Tech or non tech. That’s the harsh truth. The impression your manager or senior manager has on you depends totally.  
  
 And just to help you more on this, that the first impression doesn’t change.

Software Engineer

you are perceived what your boss says about you.
If you get along with your boss, it is well and good else if you and your boss don’t get along, rarely things

you are perceived what your boss says about you.
If you get along with your boss, it is well and good else if you and your boss don’t get along, rarely things work out for people.

Have others also observed this?
How can one manage if he/she and his boss don’t get along?

Is success in corporates 90% dependant on pleasing your boss specifically in non-tech roles?

Is success in corporates 90% dependant on pleasing your boss specifically in non-tech roles?- Grapevine

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In my corporate experience, I have observed two kinds of leaders - 1) A hard task master, very high on IQ but more often than not low on EQ and 2) High on EQ, above avg on IQ. I as a manager/ leader fall under 2) and usually get work done without authority but I do experience at times, some peers and reportees taking advantage of my behaviour

 In my view, anecdotally I see type 1) leaders succeed more in corporates even if it comes at the cost of facing flak/hate from directs/indirects. One of my previous managers was unpopular for his toxicity but somehow I kind of built a decent bond with him. Once over drinks and dinner, he candidly told me, I'm not here in this organization for making friends and I'm here only to get results and he did deliver on results every year.

My question is, can type 2 leaders even climb up the ladder specially where cut throat competition exists. Sometimes I do feel I need to be more like type 1 leaders obviously not at the cost of toxicity - disrespect, shouting etc. 

What are your thoughts?

Task Master vs Empathetic leader

Program Manager

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Hey guys,
So I'm a senior BTech CSE engineering student from a Tier 2 college in Karnataka and I will be interning at a Top MNC in Bangalore over the summer for 2 months. 

Any advice for me? As I will be entering the infamous corporate world as a new chapter in my life, I wanna know how the dynamics in corporate works and what I should prepare for. 

Thank you lads.

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Take this work a pinch of salt, not to be triggered. 

I work in a company with a good number of folks working in product, growth/ strategy. Many of which are from tier 1 Indian business schools or some even from abroad. 

Paid hefty, I just don't see them being that smart. Putting way too much time into presenting something instead of getting work done. Jugaad method of calculating target metrics, ever changing requirements (low on clarity) is just the norm. 

I was someone who looked upto these colleges and wanted to be in one after having a good 5 yoe. Now I'm not sure. Hoping to be proved wrong, so there's no need to fire your guns at me :)

ISB, IIM Rant

Business analyst

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Recently graduated this year (23). Will be joining an MNC in a few days. 

Can someone share ANY tips/things to keep in mind for someone like me with zero corporate exposure (except some internships, but that probably doesn't count).

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