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Stilettos in the Newsroom – a Talent Perspective

April 24, 2010 General

Rashmi Kumar a journalist with Business India penned ‘Stilettos in the Newsroom ‘. She shares the journey of a talent as a fresh journalist come a full circle. Her book reveals the learning stages which resonates with every careerist .It starts with protagonist’s slip ups and proceed on to make many more. In our career [...]

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Brands open to atypical partnerships for Eco System marketing

April 17, 2010 General

Chief executive agro business, ITC also talks about version 3.0. But it’s not about the trajectory when it comes to evolution of the consumers, but the business model – it’s e-choupal 3.0, the next phase of ITC’s foray into the hinterland. But it’s not just from ITC who’s excited about turning a new page in [...]

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A tribute to Dr. C.K. Prahalad

April 17, 2010 General

Thornton Wilder expressed that “The highest tribute is not grief but gratitude.”  True to his word , the footprints of a great man , Dr. C.K Prahald will remain in every mind that thinks ahead of its time. It was his ideas and words that made him one of the greatest thinkers of our time. [...]

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Empathy , a Winning Factor

April 16, 2010 General

A legendary statement  ‘Let them have cakes’ instigates a revolution , is a classic example of a situation of what hapens when the top management looses the sight of the following levels. The power of empathy brings peers along, but becomes a deciding factor for a leader ‘s sustainablity. A recent research at Kellogg school [...]

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REMMY awards

April 13, 2010 General

The REMMY jury panel had their work cut out for them as an array of entries faced them – each more innovative and persuasive than the other. Wondering what were the set of metrics that the judges took into consideration while evaluating the nominees? After all, the past year wasn’t an easy one for recruitment [...]

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Understanding the global economic scenario and its impact on Human Resource

April 12, 2010 General

  The Indian Human Resource Convention 2010 was held on 12 April 2010 at, Pune. This event was very successfully arranged by The Human Excellence Network and Tackyon IT Consulting Private Limited. It focused on Human Resource Excellence in current economic scenario. Here we share the learning and understanding from the session on ‘Understanding the [...]

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Effective boards do the difficult things well

April 7, 2010 General

There is much discussion on corporate governance these days. Especially after Satyam, Industry associations have had important committees report on the characteristics of effective company boards. Much of the discussion has focused on the procedural aspect and spelt out quite finely what size, composition and structure an effective board should have. The issues discussed are [...]

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Eco System marketing

April 7, 2010 General

Like any other marketer, ITC also talks about version 3.0. But it’s not about the trajectory when it comes to evolution of the consumers, but the business model – it’s echoupal 3.0, the next phase of ITC’s foray into the hinterland. But it’s not just from ITC who’s excited about turning a new page in [...]

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Companies must add value to performance

March 19, 2010 General

With the job market reviving, retention of talent is once again back on the priority list of companies. The question — how do you make sure that your critical talent that is walking out of the door today afternoon returns tomorrow morning is becoming a common agenda of board meetings once again. The answer to [...]

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Language and Comprehension

March 17, 2010 General

The most universal survey research problem in foreign countries is the language barrier. Differences in idioms and the difficulty of exact translation create problems in eliciting information desired and in interpreting the respondents’ answers. Types of scales appropriate in some cultures, such as reverse worded items, are problematic in other cultures. Equivalent concepts may not [...]

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