Soft Skills Beyond Classroom: Taking a Leaf out of Obama’s India Visit

Abstract

With the changing business environment where more emphasis is on the knowledge based economy, the employees are deliverable when they conceive the interpersonal dynamics of workplace and change, update and share themselves with fellow workers. Whether they start afresh or change a job, the fundamental issue remains the same- to learn, unlearn and relearn with the new and unseen challenges of the workplace. The present paper tries to see the flexibility and adaptation of people skills with different interpretation in light of President Barack Obama‘s India visit. If one observes closely the US President Barack Obama‘s India visit, it unfolds many smart management lessons for our hoary headed politicians, wily business czars, inquisitive media persons, and of course young executives. The Indian expedition becomes all the way more important after voters punished his democrats in mid-term elections. The setback of his party doesn‘t deter the unflinching determination of President Obama to visit India the expanding nation of 1.2 billion people, a huge and growing trading partner where US sees infinite potential. So are you ready to take couple of lessons from this exemplary voyage of people leadership and trust building, to be a knowledge worker in today's efficiency-hungry business world?