Good communication skills in the world of business is an essential part of being a professional. Corporates run their business through skillful communication. Be it face to face communication or through email; one has to communicate with their clients in order to get business up and running; not only clients you have to communicate with your team members in order to get things done for business to succeed.

It's that time of the year again when we sit down with a pen and paper and write down all those goals that we wish to accomplish in the New year.

“Be Proactive” are words which we hear time and again and we hear this word in every walk of our life. The word “Proactivity” means more than taking the initiative. It means that as human beings, we are responsible for our own lives and our choices.

The dictionary meaning of self-confidence is the feeling of trust in one’s abilities, qualities and judgment. A self-confident person is in full control of their life, even if things go wrong, their belief in themselves will find some way or the other to come out of the situation. Self-confidence is an essential part in leading a successful life; it makes us take the right amount of risk which is required in order to succeed.

Nowadays companies are emphasizing on Learning and Development for their employees. If we take a look at the Annual Report of any company, there will be a mention of what type of training and learning and development program the company has for their employees. Organizations have realized the importance of these programs which help their employees enhance both their technical and soft skill sets.

Nowadays it is very common to hear from people ‘I worked 15 hours straight’, “I worked through the whole weekend”, “I can’t take a vacation, I have deadlines to meet”. People actually say this like a badge of honour, but in reality, it is affecting their life adversely. This habit of continuously pushing yourself every day will lead to burnout. Burnout is the state of exhaustion in every form viz. emotional, physical and mental; which is caused due to immense and continuous exposure to stress.

Prioritizing your way towards Productivity