THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Friendship

"Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit ."

- Aristotle

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Cultural intelligence

Cultural intelligence, cultural quotient or CQ, is a theory within management and organizational psychology, positing that understanding the impact of an individual's cultural background on their behavior is essential for effective business, and measuring an individual's ability to engage successfully in any environment or social setting.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Wisdom

"Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers."

- Alfred Lord Tennyson

TOPIC OF THE DAY

The Responsive Manager/Leader

The Responsiveness Paradigm outlined elsewhere in this newsletter is applicable at a number of levels. For example, it applies to organizations in general, and the ability of the organization to respond to the needs of customers, staff and other stakeholders (eg. politicians, etc).

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Forgiveness

"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong."

- Mohandas Gandhi

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution was a period in the late 18th and early 19th centuries when major changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, and transportation had a profound effect on the socioeconomic and cultural conditions in Britain. The changes subsequently spread throughout Europe, North America, and eventually the world. The onset of the Industrial Revolution marked a major turning point in human society; almost every aspect of daily life was eventually influenced in some way.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Intelligence

"The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination."

- Albert Einstein

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Arihant class submarine

The Arihant class submarines (Sanskrit: अरिहन्त:, meaning "Killer of Enemies"), are nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines. The lead vessel of the class, INS Arihant, was launched on July 26, 2009.

The Arihant Class of submarines may carry the Sagarika submarine-launched ballisitic missile (SLBM) or the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Organizations

"“Great organizations demand a high level of commitment by the people involved.”

- Bill Gates

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Organizational Development

There is no single definition of "Organizational Development." If we were to break it into its parts we can discover one meaning: "Organization" has come to mean the coming together of people and resources to form a unit. "Development" in its simplest form suggests change and growth. So OD could be defined as "the practice of changing people and organizations for positive growth."

In practice, Organizational Development can take on many forms, and typical OD activities...

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Work

"Every noble work is at first impossible."

- Thomas Carlyle

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer

Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer (Tamil: செம்மங்குடி ஸ்ரீனிவாச ஐயர்) (July 25, 1908 - October 31, 2003) is considered to be one of the greatest Carnatic vocalists of the twentieth century. He was the youngest recipient of the Sangeetha Kalanidhi awarded by the Music Academy in 1947[1] and has received many awards including Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan from the Government of India, Sangeet Natak Academy award (1953), Isai Perarignar from Government of Tamil Nadu and Kalidas Samman from Government of Madhya Pradesh. He was affectionately addressed as "Semmangudi Maama" (Semmangudi Uncle) by his disciples. He was also considered the "Pitamaha" or the grand sire of modern Carnatic Music.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Science

"The fewer the facts, the stronger the opinion."

- Arnold H. Glasow

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Azim Premji

Azim Premji (Gujarati: અઝીમ પ્રેમજી) (born July 24, 1945), is an Indian engineer and businessman. He is the Chairman of Wipro, one of the largest software companies in India. Azim Premji was rated the richest person in the country from 1999 to 2005 as per Forbes. His wealth in 2006 was estimated at US$14.8 Billion which places him as the fifth richest Indian.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Behavior

"It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice."

- E.C.McKenzie

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Experiential Marketing

Experiential marketing, as described by Stowe Boyd, is an approach to marketing that takes into account the fact that the people of today rely most on honest appraisals of products and services by their peers to make they purchasing decisions.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Imagination

"Live out of your imagination, not your history."

- Stephen Covey

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Moon landing

A moon landing is the arrival of a spacecraft on the surface of a planet's natural satellite, and in this case, refers specifically to landings on the lunar surface of Earth's Moon. This includes both manned and unmanned (robotic) missions. The first human-made object to reach the surface of the Moon was the Soviet Union's Luna 2 mission on September 13, 1959. The United States's Apollo 11 mission was the first manned spacecraft to land on the Moon on July 20, 1969.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Human behavior

"Human behavior flows from three main sources - desire, emotions, and knowledge."

