The world has started taking interest in the Dark Continent as peace returns to many countries here. So, it came as no surprise when India Inc hosted the fourth India-Africa Project Partnership Conclave 2008.
It was also a reiteration of the fact that India’s booming economy needs natural resources and new markets – two things which […]

It’s a common fallacy across the board that Communication is mainly about Talking / Writing. You tell or ask something in written words or speech, ergo, you are in communication.  And if you should start a conversation on this, the other person is likely to say – “Oh no, its so much about non-verbal communication […]

This is a cross-posted from a discussion at Linkedin.  Here is the link.
Change management is imperative for big enterprises as well as start up businesses.
The nature of challenge differs owing to scale, direction and life-cycle of a business.
Change management for start ups is typically a function of leadership evolution and robustness of organizational strength (built on […]

Have you ever imagined living without the smallest piece of technology that is spreading its roots in our daily lives in all directions?
 
We are now so accustomed to using any and every kind of technology in our day to day routines. The picture is such that the moment we step outside our ‘technical lives’, we […]

Recent statistics show that the job opportunities in
India have outnumbered the available hands.The problem is more of “Employability” rather than employment.  
So what is the reason for this resource crunch? 
The HR functionaries are racking their brains to acquire the best talent and trying even harder to retain them. 
Now, what is the talent retention task?   
To […]

 
 
I often wonder what has led to the creation of so many unusual and interesting words in English language. I decided to explore the origin of English and its journey to become a dominant language of the world. What I came across during the journey was various interesting English words. 
To begin with, English is a […]

Presidential Elections have just got over in
Russia and Dmitry Medvedev won a landslide victory in these elections that were held on March 2. Medvedev has been provided with a mandate to step into the rather large shoes of Vladimir Putin. In the final vote count, Medvedev got 70.2 percent of the vote with 99.7 […]

 
Have you ever wondered how some English phrases have their origination from the various games and sports that people play? 
Sport is defined as a physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively. Also, it is defined as a physical activity that is engaged in for pleasure […]

“I can’t believe you speak such fluent English,” is the comment we (my husband and I) get every time we meet a South African. My first thought is “you will be shocked if you visit India, where even daily labourer can string together a sentence in English.”
The statement shows little exposure people here have to […]

 
New Delhi, 29 February 2008:  The 2008 budget is highlighted by the single largest give-away in
India’s fiscal history – Rs 60,000 crore loan waiver for farmers. On one hand, assistance to small farmers by way of credit is a socio-economic necessity; the manner in which it is being executed displays a considerably abrupt response […]