Beyond The Hype Of Entrepreneurship In India
Posted by admin in Featured Articles on 15. Mar, 2010 | 0 Comments
Some entrepreneurs came into limelight recently with their big success stories. The small number of these big success stories in entrepreneurship gives a feeling that entrepreneurship is new in India. There could be nothing further than the truth. The reality check – Is entrepreneurship new? From the independence period, self-employment existed as #1 employer in [...]
Lessons in Management: From The Ancient Roman Centurions
Posted by admin in Featured Articles on 10. Mar, 2010 | 0 Comments
Though Roman Centurions have a history of more than 2100 years, they practiced many management concepts that are required for managers even today. The Romans created a concept of how a manager should be chosen, how to lead a team and other important characteristics of being a manager. Management lessons from Centurions are broadly applicable [...]
Leadership Attitude: Stockdale Paradox – Confront the facts however unpleasant but never lose hope!
Posted by admin in Featured Articles on 17. Feb, 2010 | 0 Comments
James B. Stockdale was one of the highly respected Vice admiral in the history of United States Navy. He set a remarkable example and won many awards for his high levels of spirit, courage and endurance. He was also Vice Presidential candidate in 1992. James Stockdale was prisoner of war from September 9, 1965 to [...]
How Soft Skills Are Recognized And How It Is Related To Performance
Posted by admin in Featured Articles on 01. Feb, 2010 | 1 Comment
Soft skills refer to the personality traits, friendliness, social graces, and facility with language, personal habits and optimism that mark people to varying degrees. Soft skills are needed for everyday life as much as they are needed on work. One individual may not possess all the soft skills such as interpersonal, informative, convincing and negotiation, [...]
Role Of Soft Skills In A Person’s Career
Posted by admin in Featured Articles on 27. Jan, 2010 | 0 Comments
Soft skills represent a fundamental attribute that today’s knowledge based economy is demanding of its employers, employees and businesses. Soft skills give the opportunity to enhance organizational skills and leadership skills to improve team results. If you are perceived to be difficult and unfriendly, of what value are your hard skills when nobody is ready [...]
Management is a Practice, Not a Degree
Posted by admin in Featured Articles on 01. Nov, 2009 | 0 Comments
Would you trust the life of your loved one when an uneducated person performs a heart surgery or a brain surgery? The answer is obviously a no! Even the government would not allow a person to perform a surgery without a proper degree. In fact, it is very likely that a person who performs surgeries [...]
Managerial Roles And Functions
Posted by admin in Featured Articles on 09. Oct, 2009 | 0 Comments
The dictionary meaning of Manager is, a person who has control or direction of an institution, business, etc., or of a part, division, or phase of it. A Manager is a person who plans and directs the work of a group of individuals and also monitors their work to take-up corrective actions when necessary. To [...]
