THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Communication

“Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.”

- William Butler

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Management Communication

'It's been a learning experience for me', says Ben Rosen. 'The difference one person can make to a large organisation.' He's referring to Eckhard Pfeiffer, the chief executive of Compaq Computer - and the tribute is especially remarkable, coming from a man of Rosen's immense experience as a venture capitalist. Pfeiffer proved himself the 'right leader' for a company in deep trouble by overcoming deep corporate resistance to a sea-change in policy: and Rosen has no doubt about the key to this success.

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Business communication for managers: an advanced approach by John M.Penrose and others

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Information Technology

“The new information technology—Internet and e-mail—have practically eliminated the physical costs of communications.”

- Peter Drucker

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Information Technology Applications

The Indian information technology (IT) industry has played a key role in putting India on the global map. Thanks to the success of the IT industry, India is now a power to reckon with. According to the Department of Information Technology (DIT), the overall Indian software and services industry revenue is estimated to have grown from US$ 10.2 billion in 2001-02 to reach US$ 58.7 billion in 2008-09—translating to a CAGR of about 26.9 per cent. The industry grew at 12.9 per cent in 2008-09.

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Annals of cases on information technology applications and management in organizations volume 2/2000

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Quotes by Buddha

“Every human being is the author of his own health or disease.”

- Buddha

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Buddhist Approach to Management

Business Administration is one of the hot subjects in college curriculum all over the world nowadays. In this area, however, Buddhism has its own unique management theory and practice, which has evolved over a long period of time. As early as Sakyamuni Buddha’s time, the Sangha community has had a well-developed administration system. Over time, the system endured numerous changes and evolved sophisticated methods of management and leadership. In the Avatamsaka Suttra, commenting on the “three refuges”, Buddha said: “Taking refuge in the Sangha means one should make the Sanga a well-administered and harmonious community for all sentient beings.” From this comment, it can be seen that Buddhist Sangha communities were organizations which excelled in managerial skills.

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Breakthrough imperative: how the best managers get outstanding results BY Mark Gottfredson and Steve Schaubert

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Success

“Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.”

- Dale Carnegie

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Self discovery

Did you know that before bullfighting there was a magnificent Cretan sport (ancient Minoan civilization) called bull-dancing?

The bull dancers were unarmed, but using the principles still known in martial arts, literally took the bull by the horns, using it's own strength to perform magnificent acrobatics harmlessly up and over the charging beast.

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Discover the diamond in you by Arindam Chaudhuri

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Competition

“Competition creates better products, alliances create better companies.”

- Brian Graham

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Workplace conflict and negotiation

Money, time, people, technology – when you combine these elements, it is a recipe for conflict. How much downtime does your company experience as a direct result of conflicts that have escalated, consultants and sales people who are not effectively partnering, clients who are not receiving optimal service? Conflict that is not recognized early and resolved effectively can lead to low employee productivity and morale, along with client satisfaction and retention issues.

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Total engagement: using games and virtual worlds to change the way people work and businesses compete by Byron Reeves and J. Leighton Read

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Music

“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.”

- Bob Marley

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Manager

The need for good managers is not going away. It is intensifying. With ‘flatter’ organizations and self-directed teams becoming common; with personal computers and networks making information available to more people more quickly; the raw number of managers needed is decreasing. However, the need for good managers, people who can manage themselves and others in a high stress environment, is increasing.

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The big book of sales games by Peggy Carlaw & Vasudha Kathleen Deming

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Selling

“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. ”

- Walt Disney

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Selling skills

To sell, you must believe in your product or service - and believe in yourself. Your selling skills depend, in large part, on your level of self confidence.

Other people sense whether or not you believe in yourself, and by extension, whether or not you believe in what you're doing. That belief is what persuades the customer or client to buy the product or service. Therefore, increasing your self confidence will improve your selling skills.

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The big book of sales games by Peggy Carlaw & Vasudha Kathleen Deming

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Quality

“It is easier to do a job right than to explain why you didn't. ”

- Martin Van Buren

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Total Quality Management

At its core, Total Quality Management (TQM) is a management approach to long-term success through customer satisfaction.

In a TQM effort, all members of an organization participate in improving processes, products, services and the culture in which they work.

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Principles of Total Quality by Vincent K. Omachonu

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Leadership

“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things. ”

- Peter F. Drucker

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Leadership

Leadership is stated as the "process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task." Definitions more inclusive of followers have also emerged. Alan Keith of Genentech stated that, "Leadership is ultimately about creating a way for people to contribute to making something extraordinary happen." Tom DeMarco says that leadership needs to be distinguished from posturing.

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Harvard Business Review on What makes a Leader

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Winning

“Winning isn't getting ahead of others. It's getting ahead of yourself. ”

- Roger Staubach

TOPIC OF THE DAY

A Winning First Impression

Making a good first impression is important in every aspect of life and is one of the easiest things to learn to do. With a few tips and a little practice, it becomes second nature and has the potential for turning your life around. You need to think in terms of the five senses that others use when they first meet you.

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Winner Take All: How Competitiveness Shapes the Fate of Nations By Richard J. Elkus, Jr.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Time

“You can never plan the future by the past. ”

- Edmund Burke

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Property law

Property law is the area of law that governs the various form of ownership in real property (land as distinct from personal or movable possessions) and in personal property, within the common law legal system. In the civil law system, there is a division between movable and immovable property. Movable property roughly corresponds to personal property, while immovable property corresponds to real estate or real property, and the associated rights and obligations thereon.

