Archive for the ‘Human Resource Management’ Category

Be Your Own Boss

Friday, September 5th, 2008

Managing the cutting edge business in this highly competitive business arena is very difficult. Every thing has to be perfect right from planning till the result phase. In such a situation execution of the planned ideas and goals is extremely important. Execution part depends on the manpower. If you have the best of people working in your company your business will directly benefit from it. In every sector different kinds of people are required for doing different jobs. The requirement for the post of a junior sales officer is entirely different from the requirement of the Sales Head. Like wise an executive for Human Resource will be entirely different from a Marketing executive. Therefore the recruitment of the right person for every position is pertinent for the growth of any business.
It is very important to have the right person for recruiting. Consultants play a very important role in recruitment. They are people who have specialized in this area. With their years of experience they provide suitable candidates to companies to fulfill their job requirements.
interim recruitment is one such firm which provides world class recruiting services to top companies across different sectors. With their specialized team with experts from different fields they know exactly what kind of people are required and where they can be found. Their turn around time is the best among those in the business.

Best Management Books Recommended By The Top Business Schools Contd.

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

10 Most popular and trusted management books recommended by all the top business schools.

1. The Maverick and His Machine: Thomas Watson, Sr. and the Making of IBM by Kevin Maney

2. The New Financial Order: Risk in the 21st Century by Robert J. Shiller

3. Wheels for the World: Henry Ford, His Company, and a Century of Progress by Douglas G. Brinkley

4. The Great Unraveling: Losing Our Way in the New Century by Paul R. Krugman

5. Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done by Larry Bossidy, Ram Charan, Charles Burck

6. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick M. Lencioni

7. Double-Digit Growth: How Great Companies Achieve It–No Matter What by Michael Treacy

8. The Leadership Pill: The Missing Ingredient in Motivating People Today by Ken Blanchard

9. The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell

10. The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It by Michael E. Gerber

Best Management Books Recommended By The Top Business Schools

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

Best Management Books Recommended By The Top Business Schools

1. Big Vision, Small Business : The Four Keys to Finding Success & Satisfaction as a Lifestyle Entrepreneur by Jamie S. Walters

2. Leading High Impact Teams: The Coach Approach to Peak Performance by Cynder Niemela and Rachael Lewis

3. Good to Great and the Social Sectors: A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great by Jim Collins

4. The War for Talent by Ed Michaels, Helen Handfield-Jones, Beth Axelrod

5. Filling the Glass : The Skeptic’s Guide to Positive Thinking in Business by Barry Maher

6. Here Today, Here Tomorrow: Transforming Your Workforce from High-Turnover to High-Retention by Gregory P. Smith

7. The Art of Profitability by Adrian Slywotzky

8. Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at Work & in Life, One Conversation at a Timeby Susan Craig Scott

9. The New Law of Demand and Supply: The Revolutionary New Demand Strategy for Faster Growth and Higher Profits by Rick Kash

10. The Phoenix Effect: 9 Revitalizing Strategies No Business Can Do Without by Carter Pate

11. Global Innovation: Innovation 01.02 (Express Exec) by Ned Hamson

12. The Innovator’s Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth by Clayton M. Christensen

13. Financial Reckoning Day: Surviving the Soft Depression of the 21st Century by William Bonner

14. Fish! A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results by Stephen C. Lundin

15. In the Company of Owners: The Truth about Stock Options (And Why Every Employee Should Have Them) by Joseph Blasi, Douglas Kruse, Aaron Bernstein

Cultural Training For Global Managers

Friday, August 29th, 2008

With the advent of globalization and the expansion of companies in different foreign countries, executives have to move from their home country to some other host country. This mobility gives rise to cultural clashes .It is very necessary to impart cultural training to expatriates before they go to some other country. It seeks to foster an appreciation for the host countries culture. It enhances the manager’s effectiveness in dealing with host countries workers. It is important for a manager to receive training in the host countries culture, history, politics, and economy, and religion, social and business practices. It is also a good idea to arrange for a trip to host country for familiarization, before actual joining, so as to ease the cultural shock.

The training module consists of four modules -

Language Training:-it is a must for any one looking to work in a foreign country. English is the language of business and is spoken throughout the world. If someone is going to a non English speaking country like China it is good to know the local language. It is very important to know the language of the local country to build a good rapport with the host country employees. It also helps in day to day activities.
Business Presentation Techniques: - it is extremely important to know what the business presentation technique in the host country is. For example German likes to be presented with as much data as possible whereas philosophies work with French.
Business Protocol In Foreign Country: - it also necessary to know the business protocol of different countries like Japanese never say no even if they want to, but Americans are very straightforward. Knowing the protocol helps in managing the business well.
Social Etiquette:-there are different social etiquette in different countries. Knowing them helps in winning the confidence and acceptance of the host country national’s foe example, an Arab expects a favour to be returned likewise intermediaries are essential in China
It is also important to impart cultural training to the expatriate’s family. Every one works for the betterment ones family, if the family is not able to cope up with the cultural gap then the expatriate will want to go back to his home country. So, They should be made familiar with the necessary things of day to day life like it is considered bad to gift handkerchiefs in Europe ,don’t wear yellow in American countries, use of chopsticks for eating rice and noodles  in China.

Digital Frames

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

We can nurture the delightful incidents of our life in the form of photographs. I have a habit of taking photos whenever we go for a family outing and on every special event. Recently, I have found a more interesting way of making the whole picture viewing experience look incredible. It is by using digital picture frame. These frames are very easy to use; all that needs to be done is transfer the photos in the memory card of the frame. We can upload thousands of snaps in this and then just sit back and see which ever slide show we want by using remote which comes along with the frame. So, now there is no need to save the pictures in PC or take print out of all of them and keep several albums to gloss through the snaps. By using digital frame we can keep all our pictures at one place and have a unique viewing experience.


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