The Hindu Business Line : Monday, August 20, 2007

Writing with a purpose
All professional communication has a purpose. The absolutely vital key to good communication is a clear understanding of the purpose. It should be stated in terms of a reaction, the effect one wants to produce on the reader or listener, which is ... More

FINANCIAL MARKETS
Stock market woes
Why the global financial markets are in free fall. More

INTERVIEW
A SWOT analysis of Indian innovation
Emphasis on low-cost production and poor infrastructure, the twin threats to growth. More

PEOPLE
‘Connect with the lower rungs’
In the early 80s, when one passed out from any of the Army schools, one expected to become a young Officer. But, to become an Officer, you had to be trained to be a soldier by a Subedar or a Hawaldar. In the mid-nineties, successful ... More

BOOKS
For a successful transition
Expatriate managers need twice the amount of time for the transition phase as managers who take a new leadership role within their home countries, writes Peter Fischer in The New Boss: How to Survive the First 100 Days ( More

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