Prof. Vijay Govindarajan, Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth. — S.S. Kumar
‘Paradigm-shifting innovation is what we need'
Core beliefs are tested only under trying circumstances: Prof Vijay Govindarajan »
The fifth column
With enough external challenges, why create any more within? »
Are women better at sales? Amen, say readers
Some readers point out that generalisation is not appropriate, but most say that some attributes make women better suited for sales roles. Some edited responses:»
Realistic Promises
A manager's lexicon
We continue to ponder over what managers possibly mean when they say…He is too crucial to our team: This is a powerful statement that seemingly conveys the criticality of a... »
Should ‘unofficial' smoking areas be allowed?
In several organisations, there are unofficial smoking zones despite the ban on smoking in workplaces. In many, ironically, these zones also display the ‘No Smoking Area – Smoking here is an offen... »
Head honcho's kin as head hunter? Doesn't matter!
Most responses to our question on ‘Head honcho's kin as head hunter?' have this underlining thought: “It doesn't matter who the head hunter is, as long as the job is done professionally.” So... »
A manager's lexicon
A tongue-in-cheek look at what modern day managers really mean when they say certain things. Well, at least most of them!We repose great confidence in your abilities: You w... »
Pushing the pedal on profitability
Presenting to the board of ICICI Prudential Life Insurance recently, Judhajit Das, Chief of Human Resources, explained what had transpired in insurance since it was opened up to private pl... »
Exploring consciousness for true collaboration
In Western thought, people tend to think of collaboration as one between two entities based on individual brains and consciousness. When you look at it with Eastern principles in mind, this... »
Conscious capitalism and the larger purpose
Conscious capitalism, by that name, is a relatively new concept. It's starting to get recognition and we possibly see a little more of it in India. »
Renunciation is key to excellence
Renunciation is key to achieving excellence in life as well as business; and to emerge as a true leader, one has to withdraw from ‘self' and move on to serve ‘others', said Prof. Debash... »
A manager's lexicon
We continue to analyse with interest some more elements from the modern day manager's vocabulary. Some day these words will, hopefully, stand for what the manager uttering them reall... »
Workplace resolutions for 2012
Spread the joy
I resolve to make this place a happy and joyous one for my team. As happiness of an individual in the workplace is the most vital factor for delivering the best goods, I w... »Removing supply ‘constraints' at TACSA
Tata Automobile Corporation South Africa Pty Ltd (TACSA) distributes commercial vehicles above 3.5 tonnes from the Tata stable in South Africa and the neighbouring countries through 43 dea... »
HR transformation floods Mother Dairy
With determination and pride we will continue to serve our farmers, rural India and our consumers. Our values reflect who we are and what we firmly believe in. Thus reads... »
What's your workplace resolution?
Hiring Vision 2012 — a tough call
ISB: Future-ready @ 10
The hunt is on, ‘for those who do'
Does public criticism work at work?
A knotty issue
‘A leader's job is to get people going'
Needed: ‘Action tanks', not ‘think tanks'
Do women make better sales people?
In conversation with The New Manager, Mr Judhajit Das of ICICI Prudential Life Insurance notes that 15 per cent of the field sales force in his company comprises women. He adds, “Women make... »
Business coaching — the next beckoning!
As we wound down our coaching engagement, I could sense some hesitation in my coachee. I asked him if there was anything else he wanted to discuss. “I don't suppose… of course not,” I hear... »
Brain science and principles of Hinduism
In 2007, HR magazine highlighted the fact that the 21st century is likely to be the age of collaboration because many of today's problems are complex, often demanding cross-disciplinary exp... »
Framing a principle-based global economy
The purpose of EABIS (European Academy of Business in Society), which has over 140 members and is an association of over 80 business schools worldwide, is to improve education and research... »
Business and virtue go together
Theodore Roosevelt Malloch, Research Professor, Yale University; CEO, The Roosevelt Group; and author of Doing Virtuous Business, is a champion of spiritual capitalism. Having... »
Don't blame people, blame the culture
In the chain of testing for recruitment, key things one looks at are: behaviour, skills, personality, beliefs and values. The last one, which is as critical as any, is often forgotten. »
Head honcho's kin as head hunter?
There's nothing new with the head honcho's better half, close friend, or even sibling head hunting for the organisation. The examples are many.One school of thought believes this works well,... »
Why Theory of Constraints?
‘The way supply chains are run, one has to forecast future demand in a large span of time. While people have built their careers on forecasting, the problem is that forecasts are never accurate.... »
‘Win respect with the value you add'
Ask her how the global cross cultural integration has been done at Piramal Healthcare, and the answer is, “A lot of flying.” She adds, “Ultimately, relationships amongst people happen through f... »
Readers say ‘no' to public criticism at work
Last week, we asked you if public criticism works at work, with the specific case of a sales company, where public criticism had improved overall productivity but affected motivation. A majority of... »
A manager's lexicon
Game on!
A manager's lexicon
A knotty issue
Was Harvard right?
People processes on plantations
‘Bring out your hidden dimensions'
Primary market: Games companies play
SEBI has discovered that the money raised through IPOs flowed mostly into accounts of stock market intermediaries, through many layered transactions. Two of the companies, RDB Rasayans and Onelife Capital resorted to applying for their own offers through ‘benami' or fictitious applications in the retail category. »
‘Paradigm-shifting innovation is what we need'
Business coaching — the next beckoning!
A manager's lexicon
Brain science and principles of Hinduism
Are women better at sales? Amen, say readers
Should ‘unofficial' smoking areas be allowed?
Do women make better sales people?
HR transformation floods Mother Dairy
A manager's lexicon
Head honcho's kin as head hunter? Doesn't matter!
Why Chidambaram was dragged into 2G case…
For Piramal, good use of cash with exit option via Vodafone IPO
CA Institute finds former CFO of Satyam guilty of misconduct