.

 

By Pratyksha Mishra

 

Tuesday, 19 April 2022

Should Women be paid for housework?

 My wife does nothing at all" dismissed a husband even as he nonchalantly listed that she cooks for them, drops and picks up their children from school and cleans the house. This response echoes the thankless attitude of many.

Empirical data suggest that less than one-third of men participate in domestic chores whereas three-fourths of women do all the drudgery. It is because of their efforts that the wheels of the economy function. Yet their work is not respected. It can be said that homemakers provide a form of the labour force that is unpaid and not valued.

Therefore many proposed the idea of paying homemakers a salary. But this has not been implemented anywhere in the world. This may be because paying homemakers is a debatable issue.

Some economists suggest that homemakers must be paid since they improve the productivity of the economy by looking after those who work in it Staunch supporters of the policy say paying housewives is the best way to recognize their efforts.

At the same time, many also believe paying housewives may entrench social norms that confine women inside the house and reduce their participation in the labour force. Another problem with this policy is who will pay? If husbands pay their wives for looking after the house, the patriarchal notion of men being the sole breadwinners will get fostered. Government cannot afford to pay either because the expenditure and fiscal deficit are high.

Moreover, the idea of paying housewives is fundamentally flawed because a homemaker's caregiving effort cannot be monetized. 

Thus the best policy would be one that encourages greater participation from men in doing domestic chores.

 

                                                                                                                       - By Pratyaksha

                                                                                                                         WIB Member

How women were most affected by Covid?

 Drastic Changes during the Pandemic time created a lot of chaos and confusion in society. All around the world, the majority of women were affected and then they were occupied with innumerable household work along with their job.

Incessantly, They were managing everything. But some of the women who lost their jobs due to the Pandemic faced the worst situation.

In the private sector, data says half of the working women have left their jobs or been fired from the company. Even then, some of the women with great enthusiasm started their initiative such as Startups. 

Just because of the number of rumors around the world related to inoculation and its side effects, most women hesitate to take it. The worst scenarios are countenanced by the housewives who don’t have any job or source of income, as we saw that the crime rate against women spontaneously surged during the Pandemic. 

Some of the data that represents women's vulnerability during the Pandemic:-

  • According to the Data Afghanistan, Angola, Congo and Zimbabwe were the countries where women were the most affected by the Pandemic. 
  • In Bangladesh, the primary health effect of the Pandemic on women is less of a concern but has moderately high maternal mortality rates. There are 10 to 12 other countries with very poor scores on women’s health, majorly the low-income countries. 

Thus, To keep them safe and secure, the government must ensure the regular tracking and monitoring of the situation of women and girls in the most vulnerable countries.

                                                                                                              - By Diksha Chaudhary

                                                                                                                 WIB Member

Friday, 15 April 2022

Effective advertisement in business

The number of companies who spent on advertising is increasing day by day. On average, all around the world $500 billion is being spent on advertising which increased by 10% in 2021. From starting to launch advertisement must if you want to get it to the right people. Advertisement is a paid promotion by the company from customers to get to know about a company, its products and services. 

The advertisement is a must in every business whether it's small as it helps the company to increase its sales and revenue which will expand the business. In this world of digital advertising, it is playing a significant role in business.  We can see the advertisement for US products and get them home very easily if we are fascinated by them. So with this advertisement, we can attract domestic customers as well as foreign which will in a way help a country to grow on a large scale. Acquiring new customers is the main motive of a company. Advertisement helps companies to build a network across states and countries as well. 

How Advertisement is useful?

  • Advertising significantly increases your brand's exposure to relevant customers. 
  • Advertising also supports the sales and revenue of some businesses.  
  • Online advertising and effective ones can boost the growth of many businesses.

Whatever the field is there will be competition in any case. So if a corporation is not involved in any advertisement or any activity then the other company has an incentive and increase its revenue and get control over the market. 

In this sense, advertisement is necessary and everyone is doing that. But if a company is not involved, it will not be able to hang on the market and will end up having a sales deficit because customers didn't come to know about the product so how come they buy the product. 

