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Conflict of Interest

Cricket fans in India are in the dumps. India, supposedly one of the hot contendors to win the ICC Twenty20 World Championship were eliminated without entering the semi-finals. Today even as we watch the finals between two teams -Sri Lanka and Pakistan-who deserved to be there more than the Indians did, we can’t help asking ourselves: What went wrong?

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The Carnival of HR

A quick way to grab insight into interesting developments and trends in the world of HR is to take a peek into the HR Carnival. The latest edition is being hosted by Rowan Manahan of Dublin, Ireland in his blog Fortify Your Oasis.

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Great Places to Work-India 2009

The Great Place to Work Institute , India working in collaboration with the Economic Times has announced its  list for 2009 . Interestingly, you will find a clutch of organisations across different sectors which have made it into this prestigious list. They cover information technology, consumer products and financial services.

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Will Bing Open With A Bang?

Most of us have tried every search engine that has come up during the last few years- and stayed with Google. One more is set to compete with Google- this one is from a biggie- Microsoft. Named Bing the search- or should one say “decision”  engine is scheduled to be formally launched on June 3. Whether Bing will open with a bang remains to be seen.

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The IPL Final – An Analysis

As most readers especially in cricket crazy India would know, the IPL (Indian Premier League) finals was an exciting affair. Hyderabad’s Deccan Chargers beat Bangalore’s Royal Challengers by a mere 6 runs in a match which could have easily be won by either side.

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Benefits from Executive Coaching

Those who have participated in executive coaching sessions often speak of the benefits they have derived from that experience. I came across a lucid list of such benefits put together by Gary Wood. Gary is an executive coach from Ontario, Canada and runs G.E.Wood & Associates.

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Post-Recession Career Plans

One thing is for sure. Bad times don’t last forever.  The recession that has hit people all over the world has changed the way people think.  Peter Roche, Executive Coach and Founding Partner of  The London Perret Roche Group has an interesting post ” What Do You Want To Be When The Recession Is Over?”

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Coaching Trends

Remember a time when coaching was primarily aimed at those who were looking for help to perform? Things are changing as a tough economic situation around us makes performance at work  come at a greater premium. We see coaching becoming increasingly popular across a wider spectrum of clientele.

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” Must Read” Indian Blogs

I was recently informed by Jeff Behrendt of INForum.in that they have published their list of ” 15 Must Read Indian Blogs About Investing & Business “.

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Stress and The Moving Target of Wealth

Like every other country in these exciting and demanding times, India too is changing and changing fast. But with economic prosperity comes the danger of burn out or working yourself to illness or worse still- death. A recent report from the Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry in India ( ASSOCHAM)  says work related ailments like heart disease, strokes and diabetes will cost India as much as $ 160 billion between 2009 and 2015.

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Blogger: Prem Rao


Management Consultant & Executive Coach based in Bangalore, India
Alumnus of Lawrence School, Lovedale, Loyola College, Chennai & XLRI, Jamshedpur ('74)
First generation entrepreneur.
Founded People 1st Consulting in 2000.
Working with people for 34 years...and still learning!
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