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Read this feature article and answer the questions that follow: Who would say 'no' to an invitation to share ideas! Almost everything starts out with the help of books for ias . "Let's discuss this, shall we?" "Oh yes." We love to talk. It brings out the best and the worst in us. People spend significant amount of time intern: lecturing with each other and quite a part of it interacting in groups. Politics, time. Sports, music, neighbors, family and philosophy along with everything under the sky and beyond has been spoken about, argued upon and discussed. Kccruiters codling up with discussions as an assessment tool must have been the brainwave of management gurus, panicky HRs or psychologists. Whoever thought of it? Hit the nail right on the head! Nothing reveals attitudes, behavior and skills as when unlike minds sit down for a discussion. A discussion by its very structure integrates skills that are essential in the workplace -- teamwork, leadership skills, goal awareness, task completion and problem - solving skills, to name a few. Let's take an example: if Jamal shouts his rival down in a group discussion is he likely to do the same in a departmental brainstorming session? If Admit feels that a single idea said in ten different ways helps her keep up her end of the discussion, is she going to be an asset when the creative team of the company meets? If l refuse to listen to a different opinion or "put down" every argument with relish and panic when 1 an1 "is losing”, and I going to be the same with customers? The physicians cannot afford to ignore new developments in the medical sciences. Theft ignorance would be fatal to the patients. Similarly, legal practitioners must keep in touch with the case law and judicial verdicts to ensure fair justice. Judges need access to earlier verdicts or case precedents before pronouncing judgments. Engineers and technologists need information for solving technical snags faced by them on the shop floor. Managers (or executives) in business and industrial organizations need information to enable them to take appropriate decisions relating to issues having both short-term and long-term implications. They need more information for taking decisions involving managerial issues. The answer to all these questions is YES. Imagine the recruiter knowing all of these things about you in the selection round before you have a face-to-face interview! Would they want you in their company? Obviously not. A discussion is a powerful tool because it reveals far more about you than you would imagine. This is where everyone has an expert opinion. The way I see it, there are things that you must not do - get aggressive for one. Most students prefer to the books for upsc somebody who can manage conflict calmly and productively. Then again, speaking more doesn't necessarily mean making sense, so keep it brief; get to the point. This of course, doesn't mean using single line statements without any explanations nor does it mean speaking in monosyllables. Competitive discussions groups will not give you time for wordy explanations, it's better to make a point with an impact and make it fast. The next roadblock is purely your own perception of situations, and that's what makes the difference between a leader and the crowd. It's not you against the group; it's you and the group. The more opponents you see the fewer colleagues you will find. I what happens when there are more than 20 people participating; does everyone get profiled in detail? Not exactly watch a football game. When the camera pans the crowd. You can see screaming fans, painted faces and dancing crowds:-some of them stand out- we notice them and remember them. That’s recall value. I the lesson is, in bigger groups you need to be able to stand out, be noticed and i be recognized as worthwhile competition (and not because of a painted face or i I Discussions Preparing /or a hysterics). Discover ways of creating recall value - a good initial statement, Interview effective conflict management and presenting a relevant and interesting opinion are just some of the ways.
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