Today we all are engaged in large number of conversations through out our daily routine activities. These activities could range from an informal communication to formal presentations, texting or emailing, phones or even the social media. No matter the form, the communication and more specifically the effective communication is an integral and important part of […]

Effective organizations are not build merely on investment and returns but more on the quality of the workforce, its commitment to the organizational goals and investments made to attract, train and retain superior human capital.  Human Resources (HR) constitute the most valuable asset in the context of development. Relative performances of nations, of regions of […]

The advantages of reading newspapers are numerous but for a student it is one of the most important ingredients for successful career. Reading newspapers provides wide ranging benefits for everyone in general but especially for the students they remain the most important source of news and information, despite the onslaught of the electronic media. Remember […]

With the growing need of money, fame, success, position, power, achievement etc, the new generation of the country is expecting a lot from the options available to them for their career building and enhancement. Though many career options are available to the youth but the question is which one suits their requirements and lives up […]

After working four years in management education as a lecturer, I decided to enroll myself for a residential faculty development programme at a prestigious B-school. There were two reasons behind this decision. First, I wanted to improve my research and pedagogical skills and second was to re-look at the management education from the student perspective […]

Are You Sure, You are getting in the Right Course –  Though we get a lot of scores and struggle to get a cut above the rest, many of us still wonder at a point of time are we actually taking the right train which will take us to our desired destination. Taking the train […]

 Personal financial planning is a process of determining an individual’s financial goals, purposes in life and life’s priorities, and after considering his resources, risk profile and current lifestyle, to detail a balanced and realistic plan to meet those goals.” The individual’s goals are used as guideposts to map a course of action on ‘what needs […]

MBA is a transformational experience but there are only few who really gain after getting the professional degree. The few who gain have really capitalized those 2 years and not only gained professionally but also personally.  Are we really manifesting ourselves as MBAs? The modern day contemporary companies search for performance and not merely degrees. […]

Financial statement analysis is described as the process of identifying financial strengths and weaknesses of the firm by correctly launching association between the items of the balance sheet and the profit and loss account. It is usually recognized that the objective of financial statements is to offer information about the financial position, performance and changes […]

When I thought about what should be the “one learning” from my nearly two decades of work experience in industry as well as academics, which I can share with future managers, I was reminded of my marketing professor, who once said “Kotler is Bible of Marketing”. In my first semester, that statement had a profound […]