Staying ahead of the competition, especially in saturated companies is all about continuous exposure. Beyond the reach, you can gain or through word of mouth, advertising can help you to achieve that.


                                                                                                 - By Pooja 
                                                                                                         WIB Member



Monday, 24 January 2022

Leaderships Lessons from great family business

Isn't it quite common to hear in Indian families or culture that my son or grandson will carry forward my destiny however this is the case in the Business as well. Do you ever know that leadership from great family businesses ratio is declining. On average  30% businesses last into the second generation, 12% businesses last till third generation and only 3% businesses last to the fourth generation which is occurring due to a lot of reasons.
The first important reason that is found out by the professors is that these businesses don't last long because of the changing CEO. However, it affects the business because everyone has a different perspective for doing business which brought that Italian auto group have gone through five CEO and three chairmen in the last two before bringing the outsider to lead it. This shutdown of family businesses is that after one generation the market value of shares of the business start declining by the average of 60% which is drawn by a Professor of Hong Kong where he took the data for 214 businesses for Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore. 
It has been seen that family businesses have a great effect on the overall global economy where a study explained that on average if a family business hires 60% employees and on a global level this employment increases to 78%. 
The problem faced by the people is that before entering into family business many things need to be taken into consideration for instance uncertainty about levels of autonomy, hidden agendas, lack of dynamism, and the potential for nepotism and irrational decisions.
 Good governance is an obvious first hurdle for family businesses that want to hire and keep the best people and compete successfully over the long term. Committing to sound decision-making and management practices is thus essential, whether a company is publicly traded, partly owned by professional investors (such as private equity firms), or completely under family ownership.
But the family business has its own benefits and disadvantages as well. For instance, there are Flexibility in working hours, commitment, stability and decreased cost benefits as well but it lacks Nepotism, conflicts in the family and many more. However, there are key considerations that should be kept in mind. 
While making succession planning for the family no conflict of the family should be mind because it's the biggest hurdle that disturbs a lot of business. While making planning it should be noted which business will grow or not ( means will it last up to three generations or not ) and one should prepare the strategy for different period of time.

                                                         - By Pooja
                                                                       (WIB Member)


Wednesday, 19 January 2022

 How Blockchain empowers Women in the Middle East


Across the globe, women have been sidelined with regards to funds and innovations, and the Center East is no exemption. Fortunately, things are changing, and the web is giving new freedoms to learning and incorporation.


Blockchain offers a clean canvas in the Center East: another industry where the standards have not yet been completely characterized and where ladies can reach out and make it their own when given the right devices.


It's a well-known fact that in spaces of the Middle East, ladies have undeniably less monetary independence in the public eye than men. A 2020 McKinsey report on "ladies at work" in the Middle East observed high disparities continue, most strikingly in legitimate security and monetary incorporation with countless ladies in the area remaining unbanked.


The circulation of information is more populist these days, as anybody with admittance to the web can figure out how to code or exchange. Decentralized money (DeFi) can assist with evening the odds with regards to ladies' accounts, eliminating the requirement for delegates and dependence on unified foundations that frequently neglect to protect their cash. Advanced monetary forms have been making advances in the Center East, with Dubai's first crypto posting happening this year, just as the Bank of Israel's preliminary of a computerized shekel. In creating markets, crypto offers residents a method for controlling their cash without depending on the overall difficulty or flourishing of their public economy.


In numerous spaces, women are inconsistent in both the eyes of society and the law, which is compounded by obvious biases in daily existence. Association for Monetary Co-activity and Improvement (OECD) discoveries show ladies make up most of the laborers in medical care and social administrations areas in the Center East and frequently assume the part of homemakers and parental figures.


Coronavirus, especially in developing business sectors, has intensified a generally existing sex lopsidedness, with ladies undeniably bound to encounter financial aftermath from the emergency because of their monetary status and callings. It is irregular characteristics like this that mirror the need for elective income streams and instructive pathways for women.


  - By Diksha

WIB Member


Monday, 22 November 2021

INDIAN ARMED FORCES NEARING TO GENDER INCLUSIVITY

 Nowadays , women are moving forward shoulder to shoulder with men but can you imagine that this is the case in every field ???

