MANAGEMENT UPDATE - WATCH YOUR DISTANCE
December 12, 2006
Kelley Holland takes a look at some of the challenges executives have to face with long distance management
Maybe a recent episode of Project Runway was especially good, or the football game went into overtime and ended on an amazing play. Maybe you only have fresh gossip to share. Whatever the reason, you and your colleagues [...]
BPOs get tough with job hoppers
December 6, 2006
New Delhi: The BPO industry is taking tough steps to stall attrition. Companies are now demanding that employees who want to quit should pay back training charges.
It seems showering staff with benefits and world-class facilities isn’t stopping attrition at BPOs. So they are adopting a tough stance.
Genpact, a leading BPO firm, wants employees who quit [...]
Avoid being a “cross-cultural casualty
November 28, 2006
Here is a do-it- yourself, cross- cultural, training
You have a spacious house, twice the size of your apartment back home, an airline ticket and a work permit. Your children have secured places in the international school. You are ready — as ready as possible — for your international assignment. Right?
Maybe, maybe not.
While companies do an [...]
INSIGHT - Six Sigma to success
November 28, 2006
This management philosophy has become a crucial factor in organisational growth
Globalisation and instant access to information, products, and services has redefined the way companies function — old business models no longer work. Organisations must delight their customers and constantly look for new ways to exceed their expectations. But how do they do it? The answer [...]
CAREERTRENDZ - The warning signs
November 28, 2006
It is best to be watchful of signs that tip you off about possible changes in your career graph.
To read between the lines or watch out for warning signs are not skills that many of us work at. But this skill can spare us many moments of agony and indecision and help us to plan [...]




