Does Merit and Scorecard help in Achieving Corporate Goals?

Getting good marks is quite essential, but is it the only determinant for achieving corporate success. Merit has always been a strong determinant of a successful career but lately the scenario has changed. With a genuine rise in pass percentage, we have seen more of 95+ scoring students than ever before. With such stiff competition a decent score sheet alone does not do wonders. One needs to be a sharp performer coupled with being a well-groomed individual in order to create a niche for oneself in the present cosmopolitan society.
When you walk into an organization today you need to look and sound very confident. For that you need to come out of our shell and fit comfortably into the corporate world. So it becomes all the more essential that you are well tuned and polished on the lines of professional ethics, mannerisms, public speaking, giving presentations in style and confidently. Moreover one needs to have the right kind of body language and knowing how to present and package one’s thoughts in public. This in turn would enable the individual to stand out in the crowd.

Having said this, I feel there is a dire need to evolve our educational system and add such imperative skills in the course curriculum. The design of such a program should encompass basic elements that would train students and young professionals to be able to fit well into the corporate world. It is therefore not just personality development that needs to be addressed alone. A holistic development of individual in both personal and professional matters needs to be emphasized in such programs. One needs to be a good manager at a persona level managing his home and domestic front confidently and with great ease which then translates into professional success. So when we are talking about such enhancement programs we are just not touching upon some basic components but are looking at a whole gamut of skills that would broaden the students’ horizons and pave way for better opportunities and a brighter tomorrow.