Friday, May 15, 2009
Monday, May 11, 2009
India - I am loving it :)
Though its inspired from Mc Donald's jingle..but currently i dont want to put a creative hat on and think of a better title :)
This blog comes after a long time..not that many things have happened in my life except bcoming a consultant in dubai..and coming back to bombay which i am loving :)
bombay time is hectic...meeting up with frds ..from school , engineering, infy , mba ..life is on a roll ...touchwood i should say :)
there are parallel things going on like my consulting work which is intersting but kindda hectic :(
and then house hunt..which finally is succesful..but got to shell out a huge deposit !!!!!!.
but then its gonna b my house :)
This blog comes after a long time..not that many things have happened in my life except bcoming a consultant in dubai..and coming back to bombay which i am loving :)
bombay time is hectic...meeting up with frds ..from school , engineering, infy , mba ..life is on a roll ...touchwood i should say :)
there are parallel things going on like my consulting work which is intersting but kindda hectic :(
and then house hunt..which finally is succesful..but got to shell out a huge deposit !!!!!!.
but then its gonna b my house :)
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Finally graduated with recession
well have been waiting for this day since ages ..not that i flunked during MBA but the feeling of finally becoming an mba graduate .
convocation was in renaissance hotel and the entire evening was mesmerizing. met all old friends , though we were expecting more people to join in but unfortunately due to recession it didnt work out :( . When i talk to my old Techie frds i feel jealous n envious of them . they seem so oblivious of the world recession and here i am even with an MBA degree the danger of recession is hitting right in the face . reason ppl go for higher degrees is better life and package . but unfortunately in recession there doesnt seem to be either of them .
was reading some news article about IT companies and their CRR . seems that even with no prjs they have 1-2 yrs of the same !!!!!!!!!!! viola are the top consulting companies listening !!may be instead of firing ppl they can learn a thing or two about saving cost from the IT champs .
Thing which amazes me is even with low biling rates n high manpower compared to the consulting agencies how r these IT firms able to sustain .
not that consultants get too much salary , and for the amenities i think they are on par with IT firms . then what is it which is making these IT firms recession proof and hitting the others .
Tips to learn from IT .......?
convocation was in renaissance hotel and the entire evening was mesmerizing. met all old friends , though we were expecting more people to join in but unfortunately due to recession it didnt work out :( . When i talk to my old Techie frds i feel jealous n envious of them . they seem so oblivious of the world recession and here i am even with an MBA degree the danger of recession is hitting right in the face . reason ppl go for higher degrees is better life and package . but unfortunately in recession there doesnt seem to be either of them .
was reading some news article about IT companies and their CRR . seems that even with no prjs they have 1-2 yrs of the same !!!!!!!!!!! viola are the top consulting companies listening !!may be instead of firing ppl they can learn a thing or two about saving cost from the IT champs .
Thing which amazes me is even with low biling rates n high manpower compared to the consulting agencies how r these IT firms able to sustain .
not that consultants get too much salary , and for the amenities i think they are on par with IT firms . then what is it which is making these IT firms recession proof and hitting the others .
Tips to learn from IT .......?
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Video resumes the latest job-seeking tool.
using video resumes can be good coz it help the company cut cost .
today its the trend of technology and video conferencing . it helps an employer to save time and still make the best choice . a candidates personality can be judged easily thru that
if people are taking abt teh disadvantage of discrimination , it can happen in face 2 face resuem as well ..
so i dont thing using video resumes is a bad option
today its the trend of technology and video conferencing . it helps an employer to save time and still make the best choice . a candidates personality can be judged easily thru that
if people are taking abt teh disadvantage of discrimination , it can happen in face 2 face resuem as well ..
so i dont thing using video resumes is a bad option
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Boeing - machinists talks fail
what is it for an HR ..? a lots...even after offering a changed compensation over a period of 3 years the strike still goes on. Boeing is loosing 100 million everyday
who is to loose .?
is it the workers since boeing may now resort to severe measures ?
but getting substitute for 27000 workers isnt easy even if they try to outsource
is it the management ...that they would have to increase the benefits and in future again this problem?
is it the customers...who hve paid up a part and hose revenues would be hit?
before we start to find solutions we shd analyse why this happened...boeing has a history of troubled IR .
much has been talked in newspapers abt their HR policies and that they were not that people oriented .
what they could have done is try and build an atmosphere of employee engagement .
If salary was an issue then they should have tried to benchmarked against the industry standard
if the benefits were not appropriate according to the rising inflation they could have adjusted the same in the CCT and presented it to the striking employees.
another solution would have been a proactive management than a reactive one. when the issue surfaced they should have tried to address it then and there rather than letting it blow up into a mass scale strike
Union labors have always been tough to fight with if you do not have a strong management
one should always recognize the role of HR in such situations .
