I have talked about the importance of personal reviews before. With the appraisal season just gone by/going on, it is a good time to talk about it again. I found a sheet of paper today as I was spring cleaning one of my cabinets. It’s titled: Things I learnt in the last FY. It was … Continue reading Looking back – every now & then
We’re all loving this new form of data representation, aren’t we? But how many infographic resumes have you come across? I’ve seen a few float around in the marketing department. Save that, it’s not really caught on. Considering that the average recruiter take an average of 6s to look at a resume, I wonder why … Continue reading Infographic Craze!
Legend says (also Wikipedia) Ulysses wanted to hear the Sirens' song although he knew that doing so would render him incapable of rational thought. He put wax in his men's ears so that they could not hear, and had them tie him to the mast so that he could not jump into the sea. He … Continue reading Ulysses Pact
How many pointless hours have you spent in meetings discussing/debating ideas only to have your boss sticking with his original idea albeit with some minor modification? It is not an unknown fact that people love their ideas. It is also a commonly known fact that you can influence others ideas. Here’s the thing – people … Continue reading Bright Ideas!!
IKEA, cake mixes, create your own shoe by Converse – all of them hit on this universal law long before HR professionals started waking up to it. (I may be a little biased but I think most marketing people capitalize on behavioral economics way before HR catches on). What was this earth shattering, reforming realization? … Continue reading Labour of Love!
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