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A Great New Year

By Deepa

Dear Readers, Thank you for making the time to visit this blog. I have been sporadic in my posts especially the last few months, so I am grateful to those who do visit this site from time to time. Thank you especially to John Nielson of Charthouse Learning ( The FISH! Philosophy ) for sending […]

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Peter Drucker: His Legacy to Modern Management Part II

By Deepa

From this month’s issue of HR News and Views Part II: Future Trends at the workplace Split careers With careers spanning from 20 to 70, organizations will see two distinct groups at the workplace, namely those below 50 and those over 50. Peter Drucker believes that longevity will be one of the reasons for the […]

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Peter Drucker: His Legacy to Modern Management (Part I)

By Deepa

From this month’s HR News and Views: Part I: The knowledge worker of today; the new capitalist! The biggest challenge for knowledge workers; a word first coined by Peter Drucker is to stay relevant. Knowledge, unlike skills makes itself obsolete and changes very rapidly. The knowledge we start with when starting our careers is not […]

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Banks look at new ways to attract customers

By Deepa

Two different and interesting ways that Banks are experimenting to reach out to customers: The Straits Times today had a report on Maybank extending home loan tenures till the age of 82. This is a radical break from the industry norm of paying off loans by the age of 70 here. It is likely that […]

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Speaking at an ‘Employee Privacy’ Seminar

By Deepa

Dr. Margaret Gremli and I will be speaking at the Key Media Seminar (PDF document)on September 27, 2005. Maggie will be speaking on ?Workplace Harassment ? Could It Happen to You?? while I will be speaking on ?Blogging in Organizations?. We would love to meet you in person should you be attending the seminar.

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The Power of Observation

By Deepa

A Few Observations Are Worth 1,000 Questionnaires A great interview with IDEO founder David Kelly by Morgan McLintic Excerpts from the interview: ?The second phase is built around observation. We feel strongly that to understand people’s latent needs, you have to observe them. You can’t just listen to what they have to say. We haven’t […]

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Seven ways to stay updated: An essential aspect of your Professional Life

By Deepa

This month?s HR News and Views on Seven ways to stay updated: An essential aspect of your Professional Life Being current with the latest information in our area of work is a necessity rather than a luxury in today’s workplace. Yet, with the information deluge, we often don’t seem to have the time to read […]

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Interesting ideas for retailers

By Deepa

Creating a different Shopping experience for Men and Women Acknowledging the fact that men and women seek different experiences while shopping, GAP is planning to have separate entrances for men and women. “”Research showed that men want to come and go easily, while women want an exploration,” says Mark Dvorak, Gap’s VP for store design. […]

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How to fill positions after a merger

By Deepa

Degussa Chairman, Utz-Hellmuth Felcht shares his views on ?the best way to fill positions after a merger?. From his interview in the Wharton Newsletter: “My colleagues on the board and I met one day to decide on the top positions in the organization. We knew it would be a decentralized organization — that was a […]

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Thought for Today

By Deepa

“They say you can teach a squirrel to fly. But it’s easier to hire the eagle.” – David McClelland, Organizational psychologist

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