No, it's not, however, a lot of steps and changes are made by the government so that we can be closer to gender inclusivity.

In this article, the main focus will be on the INDIAN ARMED FORCES NEARING TO GENDER INCLUSIVITY. Isn't it quite surprising that 1.4 million of the population serves the country where the share of women in this field is just 3%?  In earlier times 1988 women were allowed in just medical services in the armed forces but with the time passage and finally in the year 1992 women can also join the armed forces like men to serve their country. In 2015, this year is considered to be "YEAR OF CHANGE FOR WOMEN " because due to this change now women can also take charge as "FIGHTER PILOTS" earlier which was just a male-dominated field where in 2020, the SUPREME COURT also made the change that women are also eligible for NDA and they can sit for this exam if they want to as if they don't do this then it will be considered as "gender discrimination " and it will be a violation of the fundamental rights. Despite all changes and developments, the growth rate was not very great however there could be many reasons for this :-

The first reason is that men are not ready to accept women as their commanding officers however it is taught during the training time of soldiers that follow rules and orders according to the rank of a soldier not the gender of the soldier.

The other supporters claim that women are neither physically nor psychologically fit for the combat forces however the employment of women in combat forces is a paramount issue in the present times .But we can't deny the fact of women contribution to the wars. In the Kargil war, Captain Yashica Tyagi , was five months pregnant at that time and still fought in the war as an ordnance base head. Many women created history in the armed forces . In an interview she said "she feels that the objections to women joining in combat positions are ridiculous. “Women don’t need to be mollycoddled, and I don’t believe this theory that men will not accept a woman’s leadership. I know from experience that if you deliver on your job, you will be as respected as I was. Yes, we need infrastructure improvements, but more than that, we need a mindset change. We cannot be caught in a zero-error syndrome in the case of women in the forces.”

So in the nutshell we can that mindset change of public and combatting officers is much required if Indian wants to come closer to gender inclusivity.

                                                                                                   - By Pooja

                                                                                                     WIB Member

Monday, 11 October 2021

 Progress of women in the world of business



What will happen if most women enter the world of business? 

Whenever we hear the word 'business, we think about the men! However, nowadays the way women are excelling themselves in business and the corporate sectors clearly shows their enthusiasm and courage to become self-employed women. 

Women have different ways to go to achieve parity in terms of entrepreneurship and access to funding. Today, women entrepreneurs play a huge role in the Indian economy as well as in the whole world. We have seen many times in the news about women's business for instance Kylie cosmetics, PepsiCo, Unilever where the woman’s role is incredible. 

 But sometimes this scenario is not well fitted in the context of developing countries because there are a lot of hurdles, restrictions, and challenges for women to grow and set up their businesses.

Therefore, Here we're going to understand how women build their regime in the private sector by facing innumerable struggles in life. few points which can help us to understand women's growth in the business world:


WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION IN BUSINESS:  Biggest Threat To Patriarchy? 

The world economy has grown steadily over the last decade, and there has been a parallel surge in the number of startups and new businesses in the country. A majority of these have been founded by men. During the fourth world conference on women, in Beijing United Nations have created a global platform for action on gender equality and women empowerment for the development of women's potential within society. 

The most important point in the conference was equitable participation by women in the economic activities of their respective countries. The region’s commitment to the goals laid down for equitable participation by women in economic activities has been consolidated in the light of these programs and platforms for action. Thus, each country has amended its legal framework and created institutions oriented towards the development and promotion of gender equity.

MAJOR CHANGES OVER RECENT DECADES

Women’s participation in the public world and the labor market, in particular, brought profound transformations in the labour market and educational attainments, declining female fertility rates, alterations in family relationships, and improved access to decision-making.

The growth in women’s labour force participation has repercussions for a country’s economic development. There is likewise evidence from several countries that a rise in incomes controlled by women has a strong effect on their families, as their spending is largely for their children’s benefit (World Bank, 2012).

The gap between men and women held steady at the global level until 2008 when it widened 

because of the international financial crisis. 

In Latin America and the Caribbean, female participation in the labour force has increased 

progressively and steadily, rising from 43.5% in 1992 to 49.6% in 2002 and 52.6% in 2012, while male participation dropped from 82.5% in 1992 to 80.3% in 2002 and 79.5% in 2012 (ILO, 2012). 