This particular incident help us acknowlegd the fact that in todays competitive world one disgruntled employee can influence others and force teh whole system to come to a standstill
And this is where HR comes in !
who is to loose .?
is it the workers since boeing may now resort to severe measures ?
but getting substitute for 27000 workers isnt easy even if they try to outsource
is it the management ...that they would have to increase the benefits and in future again this problem?
is it the customers...who hve paid up a part and hose revenues would be hit?
before we start to find solutions we shd analyse why this happened...boeing has a history of troubled IR .
much has been talked in newspapers abt their HR policies and that they were not that people oriented .
what they could have done is try and build an atmosphere of employee engagement .
If salary was an issue then they should have tried to benchmarked against the industry standard
if the benefits were not appropriate according to the rising inflation they could have adjusted the same in the CCT and presented it to the striking employees.
another solution would have been a proactive management than a reactive one. when the issue surfaced they should have tried to address it then and there rather than letting it blow up into a mass scale strike
Union labors have always been tough to fight with if you do not have a strong management
one should always recognize the role of HR in such situations .
This particular incident help us acknowlegd the fact that in todays competitive world one disgruntled employee can influence others and force teh whole system to come to a standstill
And this is where HR comes in !
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Leadership
Do leaders have some additional characteristics which make them different from common man and help them arise in situations? Many researchers have tried to identify the main features which distinguish leaders from an average individual. The spectrum of attributes collated from each leader was as vast as the seven seas of the world.
Every leader had a different story, a life which was full of ups and downs, a watershed which eventually made them emerge above the rest of the crowd. Of all these difference one thing which emerged was common. Leaders knew how to take risk and how to be positive in spite of all tribulations and adversity faced. They knew how to stand up for their decisions even when the whole world was against them. History is full of such examples. Right from the age of Copernicus when he was hanged to death for coming up with his theory about planets moving around the sun to Aung San Suu Kyi of Burma an advocate of nonviolent resistance and a prisoner of conscience.
One of her most famous speeches is the "Freedom From Fear" speech, which begins:
“It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.”
What do we learn from Aung San Suu Kyi? We learn about selfless sacrifice. We learn about leading for a cause relentlessly. We learn that leadership is not just about self goals it is also about people. It is about giving back to the society from where you came from. It is about leading by example. It is about leading for society.
Leaders can be anywhere and everywhere. A common man in today’s world is a leader in himself. Since times immemorial the world has witnessed many leaders each one different from the other. Each one giving us a different perspective on life urging us to move ahead in life and take charge.
For instance the ladies of the Chipko movement of Hilly region of Himalaya. Against the state’s deforestation policy the Chipko movement was born. Who would have thought that a bunch of uneducated village women would cause a furor in the parliament and the whole country. Who would have thought that the Prime Minister of India herself would intervene to pacify the situation. And last but not the least who would have thought that this movement would be awarded with “Right to livelihood award” also known as the alternative “Nobel Prize”. These ladies were leaders in themselves. They tried to save the environment selflessly by following Gandhi’s footsteps and in turn became leaders. This movement demonstrated that women are not powerless, there were actions and movements which would support them. It just required a spark, an instance to transform them. There is so much to learn from these women. Their wisdom, love for environment over one’s life, their tactics and their strength to face the bureaucracy. Despite all odds they persisted in their efforts and made the movement successful. And that is what leaders do face the adversity and come out of it with successfully.
These women were the leaders in themselves. This example emphasizes the point that leaders can be made due to circumstances also. These illiterate women with no political backing and financial support joined together for saving of trees. They did not even deter in front of the mafias and stood strong in spite of all pressure. Leaders can be born anytime and anywhere. It might be a small incidence which brings upon a new leader.
Leaders can be individuals or they can act as a group. Chipko movement was an example of group leadership. Let us take an example of individual leadership -
Arundhati Roy a Booker prize winner novelist turned social worker who is now synonymous with “Narmada Bachao Andolan”. A leader who donated her entire Booker prize money and royalties to the Andolan. She could have happily settled down in US and lived a comfortable life. But she chose to sacrifice all that for displaced villagers of MP and Gujarat. Her leadership skills made the world aware of the pitfalls of the dam and the misery the villagers are going through.
May be some day each one of us will be able to contribute back to the society in some way or the other. May be some day there will be millions of leaders working for the needy and then even the world wide web would fall short of space to write about them.
Most leaders have had their closest relationships with their spouses and occasionally with other family members. Take for instance Mahatma Gandhi, without the strong support of his wife the things might have been different for India. Kasturba Gandhi supported and counseled Mahatma Gandhi in times of uncertainty, helping him in difficult times and celebrating in successful times. Or look at Oprah Winfrey, without a supporting husband she might not have been able to achieve her goal of making difference to the underprivileged and the needy. Oprah herself describes her husband as her backbone on whom she finds comfort and reliability.
Leadership is about making choices. Choices between good and bad, choices between what is good for an individual compared to what is good for the society as a whole. The great leaders understand this difference and try not to fall into the trap of fame and money.
It is often said that power corrupts. It isn’t that leadership does not corrupt people. It does. The world has seen numerous instances where some of the great leaders dwindled down the path of misery just because they were not able to maintain a clean slate and fell into the fancies of good life. Take for instance Adolph Hitler. He motivated and united the Germans. He enthused will power and ambition in them to make Germany the World leader. But then his ulterior motive led to the debacle of Germany and he had to commit suicide. Not that a good life is bad, but a leader should consciously make his decisions because there are several others who are following him and who will get affected by some of his irrational decisions.
