New Management Styles & the Role...
“My children don’t seem to need me anymore,” a friend complained to me the other day. That isn’t unusual; I often hear parents express their concerns about how little their children learn from them nowadays or ask them questions. From finding the meaning of words and searching for street addresses to understanding how things work, children are increasing
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9 Aug
Measuring Management Performance: What...
In the battles between India’s TV channels, Television Rating Points (TRPs, for short) are the measure by which winners are judged. I believe managers too should gauge their performance by using TRP scores, where the acronym stands for Transparency, Responsiveness, and Partnering. These values, traditionally associated with government and developmental organizations, have
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21 Apr
Letting Generation Y Lead a Management...
As Generation Y enters the workforce, its members are undoubtedly having an effect on organizations and management. I often wonder what would happen if we were to give Gen Y the license to reinvent companies completely. I have a lot of faith in the Millennials imagination, based partly on my experience at HCL, in the area of technology innovation. I also know that many senior [
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23 Feb
Women Leaders and Soft Power in
The leadership of women in politics, business, and society is becoming evident across the globe. Growing numbers of women are becoming political leaders, the most recent being Dilma Rouseff, who took over as Brazil’s first woman president. She follows in the footsteps of other female politicians such as Chile’s Michelle Bachelet, Argentina’s Cristina Kirchner,
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26 Jan