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SKILL SETS OF IRSE OFFICERS

RELEVANT TO CORPORATE WORLD

Abhay Kumar Mishra, IRSE (VR),COO (Spl Proj) , Emaar MGF Land Ltd

A skill is broadly defined as An ability and capacity acquired through deliberate, systematic, and sustained

effort to smoothly and adaptively carryout complex activities or job functions involving ideas cognitive skills),

(things (technical skills), and/or people interpersonal skills.

Competent business and public service leaders who are skill equipped and prepared to run global

organizations are in short supply and are in demand as never before. Skills to prepare todays managersfor

future leadership roles cannot be left to chance. Coursework and training are not enough in this complex

corporate world of uncertainty. Organizations in order to impart the relevant skills must create systems and

processes that enable managers to learn leadership from experience. They must provide them with a clear

sense of what needs to be learned, surround them with people who support their efforts to develop

themselves, and promote effective developmental practices, such as reflection, dialogue, intentional goal

setting and feedback.

A research-based, time-tested guideline for developing managers proposes engaging them with three clusters

of experience, using a 70-20-10ratio:

Challenging assignments (70%)

Developmental relationships (20%)

Coursework and training (10%).

IRSE, on retro reflection fits the bill through its extensive classroom learning schedules, onsite training

and above all putting in situations which are unprecedented in nature. Following aspect of the career

training which gets imparted during the tenure are pertinent to prevailing Corporate work ethics and

culture.

The Show must Go On-Regardless of what happens the wheel never stops is the

Motto of the job in IRSE .

Born Go getters - Its passion, drive and motivation which is cultivated early in the

career in IRSE. Go-getters are passionate about what they do. People who can think of


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the next actionable task and are able to be specific about it, are the ones who will get to

it and deal with it. It is a skill very relevant and scarce in Corporates today.

Planning & Organizing : As a master planner and developer of railways IRSE

officers develop this skill set without any efforts.It is one of sought after skill required incorporate world.

Crisis Management -Crisis management and disaster management in the context of

the railways would focus accident on minimising the loss of life and reduction in

disruption in the operation of the Railways. In the context of Corporates crisis

management is the process by which an organization deals with a major event that

threatens to harm an organization or its stake holders. The enormity of the frequent

crisis situations in railway careers prepares one with the effective tools of methodical

and uninhibited thinking , ability to maintain composure in the situation of gravest

uncertainty with an eye on the finding ways and restoring the normalcy at the earliest are

biggest lessons for todays managers.

Man ManagementEach officer right from the beginning of the career is expected

to manage a army of men , several times senior in experience and age . This helps

them in imbibing at an early age the skills of :

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Handling difficult people

- Resolving conflict within the team.

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Organizing work.

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Creating and sustaining a positive mental attitude.

In the Corporate world the chain of events that leads to strong and sustained business

results starts with great managers, and the defining contribution of great managers is that

they boost the engagement levels of the people who work for them and manage them

efficiently.

Multi culture sensitivity and awareness In the entire career in the IRSE an

officer is exposed to various Geographies, cultures and systems .and expected to

assimilate the work culture sensitivities of different people and yet hit the ground

running. This inculcates a lot of tolerance and flexibility and the ability to get the best


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out of people and manage to utilize the complimentary skill sets of different people to

deliver the best results.

Multi tasking Multitasker , a person who is able to perform many jobs

simultaneously, is a preferred profile for many professional sectors and corporates.The skill is more relevant in the post recession period where the people who can

contribute to more than one Project/Teams are in great demand. IRSE by virtue of

enormity of the network and tasks its catering to , enable its officers to practice this

virtue right from the beginning of ones career .

Dealing with GovernmentWorking through the maze of systems and approvals

which forms the very essential and ever pervading cob web of regulations enables and

IRSE officer to understand, prioritize and learn to align the interest of the

Organization with the work in hand, a skill which is not taught in any Business school

but is a very important and desired skill in the business world.

Above is not an exhaustive list but shows that after joining IRSE services officers

develop number of skills which are useful within railways and in the corporate world.

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