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Posted by Ankur Sethi on May 11, 2012

NHRDN Silver Jubilee Conference on Building India Inc – the people agenda

Background In the year 1985, the concept of having a common platform for HR Professionals working in various cities in India was first mooted and under the able guidance of Dr. TV Rao, Founder President of NHRDN, Late Dr. Uday Pareek and HR professionals from L&T, Bank of Baroda, TVS, SAIL and academicians from IIMA and XLRI, National Human Resource Development Network (NHRDN) was formed on 6th...

Posted by Ankur Sethi on Apr 30, 2012

HR Outsourcing Conclave by National HRD Network and TIE-Delhi NCR

National HRD Network Learning Centre & TiE Delhi-NCR are organising “HR Outsourcing Conclave – Value Added HR Outsourcing for Market Leadership ” on Friday 4th May 2012 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. I will be joining the event as part of the organising team and play host for the day. This unique Conclave focuses on the futuristic and existing trends and patterns emerging rapidly...

Posted by Ankur Sethi on Mar 31, 2012

Two Lists You Should Look at Every Morning

One of my friend shared this interesting blog post Two Lists You Should Look at Every Morning by Peter Bregman on Harvard business blog.This comes to me at a time when I’ve been thinking about individual productivity enhancement. Go on and read this interesting story as i am sure it will help. Peter Bregman is a strategic advisor to CEOs and their leadership teams. His latest book is 18 Minutes:...

Posted by Ankur Sethi on Mar 26, 2012

NHRDN Event on Leveraging Social Media in HR

As social media becomes more defined in the business world, human resources professionals will have a significant opportunity to leverage this powerful medium in many aspects of the business. It’s a known fact that the impact of social media on brands and organizations is immense! The need has moved to integrating social into the core HR strategy of the organization. Social media can be useful across...

Posted by Ankur Sethi on Mar 20, 2012

Col Sanders & The Legendary Story Of Kentucky Fried Chicken!

When Colonel Harland Sanders retired at the age of 65, he had little to show for himself, except an old Caddie roadster, a $105 monthly pension check, and a recipe for chicken. Knowing he couldn’t live on his pension, he took his chicken recipe in hand, got behind the wheel of his van, and set out to make his fortune. His first plan was to sell his chicken recipe to restaurant owners, who would in...

Posted by Ankur Sethi on Mar 19, 2012

The Magic of Doing One Thing at a Time

Origially posted at HBR Blog Network Why is it that between 25 and 50 per cent of people report feeling overwhelmed or burned out at work? It’s not just the number of hours we’re working, but also the fact that we spend too many continuous hours juggling too many things at the same time. What we’ve lost, above all, are stopping points, finish lines and boundaries. Technology has...

Posted by Ankur Sethi on Mar 16, 2012

Social Demographics: Who’s Using Today’s Biggest Networks [INFOGRAPHIC]

More than 66% of adults are connected to one or more social media platforms, but who exactly are these people? The infographic below, created by Online MBA, breaks down the demographics, including education level, income, age and gender of social media users, along with other miscellaneous facts. Some sites’ users are more demographically alike than others. One thing is the same for most social sites —...