I observed this sign or banner outside the office of a reputed IT outsourcing company in Bangalore, which says “We Are Hiring. Walk In and Meet HR”. It was a funny but interesting thing to be done by the company. Hence I thought it would be worth while to ponder over the significance of this [...]
March 22nd, 2010
10 Pointers to Remember While Switching Jobs
Now that the dark times are recession are fading away, and the job market is opening back with new opportunities. The job switch seems to be the order of the season, so in line with the season these are my 10 pointers which one should ensure while switching jobs. Always make sure that you have [...]
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November 3rd, 2009
Why the CEOs are Millionares at Your Expense
One of the ethical dilemmas between shareholders and management, I have come across is with a speech from the movie “The Wall Street” given by a character called Gordon Gekko. I am quoting the speech verbatim to set the context of my take on it- Gekko: Well, I appreciate the opportunity you’re giving me, Mr. [...]
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April 14th, 2009
Enthusiasm in Organizations
I came across this statement – “If you are not fired with enthusiasm, then you would be fired with enthusiasm” quite a significant statement and very relevant in the current environment. What I think of here is going more to the core of the statement. The link between firing and enthusiasm, firing is an action [...]
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April 14th, 2009
Organizational IT in Downturn
Considering the current economic scenario & downturn, the first and foremost thing about the organization strategy which needs to be observed is, the primary impact of the downturn has resulted into a credit crunch situation. This essentially means that the cost of capital for an organization has gone higher and it also means that the [...]
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