Amit Agrawal, Founder and Chairman, Times and Trends Academy (TTA) – Building Careers & Building Nation, is one of the most sought-out Life, Business and Career Coach in the Corporate Industry. Amit Agrawal is also the former Director of INIFD Deccan.
Amit Agrawal is a prominent educationalist in the industry. He is in the industry for more than 15 years and has helped thousands of students and professionals to grow. He holds a reputation in the industry for facilitating students; executives and entrepreneurs learn Branding, Marketing, Finance, Sales, Leadership, Delivery, and Management. Amit Agrawal’s rich experience in driving the business has helped many companies turn their tables, and achieve a state of profitability.
Amit Agrawal also has few ventures under his name, and one of which is into online education. He has changed the dynamics of the traditional education system by implementing e-learning system. Amit Agrawal, also a sports enthusiast, has been a National-level Basketball player in the past. He has also been an official writer for Times of India and Indian Express.
Amit is currently super active in the educational sector and other business ventures. His expertise is valued amongst students and professionals, and his vision of building the nation is lived by many others as well.
Amit Agrawal, Chairman and Founder, Times and Trends Academy (TTA), has proved his mettle in the past. He has been conferred on various awards. He as a former director has brought laurels to INIFD Deccan in past. The Institute also got covered in the media for a variety of good reasons under his leadership. Let us look at those:
Mrs. Rashmi Agrawal has done Masters along with Business and Management Program from Goldman Sachs for Women Entrepreneurial Development, associated with ISB, Hyderabad.
Apart from heading Times & Trends Academy as Principal Director, she is actively involved in many educational projects and social forums. She is also the former Director at INIFD – Deccan, well-known Design School at Pune.
“Our Career Programs encourage students to develop as an individual with outstanding Technical Skills, Soft Skills, and the right Attitude. These courses introduce students to modern theories and techniques while taking into account the needs and requirements of the Corporate Industry,” adds Rashmi Agrawal.
Her persistent efforts have made Times & Trends Academy as one of the leading institutes in the educational sector in Pune for courses like Fashion, Interior and Jewellery Design. She is also known for her Image Makeover and Grooming sessions that she regularly conducts for aspirants. Her Guidance has helped aspiring graduates and youth to design a career that they dream of and become a highly paid expert.
To be in shoes of a Director of a successful brand means a lot to me. And as a successful woman, who has achieved a lot, and seasoned all phases inspires me even more.
I can call myself a leader now, but was I a leader a few years back? Well, perhaps not. I was a business owner definitely, but leadership came quite late. And I know of many such business owners who are not yet leaders. To be very honest, I was always good at decisions making. I was also good at prototyping, and placing feasible systems for Operations, Sales, Human Resource, etc. But, when it came to leading a crowd, I always took a backseat. I left the entire game of leadership on Amit, my husband, and Founder and Chairman of our decade-long successful educational venture Times and Trends Academy (TTA). Well, Amit is a natural leader, and I never really thought of me leading other people.
Now I do understand the fact that leadership is a lot about understanding your personality, traits, strengths, weaknesses, etc. It also involves understanding people who are working with you. It is about the alignment of objectives, and communicating it effectively. As a leader, you need to draw a picture for everyone and let them know how you plan to achieve the objective together. It is about invoking passion in other people.
Lately, I am busy with narrowing down suitable franchisee for our brand. But, there is a realization that has struck me. I realize that I have always been busy. I have spent my 12 years in building Times and Trends Academy (TTA) along with my husband. And then there are my personal commitments that I have to fulfil. Be it spending time with my daughters, or attending family functions, I have been busy all the time. And I have been overwhelmed most of the times because I always spent my efforts in deriving results what others expected me to. Not that this was wrong, but where was my own voice? It was lost in all the clutter. I think there are times in life where we need self-introspection.
And there were times where I was living in a state of denial. Despite having many meetings with my employees, somewhere I felt I could have won more trust from them. This continued in my early years at Times and Trends Academy (TTA). And years followed after we started Times and Trends Academy (TTA), I spent a lot of time in self-introspection. I also spent time in questioning my beliefs.
Being a Director, I have been to many places across the nation. And during this journey, I have met some amazing people. Some of these amazing people have helped me generously. And Amit has been continuously supporting me throughout the journey. And one of my greatest teachers is Times and Trends Academy (TTA). I learned very valuable lessons from here. I have understood the value of relationship building from here. And slowly, I have transformed myself into a leader. And today, I can call myself a leader without a shadow of doubt. And I have never stopped learning; I am evolving with each passing day.
There may be leaders who are just born with leadership traits, and there are some people who choose to be leaders. And leadership is a lot about commitment and choice. This means bringing best out of people without compromising on their individuality and helping to achieve the common cause of the group. And only this scenario can motivate employees to follow their leader, and achieve success. You don’t need to use fear as a tool to get work done. A good leader inspires others to work for them. And if only more number of female business owners understood the leadership in this sense, they would be able to unleash the full potential and achieve humongous success. This would make it so easier for them overcome obstacles.
If you want to derive meaning about leadership, then here is a list of questions that you can ask yourself:
Do you dream about your life goals? Do you realize whether these dreams are your own or someone has planted those in your mind?
Do you think your inner voice is lost? Are you passionate about your purpose every morning while you wake up?
Have you formed your own belief system? Do you live by them? Does your belief system attract other people to follow them? Do they have any meaning to others?
How comfortable are you in acknowledging your strengths and weaknesses? Are you good at handling uncertainty? Do you lose control when other employees have their say? Do you believe in synergy?
Can you understand your employees the way you understand yourself? Do you wish your employees to understand you or you like to be in their shoes and see their perspective as well?
