Archive for the ‘Graduates’ Category

All work, no play makes Jack a dull boy!

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

Working at RB, you will always come across several occasions where the work demands much more than the regular 9-5 day. We work hard and RB is no cakewalk. The RB structure is lean and non-hierachial, encouraging managers and team members alike to be innovative, entrepreneurial and take ownership in everything they do, whether that [...]

Learning the Ropes!

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

I know I know…I’m no more the management trainee! *yawn* But I still can’t get over the amazing time I had as one at Reckitt Benckiser and how it helped me evolve as an Assistant Brand Manager today! Let me take you to a trip down memory lane… the time when you first stepped into [...]

RB Training Toolkit

Monday, November 7th, 2011

The 2 differentiating factors that drive RB’s success are our brands and our people. We spend 80% of our time and efforts on 20% of our portfolio, because that 20% accounts for 80% of our business (Pareto principle). I can talk about our global Powerbrands until I go blue in the face, but rather, I’d [...]

Getting the Hands Dirty!!

Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

“Congratulations! You have been selected as Management Trainee for the year ……..” Finally!! After 18 years of education and some corporate experience, I was all set to become a ‘Management’ Trainee. I chalked a simple yet beautiful plan on how I am going to spend my days: Go to the office, get day’s work aligned [...]

All in a day… Managing complexity, GM and profit

Thursday, October 27th, 2011

Sitting in the Scientific Services Group (SSG) , which is part of RB’s Research and Development (R&D) department, your work has a huge impact on the profitability of a really exciting region! Your ability to affect profitability can happen in much shorter timeframes than in category development as this department focuses on new product developments [...]