When the Linchpin Gets Linched
Every once in a while a I read a book where 7 pages in, I get chills. Linchpin is a book like that. You may be familiar with the New York Times Bestseller, Linchpin by Seth Godin. A few weeks ago I finished reading his book. Seth Godin is an entertaining, thought provoking, and fantastic thinker as well as […]
Professional Suicide – How People Ruin Their Careers
Of late, I am seeing many people committing professional suicide and I am sure that you might have seen or at least have read about it. What is this form of suicide is all about? Is it committing suicide at workplace or is it committing suicide for work related issues? It is neither. Professional suicide […]
New Tools–Twitter for Job Seekers
Being in the job search is tough and as a job seeker you are not alone especially with the more than 15 million who are out of work and in the job hunt. People don’t prepare for the job search although they should at least six months in advance. This provides you opportunity to grow […]
Understanding Cultural Dynamics and Cross-Cultural Communication
Introduction We each belong to an entire collection of cultures, which includes, national cultures, subcultures (based on regions, tribes etc), organizational or corporate cultures, industry cultures, professional or functional cultures. For that reason, culture can be defined as a shared system of values, beliefs, and attitudes. It affects our own actions and the way we […]
Resignation, Termination and Absconding
Employee Separation – Resignation, Termination and Absconding Employee Separation is one of the very important and crucial function/process of HR Department. This process, if not handled in an efficient manner, can lead to various legal complications. What is an Employee? Let’s understand the different ways an employee or employer may terminate the employee/employer relationship. According […]
Cold Calling or Consulting: No Time for Both
Cold Calling or Consulting: No Time for Both By: Toby Marshall Virtually all training provided to recruiters is about cold calling and transaction selling. It’s the focus of nearly every recruitment conference I’ve been to ” how to get your billings up’. This Rant will help outsiders understand how the industry got to its appalling […]