Apart from the vision of the organization, do you have a vision as a leader? Do you have a plan to lead employees in achieving the short-term and long-term objectives?
Can you analyse the situation and understand where you and your team has come from, and where you plan to take them? Can you sense the gap between you and your team? If yes, can you curb it or narrow it down? Do people easily confide in you?
If any of these questions mean anything to you, then leadership makes sense to you, and with some lessons, you are ready to be one fine leader.
Amit Agrawal, Founder and Chairman, Times and Trends Academy (TTA) – Building Careers & Building Nation, is one of the most sought-out Life, Business and Career Coach in the Corporate Industry. Amit Agrawal is also the former Director of INIFD Deccan. Amit Agrawal is a prominent educationalist in the industry. He is in the industry for more than 15 years and has helped thousands of students and professionals to grow. He holds a reputation in the industry for facilitating students; executives and entrepreneurs learn Branding, Marketing, Finance, Sales, Leadership, Delivery, and Management. Amit Agrawal’s rich experience in driving the business has helped many companies turn their tables, and achieve a state of profitability.
A Bollywood dance workshop which was conducted by the famous choreographer Gilles Chuyen in Cairo on Sunday at Maidan Theatre in the Cairo Opera House saw a huge response from dance enthusiasts. According to a report in TheIndianExpress.com, the dance workshop is part of 'India by the Nile' festival which is being organised by The Embassy of India in Egypt, in collaboration with Teamwork Arts.
Gilles Chuyen, the choreographer who is trained in ballet, folk and other dance styles has worked in several projects with Shilpa Shetty, Farha Khan and Sunidhi Chauhan.
The workshop which offers a chance to experience Bollywood began on April 23 and will continue till May 7.
Less than 24 hours after journalist Shujaat Bukhari was gunned down in Lal Chowk, three young men opened fire on a police checkpost, barely 5km from the place
Police sources said the three fired indiscriminately, critically injuring head constable Habibullah. A cobbler on the road was also injured
Thousands of mourners laid Shujaat Bukhari to rest in his ancestral home town of Kreeri, 30 km from Srinagar. ... Read More
SRINAGAR: Less than 24 hours after journalist Shujaat Bukhari and his two personal security officers were gunned down in Lal Chowk area in the heart of Srinagar, motorcycle-borne terrorists struck again in the city. Three young men opened fire on a police checkpost near SMHS hospital on Friday afternoon, barely 5km from Lal Chowk, injuring two cops and two civilians.
Police sources said the three fired indiscriminately, critically injuring head constable Habibullah. A cobbler on the road was also injured.
Elsewhere, a 17-year-old youth, Viqas Ahmad Rather, was killed and two other civilians injured after security forces allegedly opened fire at stone-pelters in Pulwama.
Meanwhile, amid a heavy downpour that added to the somberness and disbelief writ large on most faces, Bukhari was laid to rest by thousands of mourners in his ancestral hometown in Baramulla, 30km from Srinagar.
Chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, former CM Omar Abdullah, state public works minister Naeem Akhtar, Congress leader Saifuddin Soz and many other politicians were among the mourners present at the funeral of the editor-inchief of Rising Kashmir.
Among the separatists, only Abdul Gani Lone, who is seen as somewhat of a dissenter within the Hurriyat, attended the funeral. But family members said Lone shared a close relationship with Bukhari's father and was there in his personal capacity.
Massive funeral processions have been common in the case of militant commanders killed in the Valley, but the outpouring of grief for a journalist and peace advocate was unprecedented. "In the recent past, even Mufti Mohammad Sayeed's funeral did not draw as many mourners," a Kreeri resident said.
One could see that the entire town and Srinagar city loved the affable man," senior journalist Bashir Manzar told TOI. "Everyone was in shock and despair." A close friend of Bukhari, Manzar said there were so many mourners that he could not even reach Bukhari's family members to express his condolences. "I just watched his father and brother from a distance. I could not even look at the blank face of Shujaat's son. It was heartbreaking," he said, his voice choking.
Unlike the funerals of militants, which reverberate with slogans in favour of Islam, Pakistan and 'azadi', Bukhari's procession was solemn and quiet, another local journalist said. "Most people were asking 'why was he killed' in whispers instead of discussing Kashmir politics at the funeral. Shujaat was buried according to full Muslim rites and all one could see was sorrow and fear," he said. Bukhari's two personal security officers who had been killed in the attack outside his office in Srinagar on Thursday were also buried on Friday. Both were wrapped in tricolor and laid to rest with full state honours.
A leader of the Sinaloa Cartel pleaded guilty in San Diego Thursday to federal drug and money laundering charges, admitting that he was responsible for moving tons of cocaine and marijuana and millions of dollars in proceeds across the U.S.-Mexico border.
Jaime Huerta-Tizoc, 41, was charged in an indictment in August of last year. He was arrested Dec. 15 at the San Ysidro Port of Entry as he tried to enter the United States.
“Any day a Sinaloa Cartel leader is no longer free to bring ton quantities of life-crushing drugs to our communities is a good day,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Alana W. Robinson. “As long as people are dying from overdoses and lives are being destroyed by illicit drugs, we will pursue the cartels.”
In connection with his guilty plea, Huerta-Tizoc admitted that he was a high-level leader of the Sinaloa Cartel and that his primary responsibility was transporting large quantities of drugs on behalf of the cartel for importation from Mexico into the United States.
The defendant used a fleet of tractor-trailers to transport ton-quantity levels of both cocaine and marijuana from Mexico into the United States, including Southern California.
As part of his plea agreement, Huerta-Tizoc agreed to forfeit $2 million in U.S. currency as proceeds of the conspiracy.
Sinaloa Cartel Leader Pleads Guilty to Drug, Money Laundering was last modified: February 24th, 2017 by Hoa Quach