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to get better one hell of a lot from an experience. Some of us exhausting—it is quite challenging to predict exactly what will
have a thin pipe and hence we learn very little from the same be relevant in the future and learn that in advance. I prefer the
experience. When it comes to careers most of us focus on the simpler approach of developing a model so that when I get to
experience aspect; I have worked in Sales till now, let me get the future, my GBM is capable of learning and adapting to
some marketing experience or I have worked in MNCs only, let what is required at that time.
me now work in Indian companies, etc. We focus on changing In a simple way, this is saying that more than acquiring just
the experience. Instead, my belief is if we focus on changing the content and the knowledge to succeed, it is important to
the quality of our GBM, if we focus on increasing the thickness build the learning capability to succeed. This capability to get
of our pipe, then we will be successful whatever the experience better continuously, to learn from whatever we do is the
we have. ultimate antidote to the fragility in careers.
This insight is particularly valuable in today’s VUCA
(volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) world which
creates fragile careers, where there is continuous change,
which needs newer skills and capabilities. The response of Chandramouli Venkatesan is the
people often is to think about continuous re-skilling. Somebody Author of the books Catalyst & Get
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course. Somebody thinks sustainability and pollution control be contacted on Twitter @vcmouli11
and Linkedin @Chandramouli
are the future, so let me learn that. That is a good approach, Venkatesan
and I do think we must continuously learn new things as the
world around us changes. But I also think that can be

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