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Principles of Macroeconomics By Rangarajan (Author), Dholakia (Author)

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

E-Business

“To succeed in the world today you need a strong level of determination and focus on the matters at hand while, also keeping a close tab on Yesterday and Tomorrow. ”

- Olusola Osinoiki

TOPIC OF THE DAY

E-Business

E-business is a term used to describe businesses run on the Internet, or utilizing Internet technologies to improve the productivity or profitability of a business. In a more general sense, the term may be used to describe any form of electronic business —- that is to say, any business which utilizes a computer. This usage is somewhat archaic, however, and in most contexts ebusiness refers exclusively to Internet businesses.

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Introduction to E-Business: Management and Strategy By Colin Combe

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Education

“Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself. ”

- John Dewey

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Macroeconomics

Macroeconomics can be best understood in contrast to microeconomics which considers the decisions made at an individual or firm level. Macroeconomics considers the larger picture, or how all of these decisions sum together.

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Principles of Macroeconomics By Rangarajan (Author), Dholakia (Author)

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Economics

“Economy is the method by which we prepare today to afford the improvements of tomorrow”

- Calvin Coolidge

TOPIC OF THE DAY

International trade and economic growth

The issues of international trade and economic growth have gained substantial importance with the introduction of trade liberalization policies in the developing nations across the world. International trade and its impact on economic growth crucially depend on globalization. As far as the impact of international trade on economic growth is concerned, the economists and policy makers of the developed and developing economies are divided into two separate groups.

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International trade and economic growth by Hendrik Van den Berg and Joshua J. Lewer

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Strategy

"What's the use of running if you are not on the right road."

-German Proverb

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Competition

Competition is a contest between individuals, groups, nations, animals, etc. for territory, a niche, or a location of resources. It arises whenever two or more parties strive for a goal which cannot be shared. Competition occurs naturally between living organisms which co-exist in the same environment. For example, animals compete over water supplies, food, and mates, etc. Humans compete for water, food, and mates, though when these needs are met deep rivalries often arise over the pursuit of wealth, prestige, and fame. Business is often associated with competition as most companies are in competition with at least one other firm over the same group of customers.

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Strategy For Competition (Paperback) by Simon Hermann

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Art

"Art is the only way to run away without leaving home."

-Twyla Tharp

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Upendrakishore Ray

Upendrakishore Ray was a famous Bengali writer, painter, violin player and composer. He was born on 10 May 1863 in a little village called Moshua in Mymensingh District in East Bengal, now a part of Bangladesh. He spent most of his adult life in Kolkata, where he died on 20 December 1915, aged only fifty-two.

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Investment Banking:Concepts, Analysis & Cases (Paperback) by Pratap Subramanyam

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Talent

“Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.”

-Stephen King

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Talent retention

With employee turnover costs inflating everywhere and now exceeding profits in some industries, addressing the issue of employee retention is an urgent across-the-board business concern.

A recent US white paper found that by 2010, there could be as many as 10 million more jobs available in the country than there are employees.

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Top talent: keeping performance up when business is down by Sylvia Ann Hewlett

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Investment

"Goodness is the only investment that never fails."

-Henry David Thoreau

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Investment banking

An investment bank is a financial institution that assists corporations and governments in raising capital by underwriting and acting as the agent in the issuance of securities. An investment bank also assists companies involved in mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, etc. Further it provides ancillary services such as market making and the trading of derivatives, fixed income instruments, foreign exchange, commodity, and equity securities.

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Investment Banking:Concepts, Analysis & Cases (Paperback) by Pratap Subramanyam

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Age

"Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter."

- Mark Twain

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Zail Singh

Giani Zail Singh (Punjabi: ਜ਼ੈਲ ਸਿੰਘ, 5 May 1916 – 25 December 1994) was an Indian politician and member of the Congress Party. He served as the seventh President of India. He was the President of India during Operation Blue Star, the assassination of Indira Gandhi, and the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

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Winner Take All: How Competitiveness shapes the fate of Nations by Richard Elkus

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Destiny

"We know what we are, but know not what we may be."

- William Shakespeare

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Tyagaraja

Tyāgarāja ( May 4, 1767 - January 6, 1847) was one of the greatest composers of Carnatic music or classical South Indian music. His full name is Kakarla Tyaga Brahmam. He, along with his contemporaries Muthuswami Dikshitar and Shyama Shastry, forms the Trinity of Carnatic music. He was a prolific composer and highly influential in the development of the South Indian classical music tradition. Tyagaraja composed thousands of devotional compositions, most of them in praise of Lord Rama. His compositions remain very popular even today. Of special mention are five of his compositions called the Pancharatna Krithis(English: 'five gems'), which are often sung in programs in his honour.

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Winner Take All: How Competitiveness shapes the fate of Nations by Richard Elkus

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Success

"Success is a science; if you have the conditions, you get the result. "

- Oscar Wilde

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Competitiveness

Competitiveness is a comparative concept of the ability and performance of a firm, sub-sector or country to sell and supply goods and/or services in a given market. Although widely used in economics and business management, the usefulness of the concept, particularly in the context of national competitiveness, is vigorously disputed by economists, such as Paul Krugman.

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Winner Take All: How Competitiveness shapes the fate of Nations by Richard Elkus