- Plato (Ancient Greek Philospher)

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Balanced Scorecard in HR

Improving the HR functions is often a tough ask owing to the degree of myriad complexity and human elements that are built in to the process. A tool like a balance scorecard can go a long way in clearing the picture and introducing clarity and purpose in the HR team. Metrics such as HR hire and Motivation,...

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The HR Scorecard BY Meghana Haridas

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Change

"Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change."

- Confucius

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Marketing strategy

A marketing strategy is a process that can allow an organization to concentrate its limited resources on the greatest opportunities to increase sales and achieve a sustainable competitive advantage. A marketing strategy should be centered around the key concept that customer satisfaction is the main goal.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Education

"Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one."

- Malcolm Forbes

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Dhanraj Pillay

Dhanraj Pillay (Tamil: தன்ராஜ் பிள்ளை) (born 16 July 1968) is a field hockey player and former captain of the Indian hockey team. He is currently the manager of the Indian Hockey team. Also he is a member of the adhoc committee of Indian Hockey Federation, formed after the suspension of Kanwar Pal Singh Gill.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Life

"Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued."

- Socrates

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Wall Street

Wall Street is a famous street which runs through lower Manhattan. It is the historic site of many financial institutions, and as such, it has become a symbol of commerce and the American economy. Several firms continue to maintain offices at Wall Street locations, capitalizing on the name recognition factor involved. Many visitors to New York like to take a stroll along Wall Street to examine the famous buildings and locations scattered along its length.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Life

"Life is the art of drawing without an eraser."

- John W. Gardner

TOPIC OF THE DAY

William Hanna

William Denby "Bill" Hanna (July 14, 1910 – March 22, 2001) was an influential American animator, director, producer, television director, television producer, and cartoon artist, whose movie and television cartoon characters entertained millions of fans worldwide for much of the twentieth century. When he was a young child, Hanna's family moved frequently, but they settled in Compton, California by 1919. There, Hanna became an Eagle Scout. He briefly attended college but dropped out at the onset of the Great Depression.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Forgiveness

"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong."

- Mohandas Gandhi

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Julius Caesar

Gaius Julius Caesar, (13 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC), was a Roman military and political leader. He played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire.

A politician of the populares tradition, he formed an unofficial triumvirate with Marcus Licinius Crassus and Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus which dominated Roman politics for several years, opposed in the Roman Senate by optimates including Marcus Porcius Cato and Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus. His conquest of Gaul extended the Roman world to the North Sea, and he also conducted the first Roman invasion of Britain in 55 BC. The collapse of the triumvirate, however, led to a stand-off with Pompey and the Senate. Leading his legions across the Rubicon, Caesar began a civil war in 49 BC from which he became the master of the Roman world.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Government

"If men were angels, no government would be necessary. "

- James Madison

TOPIC OF THE DAY

World Population Day

Ten years ago, 179 governments committed to the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) by signed to it. The ICPD prescribes the steps that will not only save millions of women’s lives but empower societies to achieve a better future.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Work

"It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer."

- Albert Einstein

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Nikola Tesla

Nikola Tesla (10 July 1856 – 7 January 1943) was an inventor and a mechanical and electrical engineer. Tesla was an ethnic Serb born in the village of Smiljan, Vojna Krajina, in the territory of today's Croatia. He was a subject of the Austrian Empire by birth and later became an American citizen. Tesla is often described as an important scientist and inventor of the modern age, a man who "shed light over the face of Earth". He is best known for many revolutionary contributions in the field of electricity and magnetism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Tesla's patents and theoretical work formed the basis of modern alternating current electric power (AC) systems, including the polyphase power distribution systems and the AC motor, with which he helped usher in the Second Industrial Revolution.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Work

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."

- Thomas A. Edison

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Pyotr Kapitsa

Pyotr Leonidovich Kapitsa (9 July 1894 – 8 April 1984) was an innovative Soviet/Russian physicist and Nobel laureate, who made important discoveries in several different areas.