AN INSPIRATIONAL STORY: A WONDERFUL WOMEN INDRA NOOYI


"I'm not here to tell you what to eat"... 

(INDRA NOOYI) 


In her traditional Brahmin family in India, education was everything. That prepared her to flourish in corporate America and rise to become chief executive of PepsiCo.When Indra Nooyi stepped down as chief executive of PepsiCo last year, she was replaced by a man — and the ranks of female C.E.O.s further dwindled.

Rebellious child Indra Nooyi moved to America in 1978 to study at Yale University. While in India, she worked as a product manager with a couple of reputable firms. She has always been very determined and strategic towards her work. 

She shattered gender stereotypes and played a key role in PepsiCo(1994). 

She has also been named as one of the most powerful executives by many magazines and business publications. She has also been honored with the Padma Bhusan in 2007 by the government of India. 

  • Nooyi was 42 years old when she became the fifth Chairman & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of PepsiCo. 

  • She currently serves as a member of the board of directors of Amazon. 


STATISTICS: Progress of women in the 

world of business


According to the National Association of Women Business Owners, there are a total of 12.3 million women-owned businesses in the US. Businesses run by women produce $1.8 trillion a year according to the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council. Another woman in business statistic from WBENC points out that 4 of every 10 US businesses are women-owned. 64% of the businesses started last year by women were started by women of color.  So, the growth of women-run businesses was driven by a majority of women of color starting small businesses. Women entrepreneurs running businesses 20 years ago, the number of women entrepreneurs running businesses today shows over 114% growth. According to Forbes, when private tech companies are run by women, they render a 35% higher return on investment than those run by men. 


         Hence, things are certainly better than they used to be, but there's still plenty of room for improvement. When it comes to confidence, women are still facing a lack of it. So as a woman we should stand with other women. To succeed as an entrepreneur it's important to make it as a leader and "believe you can do it and believe you can do it- even if you don't know how".


- By Surangana and Diksha

WIB Members

Monday, 4 October 2021

The presence of imposter phenomena in the workplace.



 WHAT IS THE IMPOSTER PHENOMENON?

Imposter syndrome in a general way is defined as doubting your abilities and feeling like a fraud. It felt as penetrating self-doubt, insecurity and the belief that any of your achievements or successes are due to luck or anything but not your abilities. It excessively influences high achieving people, who find it hard to accept their attainments. It makes them doubt their potential, many wonder whether they are even deserving or not. People suffering from imposter syndrome often be afraid of being unveiled as artifice.

SO CONCISELY PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE GETTING LUCKY RATHER THAN WORKING HARD FOR THEIR SUCCESS.

WHAT IS THE CAUSE OF IMPOSTER SYNDROME?

This may sound complex but imposter syndrome is a very common and not at all abnormal syndrome it can affect anyone but high-achieving individuals often experience it according to a website - OVER 70% OF PEOPLE WILL EXPERIENCE IMPOSTER SYNDROME at some point in their lives. 

Still according to some professionals imposter syndrome is likely the result of various factors including personality traits such as professionalism and perfectionism and also your background and family status it is most likely to be rooted in the families that value achievement above all. Self-doubt, the pressure to work hard and long, overachieving and overthinking can also contribute vastly. The studies have shown that the phenomenon is experienced by both genders equally.

HOW TO DEAL WITH IMPOSTER SYNDROME?

Regardless of job or social status imposter syndrome can affect anyone. Many experience symptoms for a limited time, while for some people it can even last lifelong. But there are some ways which might help to stop feeling like an imposter in the workplace. 

  • Firstly, controlling your ability to overthinking might help miraculously.
  • Separating what you feel from what you know for a matter of fact it doesn't have to be what it seems to be.
  • Draw attention to the positive.
  • Don't resolute over routine tasks and let off yourself when the unavoidable mistake happens.
  • Develop a healthy response to failure and mistake making. 
  • Envisioning success might also help. 


