Dilip Saraf

How executives must create clear accountabilities to succeed and to make others successful.

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“The human moment has two prerequisites: peoples’ physical presence and their emotional and intellectual attention.”—Edward Hallowell, author of The Human Moment
Today’s business world is becoming increasingly more virtual in which humans are becoming growingly more alienated. What has accelerated the disappearance of simple human contact in many business interactions and transactions is growing use of [...]

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“The best politics is right action.”-Gandhi

In today’s business climate it is impossible to avoid getting tangled into the office politics. Why? An organization is a social entity, where people gather to conduct business. Although, the role of the leader that runs that business is to unify actions of all who gather and participate to make [...]

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Overcoming Cultural Barriers
Cultural barriers are perceived or real impediments to successfully navigating through a job search process or even doing a good job at your place of employment. They typically stem from the cultural value differences between the jobseeker/employee and those in the selection process/the chain of command. These barriers manifest as unspoken signals that [...]

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“If you do not manage your boss, she cannot manage you!”—Anonymous
Managing your boss appears like an irony! Why? Most assume that it is the boss’s responsibility to manage you. Yet, Dilbert is the most widely syndicated cartoon strip that almost anyone who has worked in the corporate jungle can relate to in how they [...]

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Great spirits have always faced violent opposition from mediocre minds–Albert Einstein
If you are successful at work, you have to pay a price for that advantage! Mediocre co-workers, often jealous of that success, will show their insidious opposition in ways that are both overt and covert. To show overt opposition takes guts, energy, and a plan. [...]

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Bosses come in all shapes, sizes, ages, and psychological packages. The worst kind of boss to have is an insecure one. Insecure bosses undermine their team’s mission. They cannot see beyond their little agendas and schemes in how to get ahead. Their main focus is to promote their own agendas and not that of the [...]

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Immediately upon getting their degrees, freshly-minted graduates often struggle with their next move. Those who are just completing their undergraduate degrees have more choices than those who are completing their advanced degrees. For example, a PhD or an MBA is more likely to pursue a job; someone with a bachelor’s degree, however, is more likely [...]

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In your work life it is not uncommon to encounter colleagues, associates, and those around you who are unpleasant, even obnoxious, to deal with. Some display this trait overtly and others in more “subtle” ways. Such people have a tendency to bring out the worst in you and to even overtly or covertly demean you [...]

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