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Welcome to CAREER HEADQUARTERS - The most comprehensive career podcast! In this episode, I talk about what professional superpowers - the two most important factors for career growth. Here is what is covered in this episode: 02:10 - Everyone is obsessed with growing, whether it is a business or the economy, or one's career, or an investment. Growth is valued. For working professionals, what f...

Welcome to CAREER HEADQUARTERS - The most comprehensive career podcast! In this episode, I talk about what professionals need to know and do to get the coveted CEO role. Here is what is covered in this episode: 02:14 - You had an accelerated journey to this role and earned the position within 8 years of starting your career. What is the biggest learning you had in that journey? 08:52 - Describe yo...

Welcome to CAREER HEADQUARTERS - The most comprehensive career podcast! In this episode, I talk how working professionals can manage the job search process while working in a full time job. Here is what is covered in this episode: 02:40 - From a candidate's or from a working professional's perspective, why do people start looking for a new opportunity? 06:00 - What are the pain points as...

Welcome to CAREER HEADQUARTERS - The most comprehensive career podcast! In this episode, I talk how working professionals can transition to entrepreneurship. Here is what is covered in this episode: 02:14 - What does a working professional need to consider if they want to move from employment to entrepreneurship? 15:21 - What are the right reasons for becoming an entrepreneur? 23:44 - How can one...

Welcome to CAREER HEADQUARTERS - The most comprehensive career podcast! In this episode, I talk the current trends in the job market and the future of work. Here is what is covered in this episode: 02:13 - What are your thoughts on the future of work, especially in the post pandemic era? What trends are you seeing in the job market? 10:54 - Is hybrid work here to stay? What are the dynamics brough...

Welcome to CAREER HEADQUARTERS - The most comprehensive career podcast! In this episode, I talk about the value of an MBA degree for working professionals.  Here is what is covered in this episode: 02:04 - Given the amount of time and money that an MBA requires, what factors should one take into consideration to decide if an MBA is worth it? 04:27 - How does an MBA help with career acceleration? 1...

  Welcome to CAREER HEADQUARTERS - The most comprehensive career podcast! In this episode, I talk about how working professionals can navigate their mid-life career crisis. Here is what is covered in this episode: 02:07 - Research shows that many people, even those with satisfying careers - can grow dissatisfied with their jobs in their mid 90's. They may regret past choices of feel stuck in...

Welcome to CAREER HEADQUARTERS - The most comprehensive career podcast! In this episode, I talk about the top 5 mistakes that I made in my career, why I made them, and how you can avoid making the same mistakes in your career. Here is what is covered in this episode: 02:30 - Mistake 1 : Not understanding the value of relationships 10:48 - Mistake 2 : Valuing hard skills over managing people 25:07...

Welcome to CAREER HEADQUARTERS - The most comprehensive career podcast! This episode is all about why salaried professionals should work with a career coach. Here is what is covered in this episode: 02:08 - Who is a career coach?  Is there a difference between a career counselor and career coach? 05:06 - The career coaching space is booming right now. What are your thoughts on mid career coaches o...

Welcome to CAREER HEADQUARTERS - The most comprehensive career podcast! This episode is all about how professionals can understand if it is the right time to change jobs. Here is what is covered in this episode: 02:27 - What are the reasons people get dissatisfied with their careers? 05:17 - What does a company need to provide to attract the best talent? 06:38 - What are the internal signs that it...

Welcome to CAREER HEADQUARTERS - The most comprehensive career podcast! This episode is all about how professionals can understand the culture of an organisation before they accept the offer. Here is what is covered in this episode: 02:00 - A lot of the business related information such as revenue, profits, turnover etc. may be easily available but that's not the case when it comes to the cul...

Welcome to CAREER HEADQUARTERS - The most comprehensive career podcast! This episode is all about the connection between personal development and career development. Here is what is covered in this episode: 02:24 - What is the connection between Personal Development and Career Development? 07:41 - What does Personal Development mean? 13:28 - For every success story that one hears, thousands if not...

Welcome to CAREER HEADQUARTERS - The most comprehensive career podcast! This episode is all about Generalisation vs. Specialisation - What pays better? Here is what is covered in this episode: 01:43 - What are your thoughts on building a career as a generalist vs as a specialist? 05:43 - Is the MBA the ultimate generalist degree for a career in business? 07:38 - What are some advantages generalist...