 - AFTER ALL, FAILURE IS SUCCESS IN PROGRESS

                                                                                               -- by Aditi 

                                                                                                  WIB Member

Monday, 27 September 2021

HOW TO CRACK BUSINESS AND CONSULTING INTERVIEWS?


In the broad sense, interviewing is the process whereby individuals exchange information. The individuals may be concerned with a job opening, a promotion, a special assignment, a product sale, information for intelligence purposes, a proposed merger, or other questions. The information exchanged need not be limited to facts. In business, particularly, such products of an interview as meaning and understanding are oftentimes more significant than objective factual statements. Let’s look at some tips for doing well in a management consulting firm case interview

Let's approach this as if it was a consulting interview question in itself and let's understand 

a) What They’re looking for and 

b) How we get there.

a) As with any other job interview, interviewers in management consulting are asking themselves three questions:

Would I like to work with this person?

Does this person have / can this person learn the skills?

Can this person be placed in front of a client?

b) So let's address all 3 of these:

Would I like to work with this person?

This is where your people skills will come in. You can have the best case interview answers of all time.

Does this person have / can this person learn the skills?

There is a good saying: "Hire attitude, train skills" - This doesn't mean that you can completely lack skills and get an offer, but it does allude to the fact that your skills need not be perfect the day that they hire you. They, however, expect that you will want to learn and grow within the company, so that in a short amount of time after you begin working, you will indeed have the necessary skills.

Can this person be placed in front of a client?

As a junior consultant, you will often spend your days analyzing analysis. However, if you work in a small company you will very early on be expected to be able to carry out your meetings with the client. That means that you will be placed in rooms with executives who are more experienced and more knowledgeable than you are. If you can't handle your nerves during a case interview, They can be pretty certain that you won't be able to handle your nerves when the client asks you a question you have no answer for. This is why it is important to stay cool, calm, and collected during your interview.

Put emphasis on how you present yourself. The way that you present yourself and the way you present the answers is the key. In technical questions, it’s important to think about how you can bring your answer from a logical standpoint and walk through your thinking and show how you’re getting to that answer. Now let’s look at some of the classic errors to be avoided 

# Do not assume your immediate surroundings as a sample to make guesstimates, sometimes it may not be the representative sample.

# Don’t let your personal bias come in the way. Look at facts in isolation from your own emotion. 

#Look beyond your socio-economic background. Look at the world from far wider angles, think about all possible points of view.

Lastly, it’s crucial to be in the right mental headspace on the interview day. This will hopefully allow you to speak in that conversational way, ask good and smart questions as they come up, and do it all with confidence. Now keeping the tips and tricks in mind enjoy answering this question

How many people in India visit drama theatres? What is its market size.?

 

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Monday, 20 September 2021

Should India normalize students having part-time jobs?


A part-time job is a mode of employment that carries fewer hours per week than a full-time job. Employees commonly work in shifts, normally fewer than 30 hours per week. Part-time employees receive the same employment entitlements as full-time workers. In recent years, the demand for part-time jobs among students has risen tremendously. Part-time jobs provide exposure and bring about personality enhancement for those students who wish to explore the world.

 

Let us talk about the pros and cons that students might face while working.

 

One of the huge benefits of working part-time is that you end up with a little bit more money in your pocket than your usual allowance. But in addition to that, you begin to appreciate the value of money a little more. Now it so happens that rather than just being provided the money to buy things that you might want or need, you start earning that money for yourself, and then maybe those sunglasses that were a thousand bucks don't look quite so appealing anymore when you have become conscious of the hours of work it took for you to gain that.

If you have a part-time role while you are studying, you will find that you will acquire plenty of significant soft skills like teamwork and time management. You can offer your initiative or an opinion. You will be working with people and that will certainly hone your interpersonal communication skills. But most of all, you will gain the confidence that if you can engage in part-time work then you can give your future employers or universities that you are applying to, some real-life examples of how you have shown some of those key skills and competencies that we all know that they are looking for. These non-academic skills are crucially important to not only them but also for you and the rest of your future.

