General Management
Prakash Joshi | CEO | Ramada, DehradunWhat is General Management?
You may be curious about a Career in General Management. Unfortunately, it is very difficult to find information about What General Management actually is. Most pages on the internet just talk about How to get into General Management. Just like you would normally not trust a non Doctor with names of medicines, you should also not trust opinions about General Management from non professionals.
CEO Prakash Joshi has worked in General Management for 38 years & 7 months. CEO Prakash Joshi defines General Management as:
General management usually involves overseeing most or all of the firm's marketing and sales functions as well as the day-to-day operations of the business. A general manager is an executive who has overall responsibility for managing both the revenue and cost elements of a company's income statement.
How CEO Prakash Joshi got into General Management?
I have done BA from DAV PG College. I started my career in hospitality with Taj Mahal, New Delhi. I have worked at Hotel Madhuban for 14 years and at Surbhi Palace Hotel for 19 years. I am working at Ramada, Dehradun as CEO.
CEO Prakash Joshi's Talk on General Management |
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Starts with what is: | |
1) | General Management |
Next, it covers Education. This Talk is unique because it talks about Education in terms of things which can be learnt from books, to excel at a Career in General Management and not as a list of Qualifications, which one needs to get into General Management. It details these topics within Education for General Management: | |
2) | Hygiene |
3) | Operations |
4) | Market Strategies |
Then, the Talk focuses on the most important component that is Skills. Skills are the most important factor determining success in a General Management. It details these topics within Skills for General Management: | |
5) | Leadership |
6) | Communication |
7) | Decision Making |
8) | Team-Player |
9) | Determination & Passion |
10) | Patience |
Positives of General Management are quite interesting. This Talk explains these Positives of General Management: | |
11) | Social Affairs |
12) | Recognition & Respect |
13) | Monetary Potential |
14) | Self-Satisfaction |
Challenges are the other side of Positives and General Management is no exception: | |
15) | Competition |
16) | Consistency Of Standards |
17) | Constant R & D |
18) | High Standard Of Living |
In the final section of the Talk, Prakash Joshi talks about How a day goes in a Career in: | |
19) | General Management |
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Links for this Talk
LifePage Career Talk on General Management

[Career]
https://www.lifepage.in/careers/general-management-1

[Full Talk]
https://lifepage.app.link/20170816-0002

[Trailer]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBo8inUjOv0
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