I still didnt get the point which this article is trying to say. > Just because some one has done mba doesnt mean that they will be made CEO in the very first year.
There are good jobs and bad ones too , just the way there are good and bad bosses. But the critical aspect is that every person has to go thru the grind as that puts to test the knowledge , emotional stamina and personality to test and then only their best talents will evolve. Lot of times people take up roles without knowing whether it suits their mental makeup ie the girl who took a role in the bank should think whether sales is her cup of tea and if not then find a role which is compatible to her skill sets.
Bottom line...there are no free lunches. Our parents , us and our generations will have to slog it out to make it big.
People who bend their back can only make progress.
Mr. Gopalakrishnan succeeds Mr. Ratan Tata as Chairman of Tata Sons Ltd., the holding company for many of the Tata Bluechips like Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Tata Power, Tata Chemicals, Voltas, etc.,
Possibly he is the first non-Tata person to head the Tata Empire.
Whenever I ask this question to people who leave a company, the answers I get are: "Oh, I am getting a 200% hike in salary"; "Well, I am jumping three levels in my designation"; "Well, they are going to send me abroad in six months".
Then, I look around at all the people who are considered successful today and who have reached the top - be it a media agency, an advertising agency or a company. I find that most of these people are the ones who have stuck to the company, ground their heels and worked their way to the top. And, as I look around for people who changed their jobs constantly, I find they have stagnated at some level, in obscurity!
In this absolutely ruthless, dynamic and competitive environment, there are still no short-cuts to success or to making money. The only thing that continues to pay, as earlier, is loyalty and hard work. Yes, it pays!
