Author Archives: Anand

What you still can!

  At the age of 25 I was a condoctor- Rajnikant I didn’t even complete my university education – Bill Gates I was one who served in hotel – oberoi At my childhood I stiched Shoes – Abharam Linkon I … Continue reading

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Tacit and explicit knowledge

Knowledge can be classified into two categories namely Tacit and Explicit. From the point of organizational context it is important to understand the difference between these two. Explicit knowledge can be codified and transferred to others. Assets such as patents, … Continue reading

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Knowledge Management

What is knowledge? The dictionary meaning of knowledge is knowing facts, information, ideas, instructions, wisdom and learning etc. There is no simple definition of knowledge in the organizational context. It originates from the minds of people and also acquired through … Continue reading

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How to manage change?

Firstly, all employees should be aware of the changes to be introduced. They should understand the direct and indirect benefits of the change. Difference between the existing system and the proposed one should be explained. They should be informed that … Continue reading

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Learning from success and failures

In this age of ‘trouble-shooting ‘and ‘multi-tasking’, there are often situations where one needs to do some ‘unconventional’ thinking. There is always a tendency to look back for precedents – ‘What have others done in similar situations?’ There is absolutely … Continue reading

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Manage change contd….

Today political, economic and social changes have restructured the world. Recent advances in telecommunication technology have connected countries as though they were next-door neighbors. Markets no longer stop at national boundaries; neither do corporate operations. Long-standing geographic, regulatory and industrial … Continue reading

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Manage change

According to George Bernard Shaw, ‘Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds, cannot change anything’. The saying, ‘nothing is permanent-but change’, though overused seems to carry much significance in the twenty-first century. Change has turned … Continue reading

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Importance of spiritual values

Ethics is derived from the Greek word ‘ethos’ whereas morals is derived from the Latin word ‘mores’, both of which signify ‘from the culture’. Culture is the foundation for our moral values. Goal oriented managers of big corporations may wonder … Continue reading

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Leading by example

 In Sanskrit, the word Guru stands for both father and teacher. Both perform the function of teaching, there is very little difference in the way they go about it. Both father and teacher, by virtue of the positions held by … Continue reading

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Listening as a way of communication

Positive listening requires keeping an open and flexible mind. Effective managers encourage creativity within their organizations by listening positively to ideas that are presented and devising ways that will work. With a view to creating and sustaining a high performing … Continue reading

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