Welcome to CAREER HEADQUARTERS - The most comprehensive career podcast! This episode is all about work life balance - Is it a dream or can it become reality? Here is what is covered in this episode: 02:00 - How important is it to develop work life balance? Is it an oxymoron or a misnomer or can it be truly achieved? 10:05 - Should employees aim for/expect companies to promote WLB? What is your tak...

Welcome to CAREER HEADQUARTERS - The most comprehensive career podcast! This episode addresses 5 critical challenges that working professionals come across in their careers and how they can overcome them.  Here is what is covered in this episode: 01:52 - What are some of most frequent and most critical challenges professionals face in their careers? 12:12 - Could you shed more light on this “lack...

Welcome to CAREER HEADQUARTERS - The most comprehensive career podcast! This episode is all about your professional brand and what it has to do with success in your career! Here is what is covered in this episode: 01:50 - How does building my brand help me with my career?  07:04 - How does one start building one’s professional brand? 10:10 - What hurts one’s professional brand?  13:51 - You’ve exp...

Welcome to CAREER HEADQUARTERS - The most comprehensive career podcast! This episode is all about what working professionals need to do while starting a new job! Here is what is covered in this episode: 02:16 - Why do people entertain career changes in the first place? 07:51 - What are the challenges working professionals typically face when they transition to a new job? 11:40 - What are the traps...

Welcome to CAREER HEADQUARTERS - The most comprehensive career podcast! This episode is all about - How Working Professionals Can Create Financial Abundance? Here is what is covered in this episode: 02:08 - We work hard to earn money all our lives. Should we focus on earning more or saving more? 04.47 - I don’t understand investing, how should I plan my finances for retirement? 10:10 - Now that yo...

Welcome to CAREER HEADQUARTERS - The most comprehensive career podcast! This episode is all about - How To Approach Your Boss For A Salary Hike Or Promotion? Here is what is covered in this episode: 01:36 - Asking your manager for a raise/promotion/new position can be a difficult experience for most professionals; so much so that they might take months or years to ask for something they deserve. W...

Welcome to CAREER HEADQUARTERS - The most comprehensive career podcast! This episode is all about - Why only few people create great careers, and most do not! Here is what is covered in this episode: 02:04 - So how do we answer the question that is the title, the topic today? Why do only very few people create great careers, while most working professionals keep struggling? 12:13 - Define personal...

Welcome to CAREER HEADQUARTERS - The most comprehensive career podcast! This episode is all about - Tackling Workplace Politics! Here is what is covered in this episode: 02:16 - .Why do workplace politics occur? I mean is there a root cause to this problem? 08:30 - So, how does one build trust in the workplace? Does trust differ in personal & professional settings? 13:06 - You mentioned confli...

Welcome to CAREER HEADQUARTERS - The most comprehensive career podcast! This episode is all about - What To Do When You And Your Boss Don’t Get Along? Here is what is covered in this episode: 02:33 - Does your boss’s opinion really matter? How should one think of and treat a boss? 05:35 - Are you the problem or is the boss the problem? How can one figure this out? And how does one take the respons...

Welcome to CAREER HEADQUARTERS - The most comprehensive career podcast! This episode is all about - The Career Professionals’ Guide to C - Level Jobs! Here is what is covered in this episode: 02:23 - How does one build a career that leads to C-Level jobs? 15:30 - What are the most critical milestones or rites of passage that allow for C-Level success? 21:10 - How is leadership related to C-Level r...

Welcome to CAREER HEADQUARTERS - The most comprehensive career podcast! This episode is all about - The Job Seekers’ Guide to Salary Negotiation! Here is what is covered in this episode: 02:18 - What role should the salary play in examining a job offer? 09:45 - How does a candidate determine their market value when applying for jobs? 16:40 - How does a job seeker maximize their value & salary...

Welcome to CAREER HEADQUARTERS - The most comprehensive career podcast! This episode is all about - The Art and Science of Interviewing! Here is what is covered in this episode: 01:46 - What is the goal of an interview? Please shed light on this from both a potential employer's perspective and a potential employee's perspective? 06:20 - Can interview questions be classified or organised...