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Trends In People Development

10 Tuesday Feb 2015

Posted by Prem Rao in Employee Engagement, Executive Effectiveness

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interactive learning, personal development, personal goals

The goal of every person is to grow and to succeed in his/her endeavour. What makes some people more successful than others? What differentiates “winners” from “losers”?

Here are a few tips that can help you succeed:

1. Here are Three Personal Development Goals that successful people practice habitually. This article from Entrepreneur .com is re-published in The Globe & Mail. The key points of Getting to Know Yourself; Improving Yourself, and Sharing Yourself are universally applicable whether you work for yourself or in a large organisation. It underscores that you need to act yourself if you want to be successful.

2. The IT Industry News Daily has this article to explain what the new trends are to foster development in your workforce. If you want to capture the imagination of the Millennials who are so caught up in social media, you will need to adapt to match their needs for interactive learning.

3. As if to underscore that people development issues are as applicable in the UK as they are in India, here’s an article in CIPD  which claims 25 % of the workforce in the UK believe they receive insufficient support from their employers in their development.

 

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Aon Hewitt Top Companies for Leaders

13 Thursday Nov 2014

Posted by Prem Rao in Best Employers, Executive Effectiveness

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Aon Hewitt, the global talent, retirement and health solutions business of Aon plc (NYSE: AON), announced the 2014 Global Aon Hewitt Top Companies for Leaders®. GE, IBM, Hindustan Unilever Limited, General Mills, Inc. and ICICI Bank Ltd. round out the top five organizations named to the list.

 

The Aon Hewitt Top Companies for Leaders study evaluates and recognizes what it takes to execute best-in-class leadership and talent management around the world. This year’s winners were selected and ranked by a panel of independent judges, including well-known experts from Wharton School of Business, Indian School of Business, PUC Minas and Ivey School of Business using a number of criteria, including strength of leadership practices and culture, examples of leader development on a global scale, alignment of business and leadership strategy, business performance and company reputation.

“The list of 2014 Global Aon Hewitt Top Companies for Leaders is impressive. This group of organizations sets themselves apart by demonstrating their passion for cultivating resilient and engaged leaders who take the time to know and develop their talent and understand what experiences they need to rise above the rest,” said Pete Sanborn, Global Talent practice leader. “Since we first conducted this study in 2001, organizations have truly raised the bar on their commitment to leadership and the benefits are evident through higher financial returns, increased employee engagement and productivity and the continuous retention of top talent.”

 

Aon Hewitt’s analysis found top companies shared five key characteristics in their leadership approach:

 

·         Assessment. When it comes to building leaders, top companies assess the whole leader early in their careers. This includes evaluating leaders’ experiences, competencies, values, and organizational fit. This helps organizations understand the unique needs of their talent pipeline to fuel the right development solutions that move people forward faster.

 

·         Awareness. Top companies have leaders who demonstrate tremendous self-awareness by understanding their personal strengths and weaknesses and using this information to become more effective leaders.

 

·         Resilience. In today’s unpredictable and complex environment, top companies build resilience in their leaders by creating inclusive cultures where multiple perspectives and ideas are expected and fostered to help the organization meet continued business challenges.

 

·         Engaging leadership. Organizations leading the way focus on identifying and building engaging leaders who are stabilizers, demonstrate versatility and stay connected to people and events inside and outside their organization.

 

·         Sustainability. Aon Hewitt Top Companies for Leaders focus on building talent programs nimble enough to respond quickly to the market demands, yet sustainable to deliver superior business outcomes.

 

“We are immensely proud to be ranked first in the Aon Hewitt Top Companies for Leaders list,” said Raghu Krishnamoorthy, vice president, Executive Development and Chief Learning Officer at GE. “This global recognition affirms the strength of the GE leadership philosophy, which holds that when one person grows we all grow, and together, we all rise.”

 

“The Aon Hewitt Top Companies for Leaders this year are especially notable for the detailed tracking and comprehensive building of their talent pipelines, with special emphasis on strategic thinking, broad engagement, and personal resilience — all increasingly critical given the companies’ changing and complex markets,” said Michael Useem, Professor of Management and Director of the Leadership Center, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. “Also striking is the direct personal involvement of senior managers and even company directors in their leadership programs.”

Aon Hewitt Top Companies for Leaders were also selected and ranked in India, Southeast Asia, Australia/New Zealand and North America. Using a consistent methodology, winners in each of these markets (along with finalist organizations from Europe and Latin America) became the finalists competing for a spot on the global list. The Top 25 Global Aon Hewitt Top Companies for Leaders are featured below. To access the list of winners in India and North America visitwww.aon.com/topcompanies. Winning organizations in South East Asia and Australia/New Zealand will be announced soon.

 

 

Top 25 Global Aon Hewitt Top Companies for Leaders

 

Featured below is the list of the Top 25 Global Aon Hewitt Top Companies for Leaders. The complete lists of winning organizations in India and North America are available here.