"To lead people, walk beside them ... As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence. The next best, the people honor and praise. The next, the people fear; and the next, the people hate ... When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves!"
Every leader had a different story, a life which was full of ups and downs, a watershed which eventually made them emerge above the rest of the crowd. Of all these difference one thing which emerged was common. Leaders knew how to take risk and how to be positive in spite of all tribulations and adversity faced. They knew how to stand up for their decisions even when the whole world was against them. History is full of such examples. Right from the age of Copernicus when he was hanged to death for coming up with his theory about planets moving around the sun to Aung San Suu Kyi of Burma an advocate of nonviolent resistance and a prisoner of conscience.
One of her most famous speeches is the "Freedom From Fear" speech, which begins:
“It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.”
What do we learn from Aung San Suu Kyi? We learn about selfless sacrifice. We learn about leading for a cause relentlessly. We learn that leadership is not just about self goals it is also about people. It is about giving back to the society from where you came from. It is about leading by example. It is about leading for society.
Leaders can be anywhere and everywhere. A common man in today’s world is a leader in himself. Since times immemorial the world has witnessed many leaders each one different from the other. Each one giving us a different perspective on life urging us to move ahead in life and take charge.
For instance the ladies of the Chipko movement of Hilly region of Himalaya. Against the state’s deforestation policy the Chipko movement was born. Who would have thought that a bunch of uneducated village women would cause a furor in the parliament and the whole country. Who would have thought that the Prime Minister of India herself would intervene to pacify the situation. And last but not the least who would have thought that this movement would be awarded with “Right to livelihood award” also known as the alternative “Nobel Prize”. These ladies were leaders in themselves. They tried to save the environment selflessly by following Gandhi’s footsteps and in turn became leaders. This movement demonstrated that women are not powerless, there were actions and movements which would support them. It just required a spark, an instance to transform them. There is so much to learn from these women. Their wisdom, love for environment over one’s life, their tactics and their strength to face the bureaucracy. Despite all odds they persisted in their efforts and made the movement successful. And that is what leaders do face the adversity and come out of it with successfully.
These women were the leaders in themselves. This example emphasizes the point that leaders can be made due to circumstances also. These illiterate women with no political backing and financial support joined together for saving of trees. They did not even deter in front of the mafias and stood strong in spite of all pressure. Leaders can be born anytime and anywhere. It might be a small incidence which brings upon a new leader.
Leaders can be individuals or they can act as a group. Chipko movement was an example of group leadership. Let us take an example of individual leadership -
Arundhati Roy a Booker prize winner novelist turned social worker who is now synonymous with “Narmada Bachao Andolan”. A leader who donated her entire Booker prize money and royalties to the Andolan. She could have happily settled down in US and lived a comfortable life. But she chose to sacrifice all that for displaced villagers of MP and Gujarat. Her leadership skills made the world aware of the pitfalls of the dam and the misery the villagers are going through.
May be some day each one of us will be able to contribute back to the society in some way or the other. May be some day there will be millions of leaders working for the needy and then even the world wide web would fall short of space to write about them.
Most leaders have had their closest relationships with their spouses and occasionally with other family members. Take for instance Mahatma Gandhi, without the strong support of his wife the things might have been different for India. Kasturba Gandhi supported and counseled Mahatma Gandhi in times of uncertainty, helping him in difficult times and celebrating in successful times. Or look at Oprah Winfrey, without a supporting husband she might not have been able to achieve her goal of making difference to the underprivileged and the needy. Oprah herself describes her husband as her backbone on whom she finds comfort and reliability.
Leadership is about making choices. Choices between good and bad, choices between what is good for an individual compared to what is good for the society as a whole. The great leaders understand this difference and try not to fall into the trap of fame and money.
It is often said that power corrupts. It isn’t that leadership does not corrupt people. It does. The world has seen numerous instances where some of the great leaders dwindled down the path of misery just because they were not able to maintain a clean slate and fell into the fancies of good life. Take for instance Adolph Hitler. He motivated and united the Germans. He enthused will power and ambition in them to make Germany the World leader. But then his ulterior motive led to the debacle of Germany and he had to commit suicide. Not that a good life is bad, but a leader should consciously make his decisions because there are several others who are following him and who will get affected by some of his irrational decisions.
"To lead people, walk beside them ... As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence. The next best, the people honor and praise. The next, the people fear; and the next, the people hate ... When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves!"
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Grades Marks And CGPA !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well its all about grades in MBA and nothing else. sinc eour specialization courses began i have started wondering whether i would be able to make the minimum cut required for jobs. Scary thought !!!!!!!!!!!!! somehow i am not able to score in any subject of my specialization , may b coz i take it very lightly or may b i try to think too much out of the box rather than mundane and boring thoughts like others...whatever that s its eventually is an excuse ..i guess its time for me to pull up myself and get out of all un necessary clutter in my life and start afresh ..as they say its never too late !!!
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