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While there is nothing wrong in competing for talent, and 'poaching'from your direct competition, there are some dont's - and there are very relevant to WOW the prospective employee.....

1. Never start with 'your company is in dumps...'. The candidate is willing to look at you precisely because of that... Re-iterate as to how life can be better in your place, rather than speaking the load of negatives about competition.... Reflects badly on the quality of the HR function...!
2. Engage only in a… Continue

1. Right people fit with the company’s core values. Great companies almost build cult like cultures, where those who do not share the institution’s values find themselves surrounded by antibodies and get ejected like a virus. People often ask, “How do we get people to share our core values?”. The answer: you don’t. You hire people who already have a predisposition to your core values and hang on to them.

2. Right people don’t need to be tightly managed. The moment you feel the need to tightly m… Continue

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All of us keep seeing body tattoos on the youth icons of the day, and also many youngsters seeking to convey a message or even trivia…. Body tattoos are in vogue and indeed a fashion statement all over the globe… But what we tattoo on any part of the body for others to see is not as important as what we tattoo in our minds…. And positive, successful, energetic mind tattoos are a must to attain success…

The story goes, as I read somewhere, t… Continue

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On January 15th, 2009, Captain Chesley Sullenberger made an emergency landing of his 50-ton passenger aircraft, US Airlines Flight 1549 - softly gliding it onto the Hudson River in New York City, saving the lives of all 155 people on board. What he did was not only a feat, but also a testimony to his on-the-job skills, dedication and passion. Plain words would not suffice to express the feat of Capt Sullenberger.

What are the odds that you… Continue

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Teamwork is not rocket science, and mostly a matter of common sense. Here are 50 simple but powerful ways you could make teamwork work.

1. Act with integrity; this is one quality that will make a great team.
2. Credibility as a team-leader is mostly as good as only it is perceived. So display credibility and act with credibility.
3. Walk the talk, you get judged well only when you walk the talk. Example: if you are asking for quality work,… Continue