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General Management
There are many nuances of a Career in General Management. For me understanding Why I want to choose a Career in General Management is phenomenally more important than figuring out How to get into General Management. While I was searching for reliable information about a Career in General Management, I came across this amazing page: https://www.lifepage.in/careers/general-management-1
Prakash Joshi’s professional point of view!
Prakash Joshi invested 38 years & 7 months in General Management. Prakash Joshi has worked in General Management as CEO in Ramada, Dehradun. In Prakash Joshi’s own words, this is how Prakash Joshi got into General Management: “I have done BA from DAV PG College. I started my career in hospitality with Taj Mahal, New Delhi. I have worked at Hotel Madhuban for 14 years and at Surbhi Palace Hotel for 19 years. I am working at Ramada, Dehradun as CEO.” I wanted to know more about Prakash Joshi and found this profile: https://www.lifepage.in/page/prakashjoshi
Career Video on General Management
In a video, Prakash Joshi has talked about various aspects of a Career in General Management. Prakash Joshi started by explaining General Management as: “General management usually involves overseeing most or all of the firm’s marketing and sales functions as well as the day-to-day operations of the business. A general manager is an executive who has overall responsibility for managing both the revenue and cost elements of a company’s income statement.” It was a very interesting video and I enjoyed watching it.
In this video Education was discussed as theoretical topics needed to excel at General Management, and not as Qualifications needed to enter General Management. Prakash Joshi touches upon these in the Education section of the Video:
- Hygiene
- Operations
- Market Strategies
This Career demands specific Skills which only an experienced professional can lay out.
Prakash Joshi then explains why these Skills are essential for a Career in General Management:
- Leadership
- Communication
- Team-Player
- Determination & Passion
- Patience
- Decision Making
There are great positives of this Career.
Prakash Joshi believes that the following are some of the Positives of a Career in General Management:
- Social Affairs
- Recognition & Respect
- Monetary Potential
- Self-Satisfaction
There are a few Challenges in this Career which one needs to be cognizant of.
And, Prakash Joshi believes that one needs to prepare for following Challenges of a Career in General Management:
- Competition
- Consistency Of Standards
- Constant R & D
- High Standard Of Living
In the final section of the video Prakash Joshi talks about How a day goes in a Career in General Management. This video is by far the best video on a Career in General Management, that I have ever come across. To see the full Talk, one needs to install the LifePage Career Talks App. Here is a direct deep link of the Video: https://lifepage.app.link/20170816-0002
Career Counseling 2.0
Having gained so much from a professional perspective on a Career in General Management, I wanted to learn about other Careers on LifePage. LifePage can help you find your Career Objective. LifePage is the world’s most evolved Career Platform. You can use LifePage to find your Career Objective. LifePage also offers the most comprehensive Career Planning process. You can use LifePage to explore more than a thousand Career Options. LifePage has the most exhaustive Career List. It is truly Career Counseling 2.0 LifePage is Career Counseling 2.0 – while most platforms continue to use age old psychometric tests to identify hidden skills and interests of individuals. LifePage has turned the tables completely with an Awareness based approach. Read about them on: https://www.lifepage.in
