In the yo-yo of life, one must be “well read and well bred”. The finesse that the corporates are looking for is the psyche. He harped on the importance of networking in the present era, certainly not the wrong way. Many of life’s decisions are hard. The dilemma of being a specialist vs being a generalist was resolved, despite having high stakes, one must be “master of few and jack of all”. Only minuscule percent of corporate leaders who have done well are uni-dimensional, all successful people who go up the ladder are multidimensional.
It is vital to have the appetite of moving out of the comfort zone and explore the unknown to be able to climb the ladder of success. Taking aid of the performance-potential graph, and doing the math he surmised that “one may be the best performer, but only potential will get one promoted”.
The caveat lay in understanding the core competency and differentiating between the functional and behavioural competency. The buzz word today being “start-up” deprives one from the learning from processes, which can only be achieved from a well-established institute. Hence, it is of paramount importance that one makes a right decision for he may not get to practice them often.
The chain of free-spirited erudition led to a cumulative advantage for the spectators and showcased the deeper realities of the corporate world with fiercely rational arguments.
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