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Mr R. Shekar, Prinicipal Consultant, Goldratt India (right), and Fr P. Christie, Director, LIBA, at the inauguration of a BL Club meeting in Chennai.

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Chennai March 5 "Assess your current life situation and apportion your energies and reserves to better face each challenge as it comes, thus positioning yourself with a stronger chance to prevail in the competitive world," Mr R. Shekar, Principal Consultant, Goldratt India, told the students of Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA) here, drawing reference to the Stockdale Paradox — a term coined by Jim Collins in his business classic, Good to Great.

Talking on `Accelerating career growth' under the BL Club lecture series, he said, "You are in a tomorrow-oriented market. You are competing with the world, where thought capital is the key to success. The world is going to expect the best out of you."

Stressing the need for thought capital, he said, nations are defined by their knowledge and competitiveness. Academic brilliance is essential. And as knowledge is fungible, one has to keep updating it. "Keep learning all the time. Keep improving your capabilities and align them to the market needs to be successful in your career," Mr Shekar said.

The world does not want amateurs anymore, and students have to be industry-ready. As relentless commoditisation leads to a situation where uniqueness is copied overnight, one has to keep oneself abreast of what's happening around him and keep upgrading himself to accelerate his career growth, he pointed out.

Fr P. Christie, Director, LIBA, said one has to read a lot. "Reading books is the best way to upgrade oneself," he emphasised.

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