 

An inconvenience that often so arises is the lack of accessibility for suitable jobs. To find an appropriate job that would be an asset to your CV, a little rummaging around the web is a must. However, the main difficulty that young people face is that their time management skills are put under pressure while trying to create a balance between work and school. But studies have shown that students who successfully work part-time are the most organized and juggling between academics and work builds up a character beneficial for their careers ahead.

 

According to a survey conducted in India, only 45% of the students opt for part-time jobs and only one-third of them are able to accomplish the undertaking whereas, in the west, we can see that it's well over 75%. There are many reasons for the unpopularity of part-time employment among students in our country and the following lines account for some of them.

 

1.      Almost 60% of India is rural which narrows down the opportunities by a considerable amount.

2.      The remaining 40% brimming with opportunities believe that the students are not competent enough to be working for their firms.

3.      The psychological barrier from families to provide undivided attention to academics while they subsidize their teenager’s fees as well as provide a monthly allowance for all their needs makes students very dependent.

4.      Students themselves do not see the potential experience they can gain as their individualism is being deprived of when most of their decisions are taken by others in the family.

5.      Employers do not seek students and refuse to give them work as they look for someone who will be a future asset to their company and not an unstable part-time student who would always be looking for better pay.

6.      The unvarying unemployment in India is leading to a lot of part-time jobs being taken up full-time by unwaged people.

 

India doesn’t encompass a mushrooming retail sector. Most of these retail stores are family-run corporations where they employ their kids for no pay. The blooming urbanized cities that provide for jobs however are not usually taken up by students owing to the disparaging attitude inculcated in them, preventing them from taking up odd jobs. Menial work is thought of as something reserved for a certain class of people. Whereas, for the same people, flipping burgers or working as a barista in other countries like the US and Japan isn’t something to be looked down upon. We grow up learning that education is the only path to a respectable and well-paid job. As a result, doing a part-time job is considered to be a distraction or a burden over and above studies. Moreover, they don’t find it necessary for the child to take up a job as the parents are earning and in some cases, earning plenty. In our culture, the people of our society, neighbors and relatives play a part in influencing our lives. Hence, they tend to misjudge part-time jobs as parents failing to provide for their children.

 

It is the need of the hour for India to start evolving towards a progressive country by uprooting the deep-seated archaic norms and start acknowledging the importance of letting their youths be more independent by taking up jobs to pay their bills or any extra expenses, being financially aware, socialize and network with experienced people and learn the pre-requisite of multi-tasking. Society needs to start encouraging students to contribute and form communities of their own. This can be initiated by an authorized change in the education system by the Government to incentivize volunteering, training, and internships. Right upon activation, perhaps it won’t be paid or have a lot of work for students to do. But getting the ball rolling will still provide the encouragement for students to socialize, teach them the value of community and give them an insight into the workings of the real world.

                                                                       


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Monday, 13 September 2021

Top challenges of a new idea


Enterprises face a variety of obstacles in the early stages of development. As a company expands, various difficulties and options need to be answered differently. And in order to expand and thrive your business, you need to recognise and overcome usual expansion problems. Importantly, you need to ensure that today's actions do not pose any further problems in the future. All these challenges can be divided into three main challenges.


We live in a fast-paced world, especially for enterprises. Consider how, in just one generation, firms have had to adapt to whole new marketing channels (online and social), decide how to invest in and use new technology, and compete on a global scale - all of which were unthinkable to our parents' and grandparents' generations. All these challenges may be divided into three major categories as follows:


We live in a fast-moving world, for businesses in particular. Consider just how, in a single generation, companies had to adapt themselves to whole new (online and social) marketing channels, decide how they can invest in and use new technologies, and compete globally- all these being undeniable for the generations of our parents and grandparents. The following can be divided into three main categories: 

 

a. Ideation:: The first checkpoint for product-based problems is the idea, it's not as simple as it sounds. Brainstorm and brainstorm, then a great and unique idea, should be developed. Factors like what customers need should also be included, what customers will need during brainstorming in the next few years.    

