Content Written by Cdr. S Prakash, Dir. Cavalier
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key question in ones mind is: How do people become successful in their chosen
professions? What’s the secret of their success?
Evaluation
of success stories of military leaders, statesmen, business-persons, actors,
writers, educationists, is a revelation and one can come up with several
concepts behind their success. A proven concept is the Success Triangle, representing
its three sides, the three success ingredients: Knowledge, Skills and Attitude.
Knowledge: In an academic
environment, knowledge represents the core curriculum, irrespective of the
courses. To illustrate, in a Management course, to make learning more
comprehensive, the curriculum includes such diverse subjects as Economics,
Finance, Human Resources, Organisational Behaviour, apart from Management.
Knowledge can be said to be the foundation for success.
Skills: Our educational system
focuses on imparting knowledge for a career and not on essential soft skills.
For example, any career requires skills such as planning, time management,
logical reasoning, inter-personal relations, presentation skills etc. to apply
knowledge in a practical situation.
Attitude: While knowledge and
skills are essential, they are not adequate for success. A study attributed to
Harvard University found that people are employed 85 per cent of the time
because of their attitude, and only 15 per cent of the time because of how
smart they are and how many facts and figures they know. Surprisingly, almost 100 per cent of educational money goes into
teaching facts and figures which account for only 15 per cent of success at
work!
Attitude
is drawn from key aspects like honesty, integrity, self-confidence,
cooperation, expectations, energy levels, optimism, initiation and so on, which
are critical for career success.
The interdependency of knowledge, skills
and attitude, must be clear before translating your desire into an action plan.
Knowledge
from an academic environment is the foundation for the chosen field. Degrees in
Management or Engineering, may prepare you with fundamental knowledge for
management and technical careers.
Communication,
analytical and presentation skills make you competent and ahead of others in
these professions. Depending on professional requirements, you must acquire
complementary skills to be effective.
Remember
the adage, ‘a Ferrari never wins any race while it is in the garage’. Similarly,
the knowledge that one possesses and the skills that one acquires, govern ones
potential. However, productivity depends
on how positive ones attitude is. It is said,, “Ability is what one is capable
of doing and Attitude determines how
well one does it”.
Success is transforming
Potential to Performance through Attitude
Right Attitude + Appropriate Knowledge + Necessary Skills = Complete Success Triangle
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