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Page 1: Bridging the 'Mindset' Gap

Aniisu K Verghese Internal Communications Leader, Author, Trainer and Career Coach

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Bangalore, Nov 2, 2012

Bridging the „mindset‟ gap

- it begins with YOU

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Internal Communications – Insights, Practices and

Models (Sage Publications, 2012)

India‟s and Asia‟s first book on internal

communications

Addresses skills and communications that

leaders, communicators, academicians and

students can benefit from.

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Future perfect? India will add 110m people to

global workforce by 2020 (Goldman Sachs, 2010)

73 million workers are needed by 2015 i.e. 50% more than today in the automobile and electronic sector (McKinsey, 2010)

About 70 million more people have to be imparted skills as the country aims at increasing the percentage of workforce with formal skills through vocational education and training from 12 per cent to 25 per cent at the end of the Twelfth Plan.

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Reality Check Only one in four engineering

graduate in India is employable,

based on technical skills, English

fluency, and teamwork and

presentation skills (New York Times)

OECD-conducted PISA (Programme

for International Student Assessment)

of 15 year school children had Indian

students scoring second from the

bottom, only ahead of Kyrgyzstan,

among half a million students from 73

countries.

2012 QS (Quacquarelli Symonds)

World University rankings include none

of Indian universities or institutes

among world's top 200. China has

seven in the top 200 list.

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Gaining skills is possible….changing

mindset is tougher Learning by rote

Culture tuned to job security. Risk averse

„Someone‟ else is in charge of my life and career. „Jugaad‟ mindset.

Competition is overrated. You ONLY compete with yourself

Running after the next big „trend‟

Hierarchy prevents open dialogue

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What is expected of you Challenge the status quo, ask your questions

Be relevant

Lead with a point of view

Know what you want

Think solutions, not problems

Be consensus oriented and collaborative

Don‟t just give ideas. Recommend practical solutions that

work

Ask for help and accept feedback

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Think for yourself

“Ability to think critically, creatively,

innovatively and analytically, ability to apply

knowledge and understanding to new and

different problems, critical thinking skills, skills to

organize and interpret data and information,

ability to think in time-to forecast, to think

ahead, and to plan and finally the ability to

separate number, quantity, quality and

values.”

- I Padmini (researcher, 2012)

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References Industry – Academia Convergence “Bridging the Skill Gap”

http://www.ficci-hen.com/Knowledge_Paper_Industry___Academia_Convergence_Bridging_t%85.pdf

India will add 110m people to global workforce by 2020: Study

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/84443/india-add-110m-people-global.html

Why India has become a living tragedy of self-delusion

http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-10-25/news/34730781_1_comments-myths-india

'Education, skill development top priority of 12th Plan'

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/education-skill-development-top-priority-of-12th-plan/279337-3.html

Education Vs Employability- the Need to Bridge the Skills Gap among the Engineering and Management Graduates in Andhra Pradesh

http://www.ijmbs.com/23/ipadmini.pdf