 

b. Product engineering issues::   Engineering dependencies also hinder product initiatives. The test phase is also essential for the product life cycle to make sure the actual result fulfills the desired result. Although problems or bugs are often identified during the testing phase, it is important to fix and re-tested these problems before we go live so that our customers are not dissatisfied. 


a. Pricing policy:: Transforming an idea into a product is one thing, but it's a completely different ball game. If you charge too much, no one is going to buy your stuff. You run the risk of losing a lot of money when charging a low price. It's all about finding this sweet place at your customers prices. Factors such as hiring costs, market expenditures and product expenses must be taken into account before developing a pricing strategy.

 

 b.. Pricing policy :: Growing start-ups report quality decreases while they scale, especially those with rapid growth. A small number of people are responsible for all the operations for the first year or two. Expert professionals begin a company, offer excellent quality, work on quality and build a customer base. New roles are created throughout the growth period. Since recruitment and onboarding processes are still in infancy, it separates the quality level from one team member to another.

                                             

2. Market based challenges:

 

a. Market viability: An idea might seem good on paper, but its use in practise is only expensive on the market. Before development begins, always do market research. One of the key aspects of new businesses is market research. It is not only market competition which should be analysed but also its target customers, because they are the one who buys the product. The opinions and interests of the target market must be known. Use the market research information to develop a minimally viable product(MVP). Enhance the key features and advantages of the product for clients. One of the most common MVP errors is to design a simple prototype with only one feature. Add as many features as you can

 

b.Competitors:: Before you launch a new product, you must check out its competitors and we are talking about other companies which can provide their customers with the same or similar goods and services. Not only are your competition competitors those with whom you compete. They include potential competitors that will be able to compete in your future market. Your work arrangements can also affect whether or not you compete with those with whom you work. You may also have an impact on whether you compete with your employees or not. If, however, you work on a contract or a fee for service basis, even when you work in the same location, you are considered to be competing with others who offer similar services. Before you launch your product or service, you should see what problems your product already has on the market and how you can overcome these problems.

 

c.Sales :: Sales are a must to power the engine of the company. A successful sales strategy opens up potential growth in all corporate departments — hiring new team members, investment in brand construction, training of existing staff, raises and bonuses, and a safety net if anything goes wrong. The market environment changes rapidly if a well established sales process is in place. New opportunities for consumers (or competitors) are open to them. The retention of top salesmen is costly and they eat the margins of the business. One should therefore concentrate more on retaining existing clients. With a drop in quality, price increase and the start of a more lucrative competition, customer retention can be impeded. 

 

d.Marketing :: Building a new product or service marketing isn't a tea cup for everyone. It is important to take the first step to improve your marketing strategy. Don't just miss out. Don't miss out. Before you begin, you should segment your market. Market segmentation facilitates the development of highly targeted and efficient marketing campaigns and plans for marketing teams. Market segmentation is important because it makes marketing efforts and resources easier to reach the most valuable audiences and achieve business goals.

With defined segments, companies can meet a range of customer requirements by offering different packages and incentives. For different segments, different forms of promotion will be applied on the basis of needs and characteristics for different segments. If a company focuses on a particular segment, its competitiveness on the market increases. This leads to increased ROI in turn. The company focuses on certain segments and learns all about the segment to commercialise its products for them.

                                                                      

       3.Core team problems:-

 a.Lack of communication:: The success of a company is needed by establishing an efficient

 communication protocol and an easy process. There are so many factors that contribute: 

insufficient experience, vague requirements, fear of management deception (or loss of work),

 ego, and poor processes. You could say freely, without any fear of peer pressure, what you 

want. And the head should also try to understand the feelings and ideas of their colleagues.

Strategic leadership should be tackled. Strategic leadership is aimed at defining the right road map for the company or department; dividing it into operative parts; delegating the aims to the right parties; bringing together the team; encouraging each individual member and moving the needle both short and long term.

 

 b. Time management::How and at what point is not as straightforward as it would seem. It is a craft to allocate time effectively to the right initiatives. Productive time management maximises each employee's potential. The Power Law starts with a team: two slow parties will drag an order further exponentially and initiate overhead communication. If you have to succeed as a brand/team, you need time management. This involves the time of founders, executives, supervisors and all of the company.

 

 

 

                                                                                                              -by 

                                                                                                               Manisha and Garima,

                                                                                                               member WIB

                                                                                       

 

 

 



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