The Hindu Business Line : Monday, November 20, 2006

READING ROOM
Mentors don't announce themselves or advertise
How is mentoring different from executive coaching? Should the mentor and the protégé meet often? What is the measure of effectiveness of mentoring? Does the mentor have to be in the same profession? These are only some of the questions that ... More

FOR THE ASKING
An MBA with an education loan
I am an executive in a private company in Mumbai. I completed my MBA only this year, for which I took an education loan of about Rs 1,80,000. Now every month I pay an EMI of Rs 7,000 from the date I started my job. Do I get any tax rebate for ... More

SWATI CA
Can IT sector do without unions?
Story so far: The city police finds that it has to tackle a new problem: Prank e-mails from students addressed to top leaders. Narendra, ACP, thinks of approaching the issue through education, to prevent young people from becoming ... More

RACY CASES
Deconstructing the market, One wave at a time
Shanky and Harry were lying on the beach under sun-umbrellas. The salty tang of the sea breeze was most refreshing after the smoke and dust of the city that they had left behind for the weekend. Harry was absorbed in a book while Shanky lazily ... More

STICKLISH ISSUES
Counter-bid for Corus
Blog at: http://SticklishIssues.blogspot.com

The financial inclusion project
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BILL OF HEALTH
Happiness should be the natural state
To live positively, here's help from Edward de Bono: H+ (Plus). The book, published by Vermilion (www.randomhouse.co.uk), is about what may be `a new religion', comprising happiness, humour, help, hope and health. "The emphasis is ... More

AT YOUR SERVICE
Manpower recruitment
I provide software technical services to big companies by sending technical people to client companies on sub-contract basis. Till last year, I have not paid any service tax as it was exempted. I don't know whether it is applicable this year ... More

60 SECONDS CHIEF!
Look beyond the obvious
Mr Raghuram Devalla is Vice-President (Technology) of Ramco Systems. He did his BE from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, and MS from Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California. His professional ... More

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