 

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1. General Electric Company United States
2. International Business Machines United States
3. Hindustan Unilever Limited India
4. General Mills, Inc. United States
5. ICICI Bank Ltd. India
6. The Procter & Gamble Company United States
7. Colgate-Palmolive Co. United States
8. 3M Company United States
9. Novartis AG Switzerland
10. Mahindra Group India
11. McDonald’s Corporation United States
12. Intel Corporation United States
13. Whirlpool Corporation United States
14. ArcelorMittal United Kingdom
15. Weg SA Brasil
16. Deere & Company United States
17. Eli Lilly and Company United States
18. DBS Group Holdings Ltd Singapore
19. Royal Dutch Shell plc Netherlands
20. Singapore Telecommunications Limited Singapore
21. Sonoco Products Co. United States
22. Sime Darby Berhad Malaysia
23. Cargill, Inc. United States
24. American Express Company United States
25. Raytheon Co. United States

 

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About the Aon Hewitt Top Companies for Leaders Study
With more than 1,500 survey data points and 350 executive interviews, the 2014 Aon Hewitt Top Companies for Leaders study is the most comprehensive, global research on leadership in the market, examining the link between leadership practices and financial results. This study explores how organizations assess, select, develop, and reward leaders, and examines the execution of leadership practices, as well as the strategy that guides it. To learn more about this study, please visitwww.aon.com/topcompanies.

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How To Be Successful

06 Saturday Sep 2014

Posted by Prem Rao in Entrepreneurs, Executive Effectiveness

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Andrew Carnegie, Napoleon Hill, success in life, traits

Interesting reading this. The principles look easy enough to follow but most things in life are easier said then done! This article speaks of the work done by journalist Napoleon Hill over the years researching what made people rich and successful, among them, most famously Andrew Carnegie, then the richest man in the world. Continue reading →

Tips for Career Success

06 Wednesday Aug 2014

Posted by Prem Rao in Executive Effectiveness, Tips

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Dan Schwabel, Joseph Ferrari

I came across these articles which I thought I would share today as they include some important tips to help you achieve success in your career. In the first one, the phenomenon of “procrastination” is discussed. I have written about this myself here in this blog. We tend to put off things we don’t like doing. If I were to be invited to receive a prize for being the Best Blogger On Earth I would be there in seconds, but if you ask me to list all the bloggers who participated and analyse their writing styles, I might think of a million reasons why I shouldn’t do it, now, if at all. Continue reading →

Harness Your Peak Time

26 Wednesday Sep 2012

Posted by Prem Rao in Employee Productivity, Executive Effectiveness

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body clock, managing time

While some of us are ” larks” and are at our best in the early mornings, others are “owls” and come to life late in the evening when it’s time for the larks to call it a day. I am, of course, exaggerating to make a point, but there is a lot of substance in whether you are a “morning” person or an “evening” person. I would venture to suggest that team formation based on people with complimentary tolerances for time are bound to do better in the long run than those where everyone is of one type.

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“Inspirational Manager” by Judith Leary-Joyce

17 Monday Sep 2012

Posted by Prem Rao in Books and Authors, Executive Effectiveness

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inspirational manager, self-development, team management

At a time when there are ever so many books which tell you how to be a better manager jostling the bookshelves,  here’s one that comes as a refreshing change. Judith Leary-Joyce is the CEO of Great Companies Consulting and she uses all the experience she has gained in presenting a succint and very readable book titled ” Inspirational Manager”.

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Book Project: Critical For Success Ideas

05 Sunday Feb 2012

Posted by Prem Rao in Books and Authors, Executive Coaching, Executive Effectiveness

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personal development, professional development

“There’s only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.” “Every man who knows how to read has it in his power to magnify himself, to multiply the ways in which he exists, to make his life full, significant and interesting.” — Aldous Huxley. Continue reading →

The Perils of Being Perfect

15 Friday Oct 2010

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Perfectionism

I had blogged in the past about the tendency some of us have to attempt to be perfect- and lose out in the bargain! This was way back in 2007. I thought to myself that things haven’t changed when I saw this from Penelope Trunk, whom I have always admired for her in-your- face , direct communication. There are many cases where well-meaning people, with the best of intentions don’t succeed because they wasted valuable time trying to achieve absolute perfection, even where it was not required!

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The Leadership Development Carnival a la The Oscars

08 Monday Mar 2010

Posted by Prem Rao in Blogs, Executive Effectiveness

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Leadership Development Carnival

My friend, Dan McCarthy over at Great Leadership has another interesting edition of The Leadership Development Carnival. In keeping with what’s current, this one has been presented a la the Oscars and is appropriately called the Academy Awards edition:)

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Well Done, Vineet!

15 Monday Feb 2010

Posted by Prem Rao in Executive Effectiveness, People

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Vineet Nayar, XLRI

The New York Times is one of the most respected newspapers and a column in it that I follow very closely is called the “Corner Office”. In this, Adam Bryant speaks every Sunday with a business leader on aspects of leadership and management. I am delighted to find a recent issue features, Vineet Nayar, XLRI batch of ’85, Chief Executive Officer of HCL Technologies.

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