The Hindu Business Line : Monday, June 23, 2008

MANAGEMENT
The soft touch on hard decisions
The Japanese’ reputation for being ’long-distance runners’ holds out hope for the smooth integration of Daiichi Sankyo-Ranbaxy More

SMEs must put leadership before HR
A small or medium enterprise’s success often hinges on its owner’s leadership skills More

HUMAN RESOURCES
Putting marketing to work in recruitment
Too many jobs chasing too few (talented) people. India Inc’s talent acquisition and management problems emanate from an ill-balanced supply-demand talent scale. Obviously then, companies that need the best and the brightest talent have to ... More

Strategies to beat the talent shortage
Employers should tap the available employable workforce More

Banishing negativity
Gossip, often seen as a de-stressor, eventually leads to resentment, dissatisfaction. More

Feedback sessions that work
The board meeting was a disaster. The company was not doing too well and the directors had asked the CEO and his senior team to make presentations on the issues confronting the company. It was all too clear that the CEO and his team were not ... More

BOOKS
Four colours of personality
Management works, but you need to realise one basic principle: that people do things for their reasons and not ours. Thus reminds Carol Ritberger in Managing People ( More

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