Kapitsa was born of Polish parents in the city of Kronstadt and graduated from the Petrograd Polytechnical Institute in 1918. He worked for over ten years with Ernest Rutherford in the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1929 and was the first director (1930-34) of the Mond Laboratory in Cambridge. In the 1920s he originated techniques for creating ultrastrong magnetic fields by injecting high current for brief periods into specially constructed air-core electromagnets. In 1928 he discovered the linear dependence of resistivity on magnetic field for various metals in very strong magnetic fields.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Friend

"The friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you."

- Elbert Hubbard

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Jyoti Basu

Jyoti Basu (Bengali: জ্যোতি বসু) (born July 8, 1914) is a politician belonging to the Communist Party of India (Marxist) from West Bengal, India. He served as the Chief Minister of Bengal from 1977 to 2000, was India's longest-serving Chief Minister. He was a member of the CPI(M) Politburo from the time of the party's founding in 1964 until 2008.

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Success

"Humor is mankind's greatest blessing."

- Mark Twain

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, sometimes abbreviated as MS Dhoni (Hindi: महेन्द्र सिंह धोनी) (born 7 July 1981 in Ranchi, Bihar) is an Indian cricketer and the current captain of the Indian team. Initially recognized as an extravagantly flamboyant and destructive batsman, Dhoni has come to be regarded as one of the coolest heads to captain the Indian ODI side. Under his captaincy, India won the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, CB Series of 2007-08 and the Border-Gavaskar trophy 2008 in which they beat Australia 2-0. He also lead the team to their first ever bilateral ODI series wins in Sri Lanka and New Zealand. Dhoni has also been the recipient of many awards including the ICC ODI Player of the Year award in 2008 (the first Indian player to achieve this feat), the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour in 2009. Currently, Dhoni is the highest ranked ODI batsmen on the ICC Rankings List. Also Dhoni named as Skipper of Wisden's first-ever Dream Test XI Team in 2009.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Success

"Success isn't a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire."

- Arnold H. Glasow

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Dhirubhai Ambani

Dhirajlal Hirachand Ambani (Hindi: धीरजलाल हीराचंद अंबानी), also known as Dhirubhai (Hindi: धीरूभाई), 28 December 1932, - 6 July 2002, was a Indian rags-to-riches business tycoon who founded Reliance Industries in Mumbai with his cousin. Ambani took his company (Reliance) public in 1977, and by 2007 the combined fortune of the family (sons Anil and Mukesh) was 60 billion dollars,[citation needed] making the Ambanis one of the richest families in the world.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Health

"The first wealth is health" - Ralph Waldo Emerson

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Healthcare Industry in India

# The Indian Healthcare market is estimated at about US$34 billion (FY 2006)
# The industry is expected to grow at 15% p.a., to reach US$79 billion by FY 2012
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Faith

"Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe."

- Voltaire

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Swami Vivekananda

"Swami Vivekananda (Bengali: স্বামী বিবেকানন্দ, Shami Bibekānondo; Hindi: स्वामी विवेकानन्द, Svāmi Vivekānanda) (January 12, 1863–July 4, 1902), born Narendranath Dutta[2] is the chief disciple of the 19th century mystic Ramakrishna and the founder of Ramakrishna Mission.[3] He is considered a key figure in the introduction of Vedanta and Yoga in Europe and America."

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Music

"Music is moonlight in the gloomy night of life."

- Jean Paul

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Harbhajan Singh

"Harbhajan Singh pronunciation (help·info) (Punjabi: ਹਰਭਜਨ ਸਿੰਘ, born: 3 July 1980 in Jalandhar, Punjab, India) is an Indian cricketer. A specialist bowler, he has the second-highest number of Test wickets by an off spinner behind Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan."

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Experience

"Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing."

- Oscar Wilde

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Nostradamus

"Michel de Nostredame (14 December or 21 December 1503[1] – 2 July 1566), usually Latinised to Nostradamus, was a French apothecary and reputed seer who published collections of prophecies that have since become famous worldwide. . "

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