People Matters

How to ensure that you retain a worthy job

By Vikram Choudhury

May 13th 2013

Different academic and professional preferences are changing the way organisations create jobs and employ talent The Hindustan Times reported that a U.S. student, Ugbaad Kenyan, has been awarded a Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) to study Urdu in Lucknow. Kenyan, who has a keen interest to study the political history between India and Pakistan, hopes that the eight-week programme will enrich his knowledge and insight about the region. It will not be too far-fetched to argue that Kenyan&rsqu... Read more »

How to garner the best out of a meeting

By Vikram Choudhury

May 3rd 2013

Five self-discipline principles for the convenor and the participants of a meeting to ensure that the time invested bears desired fruitModern day complexities of conducting business have increased the reliance on active collaboration between executives and teams. The need for active collaboration has consequently increased the reliance on meetings. Any professional’s typical working day is characterised by a mix of individual desk activities and collaborative efforts through meetings.Whi... Read more »

Which B-school would you choose?

May 1st 2013

Methodology and Differentiators: In a first-of-its-kind endeavour, National HRD Network joins hands with People Matters to gauge and rank B-schools in the country. It is the only ranking to have involved more than 30 senior corporate members in its design and execution.Sixteen years ago, Business Today magazine and independent research agency Cosmode jointly carried out the first B-school ranking. Since then, there has been a plethora of rankings and surveys, leading to cynicism and confu... Read more »

The NHRDN - People Matters B-school Rankings 2013

May 1st 2013

The B-schools are rated on the basis of nine parameters: Student profile, faculty profile, academic excellence, infrastructure, placements, corporate connectedness, leadership & governance, accreditation & linkages and campus life RANK 1: Indian Institute of Management, AhmedabadLocation: Ahmedabad Top-scoring parameters: Faculty profile, academic excellence Differentiator: Significant use of case study method in the course curriculumLed by Dr Vikram Sarabhai, the... Read more »

The Why, What, How and Who of the rankings

May 1st 2013

Industry leaders and captains from the National HRD Network tell People Matters why employers and aspirants should take this B-school ranking seriously and how it will become a game changerWhy is this ranking needed?“In the absence of any consistent ranking system with high credibility, we received feedback from B-school aspirants who were unable to take an informed decision and were often misled. Organisations themselves were not able to choose the B-school most suited to thei... Read more »

How do companies shortlist B-schools?

May 1st 2013

With business schools being a consistent source for high potential talent pipeline, how do companies ensure that they get the best? People Matters talks to industry experts to find out the defining parameters.A medium to ensure consistent in flow of high potential talent –campus recruitment is a critical part of an organisation’s talent strategy. with talent being scarce, mba students are generally hired with a plan to be trained and fast tracked into leadership positions. with suc... Read more »

The B-School perspective

May 1st 2013

The academia have high expectations from the National Human Resource Development Network-People Matters B-school Rankings 2013 as they believe the former lends credibility and fairness to the survey“The fact that it is NHRDN who conducted the exercise gives it credibility. I trust that the ranking will be far closer to reality in terms of what exactly a B-school is adding towards the development of the workforce.” Dr Bibek Banerjee, Director, Institute of Management Technolog... Read more »

From ‘hero’ to ‘traitor’ over an e-mail

By Vikram Choudhury

May 1st 2013

The practice of blind copying an e-mail puts the credibility and honesty of the professional at risk Adil Sharma is a team leader in an international outsourcing company. While Adil is recognised as a professional with credible technical knowledge and an amiable temperament in the organisation, his colleagues and direct reports exercise a great deal of caution when they interact with him. Despite his soft-spoken personality and cordial disposition, many in his team do not consider Adil as a tr... Read more »

Government committee clears the controversial EPFO circular

By Deepshikha Thakur

Apr 25th 2013

A review committee set up by the government has cleared the EPFO circular which proposed clubbing of all allowances with basic, for deduction of Provident Fund. The tripartite panel set up by the Labour Ministry has endorsed the controversial EPFO circular issued On November 30, 2012 by the outgoing Central Provident Fund Commissioner (CPFC), R.C. Mishra. The circular proposed clubbing of all allowances with basic pay for deduction of provident fund and redefined the process of assessment a... Read more »

Employee mobility assignments to rise worldwide

Apr 25th 2013

70% of companies to increase short-term work trips: Mercer report on assignment policies and practicesOver 70 per cent of companies are expected to increase short-term assignments in 2013, while 55 per cent of the participating companies expect a spurt in long-term assignments with China, United States, Brazil, United Kingdom and Australia as priority destinations in their respective regions for expatriates.Consultancy firm Mercer reported these findings in its Worldwide International Assignme... Read more »