Basics of success at any level and any time

1. Believe it or not….It is true!
Basics of success at any level
Raghu Rama Setty Alur

2. What are the major requirements of our Job
 Focus
 Dedication
 Planning
 Execution
 Coordination
 Communication
 Attitude
 Knowledge
 Proactiveness and thinking beyond
 Meeting the timelines

3. Focus
The center of interest or activity
 Proper reading of emails
 Attention to details
 Meeting the expectations
 Expectations will change from to time to time
 Do one thing at a time
 Keep the targets
 Nothing is impossible

4. Dedication
The quality of being dedicated or committed to a task or purpose.
 Confined to the job related activities
 Not crossing the boundaries
 Not wasting the time for other unnecessary activities
 Talent is cheap; dedication is expensive.

5. Planning
Planning (also called forethought) is the process of thinking about and organizing the
activities required to achieve a desired goal. OR
An orderly or step-by-step conception or proposal for accomplishing an objective.
Types:
 Strategic Planning
 Tactical Planning
 Organizational Planning
 Contingency Planning
Planning brings about success through teamwork. In the absence of planning all the
business activities of the organization will become meaningless.

6. Importance of planning
• Increases Efficiency
• Reduced business related risks
• Facilitates proper coordination
• Helps in organising
• Shows right direction
• Provides good control
• Key factor in achieving objectives
• Motivates the personnel
• Encourages creativity
• Helps in decision making

7. Execution
A logical set of connected activities by an organization to make a strategy work.
1. Stick to Basics
2. Sharpen your Focus/Set clear priorities
3. Build your Competence
4. Collect and analyze data
5. Keep a rhythm to meetings
6. Evaluate the strategy

8. Coordination
The process of organizing people or groups so that they work together properly
and well.
Along with organizing, monitoring, and controlling, coordinating is one of the
key functions required for good output.

9. Communication
It's nearly impossible to go through a day without the use of communication.
Communication is sending and receiving information between two or more people.
The information conveyed can include facts, ideas, concepts, opinions, beliefs, attitudes,
instructions and even emotions.
Communication can be of interpersonal communication via
 Verbal communication
 Non verbal communication
 Written communication

10. Attitude
Attitude is everything!
An attitude is an expression of favor or disfavor toward a person, place, thing,
or event.
Attitudes are nothing but mental preparations to express beliefs through actions,
in an attempt to obtain certain results.
Positive
Negative

11. Knowledge
Knowledge is a familiarity, awareness or understanding of someone or something,
such as facts, information, and skills acquired through experience or education by
perceiving, discovering, or learning; the theoretical or practical understanding
of a subject.

12. Proactiveness and thinking beyond
 Proaction involves creating change, not merely anticipating it.
 It does not just involve the important attributes of flexibility and
adaptability toward an uncertain future.
 To be proactive is to take the initiative in improving business.
 Think Beyond is an organization passionate about collaborating, challenging
and creating to meet your future leadership needs.

13. Meeting Timelines
 Focus and Dedication makes this easier
Deadlines. We all face them, and they can make for a very stressful and anxiety-
ridden time. Even the most organized and systematic among us will occasionally
face deadlines that make us stay up late and get just a little bit worried that this
may be the one we miss.

14. Meeting Timelines
Here is a 7-step process in order to ensure that we meet deadlines on time, with
a great result.
 Get Clarification
 Come to Agreement
 Work Backwards
 Break It Down
 Give Yourself Extra Time
 Go Step-by-Step
 Keep Everyone in the Loop

15. At what stage we are?
Are we at learning stage?
If yes, How far we would be in this stage?
Are we aware of the requirements of the job?
Are we following the each step of our process/ hierarchy?
Are we going wrong some where?
Where are we going wrong?
Are we tracking each activity what we do?
Are we have enough controls to track what we do?
Are we focused enough to reach the target?
What value addition we are doing?
Are we reading and analyzing enough?
Are we interested in what we do?

16. At what stage we are?
Are we developed/matured enough to take decisions?
Are we aware that why we do this job?
Are we communicating effectively?
Are we dedicated enough?
Are we meeting the timelines?
Are we planning and executing the plan properly?
Are we competent enough to take a challenge?
Are we working with presence of mind?
Are we taking calculated risk for our future?
Are we compliant on our job related aspects?
Are we thinking proactively?

17. Thank You