The Hindu Business Line : Monday, November 03, 2008

THE NEW MANAGER

ENTREPRENEURSHIP: The importance of ‘now’
For an entrepreneur, the right time to start a business is always ‘now’. Timing the market” is a phrase I have come to dislike immensely. Much like telling a naïve friend how to do well in the stock market — ...

EDUCATION: ‘Class of 2009’ think zhara hatke!
As the placements season looms, some thoughts on expectations in changed times. Do any of you remember the recent Virgin mobile commercial? Let me refresh your memory. A pretty young thing is talking to her parents and telling them that boys put ...

BOOKS: Women, the safer managerial material
It may take ages for the discrimination against women in Indian organisations to end, rues Sujoya Basu in Gender Stereotypes in Corporate India: A Glimpse ( www.sagepublications.com). ...

MANAGEMENT: Leaders bring energy to work
Leadership is about leading and driving change fearlessly. One develops these qualities if he or she is not concerned about personal benefit from change, but is instead driven by the desire to ensure that the change benefits a larger section ...

MANAGEMENT: In praise of the ‘karma yogi’
With the present economic slowdown, it is apparent that top managers and executives are under considerable stress and yet have to drive their teams towards greater efficiencies with cost-effective operating models. But how are they to achieve ...

MANAGEMENT: Keep it simple
Simplicity and clarity are key to effective cross-cultural communication. Recently, a manager I know wrote to an American client: “The agreement is attached for your perusal and signature. Quality is sustainable only when you have a ...

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