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Simple Ways to Manage Stress

A lot has been written about Stress Management. So, without beating around the bush, let me share a few tips, which can easily allow you to manage stress easily! 1. Live in the Moment: I am writing this blog right now -- that's it! -- My 100% attention on the blog means I can write it as effectively as possible -- without bothering about what happened an hour back or what will happen after an hour. When you focus on "NOW AND HERE", it has two benefits: better concentration and more effectiveness. 2. Do not "Run Away": Prof D M Pestonji, the most renowned expert of Stress Management in India, writes in his famous book: Stress and Coping: The Indian Experience, that there are two possible reactions when one faces stress: fight or flight. Deciding to face a problem and trying to solve it is a fight response. Running away from the problem, or taking a vacation to avoid attending a difficult meeting is a flight response. While the flight response

Cracking The Group Discussion

Why do people join the group?! Of course, there are many possible answers. But the one, that is most relevant to us contextually is, that it is impossible to survive without being a part of group--be it in personal life or be it in professional life. Group Discussion - one of the methods of selection for job - is widely used now a days by many employers. The primary reason for testing a candidate by this method is to know if he / she is capable enough to communicate across her ideas in a group. Because as a part of any professional job, one is required to communicate in meetings, presentations and so on. So, it is not enough to be able to communicate effective and successfully in a one to one dialogue (e.g. in interviews), one must be able to communicate well in a group too. Cracking the group interview is generally very tricky, because of its inherent structure - a lot of people are vying for attention at the same time. Let us look at some the "tips" that ca