THE SELF
Attitude.
The Difference
Changing our attitude
towards working is
the little big thing that
Graduates need to know.
I
was recently invited to
a fund raising dinner at
Oxford. On my table sat
Vinay Trivedi, a graduate with
a fi rst-class in Mathematics
from Manchester (University
of, not the other one!). He had
risen to become a junior Partner
within two years at WeComeOne
Consultancy, a specialist in
graduate leadership training. On
the surface, Vinay appears much
older than he actually is, with a
calm presence, and a receding
hairline. He spoke with gentle
authority, something that only
experience can build. After
“
his initial stutter, Vinay began
Attitude is a
to tell me why he has excelled
so rapidly in comparison to
his peers. “Attitude, pure and
little thing that
simple”, was his candid response
to my question.
makes a big
“I’ve been in the game of
coaching graduates for many
large clients in various sectors.
difference
There is a theme that runs right
the way across every sector, it’s
a negative one; graduates boast
-WINSTON CHURCHILL
”
qualifi cations but often lack
attitude”, says Vinay.
It’s attitude; it’s that X-factor
that’s missing in so many bright
young people coming out of our
universities. It’s clear that our
education system is ill-equipped
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