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How to Treat Others – 5 Lessons from Unknown Authors

Posted by: Pinal Mehta on: January 25, 2011

How to Treat Others – 5 Important Lessons 1. First Important Lesson – “Know The Cleaning Lady” During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions, until I read the last one: “What is the first name of the woman [...]

CORPORATE LESSON

Posted by: namrata2010 on: January 22, 2011

A crow was sitting on a tree, doing nothing all day A small rabbit saw the crow, and asked him, “Can I also sit like you and do nothing all day long?” The crow answered: “Sure, why not.” So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the  crow, and rested. All of a sudden, a [...]

Donkey For Sale : A Mulla Nasruddin Story

Posted by: Pinal Mehta on: January 21, 2011

Mulla Nasrudin had a good-for-nothing donkey. The donkey was wild, unruly, lazy, and obstinate and would not obey Mulla Nasrudin and all efforts to train the donkey failed. Soon the donkey became such a nuisance that Nasrudin and his wife were fed up of the donkey and wanted to get rid of it, so they [...]

The Manager’s Cheat Sheet: 101 Common-Sense Rules for Leaders

Posted by: Pinal Mehta on: December 14, 2010

Management is all about connecting with the people on your team. So how do you effectively manage a team? With common knowledge, of course. These are a few back-to-basics rules that will help you develop management skills that really matter.   Body Language Like it or not, your body speaks volumes, even when you are [...]

Inspirational 3 Minute Speech by Stacy Kramer at TED

Posted by: Pinal Mehta on: December 12, 2010

HR Stories :- Test of Communications Skills

Posted by: Pinal Mehta on: December 3, 2010

It was a hot meeting at the office conference hall. All the people from the department had been called. The VP was looking much tensed.   The mood was so bad. My friend asked me – “Hey, what is this meeting all about? I told – May be they will decide on when to have [...]

HR Article :- Promotion can be a double-edged sword

Posted by: Pinal Mehta on: December 3, 2010

WINNING WAYS IN MANAGEMENT Question: My problem may not seem like a problem to you, but it has me completely panicked.  My last project was considered ”huge” success, and as a result, I was promoted up three rungs to run department.  I don’t have the experience or the knowledge to do this job.  What should [...]

HR CaseStudy:- When Grapevines are Good (Gossip’s @ Workplaces)

Posted by: Pinal Mehta on: December 3, 2010

Gossip, just like social media, is an exchange of information between two or more people typically about a third, absent party. Managers may view their lack of control in such a democratic environment as a threat. Instead, they should look at the positive powers of gossip as a tool to diagnose or influence workforce issues. [...]

HR Stories – A valuable lesson in life

Posted by: Pinal Mehta on: December 3, 2010

A giant ship engine failed. The ship’s owners tried one expert after another, but none of them could figure but how to fix the engine. Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a young. He carried a large bag of tools with him, and when he arrived, [...]

HR Article :- 7 Effective Ways to recognize your People

Posted by: Pinal Mehta on: December 1, 2010

Employee recognition is a much talked about, but often overlooked part of the workplace. Recognizing and rewarding your employees can be a slippery slope to navigate and sometimes it seems that managers either get it, or they don’t. If recognition is not sincere and genuine, your employees will know it.     7 Tips for [...]


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