The Hindu Business Line : Monday, December 08, 2008

THE NEW MANAGER

INSIGHT: Commercialising creativity
Creativity has some pretty simple logic behind it. Everyone has something to say!” Those were the exact words I screamed out 18 years ago in the bathroom of a small advertising agency in Ballard Estate, Mumbai. As I looked at the face ...

HUMAN RESOURCES: HR’s new agenda
Reflections on what HR needs to do in a world that’s changing rapidly. It was around 8 a.m. on Friday, November 28 this year, and the organisers of the 12th National HRD Network’s conference in Chennai were besieged by phone calls ...

HUMAN RESOURCES: A look at changing worker expectations
Two ongoing studies throw new light on workforce expectations and industry-academia collaboration. When it comes to choosing an employer, each generation has its unique requirements and distinct career expectations. Two research studies ...

MANAGEMENT: The shape of things to come
In a free sourcing ecosystem, specialised businesses could come together in flexible configurations to produce and distribute goods and services. The first wave of outsourcing was enabled by major trends such as the rapid advances in information ...

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS: Quality function deployment
Quality Function Deployment, better known universally as QFD, is an important tool used primarily in the manufacturing sector. QFD and the techniques associated with its implementation were first developed around 25 years ...

BOOKS: Leaders need a personal learning strategy
Intellect, breeding, beauty — none of these things has much to do with whether or not you develop as a leader, declares Robert J. Thomas in Crucibles of Leadership: How to learn from experience to become a great leader ( ...

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