Published Articles

::: Can the captain also be the coach? – February 18, 2008

::: Poor ownership the result of poor leadership – February 4, 2008

::: Why employees don’t take ownership – January 21, 2008

::: Will employees be happy in 2008? – December 31, 2007

::: In search of the flexible employer – December 3, 2007

::: Office buildings — New and big need not be the best – November 5, 2007

::: Performance and the cricket fan syndrome – October 22, 2007

::: The transient competencies - October 8, 2007

::: Skilled workforce shortage: Hard realities – September 24, 2007

::: The changing face of Indian work culture – September 10, 2007

::: Unions among knowledge workers — Five routes open to organisations – Aug 27, 2007

::: HR outsourcing and ‘employee satisfaction’ – August 13, 2007

::: Leadership by challenge than ‘programme’ – July 16, 2007

::: Succession challenges: Are crown princes in shortage? – July 9, 2007

::: Securing employees’ rights – July 2, 2007

::: Motivating the Motivator – June 18, 2007

::: Organisations as wellsprings of talent – June 4th, 2007

::: Strategies for time management – May 28, 2007

::: Corporates look for `business coach' – 7th May, 2007

::: Can you become big and also remain wonderful? – April 23, 2007

::: Dear Maslow, nothing has changed – April 2, 2007

::: Are HR professionals in the people business any longer? – March 12, 2007

::: Can successful executives raise high performing children? – Jan 29th, 2007

::: Is it a lost cause? – Jan 15th, 2007

::: Will succeeding be less painful in 2007? – Jan 1, 2007

::: Automating Performance Management – December 4, 2006

::: Are Work-Places really Women-Ready? – December 4, 2006

::: Discipline and the knowledge worker – November 6, 2006

::: Differentiation: The only path to managing expectations – October 23, 2006

::: The Ties that bind-16th October,2006

::: India's journey towards differentiation – October 9, 2006

::: Differentiation — the only path to managing expectations – 25th September, 2006

::: The futility of post-training evaluation sessions – 11th September, 2006

::: HR's boundary with business is now porous – July 17, 2006

::: SMEs may not be Lions but can be Kings of jungle – July 3, 2006

::: In search of balance - June 26, 2006

::: Are today's managers effective? – June 19, 2006

::: Career development: From Marathon to relay race – June 5, 2006

::: When goal-setting goes wrong – May 22, 2006

::: The first days on the job - May 1, 2006

::: Future of employee communication – April 24, 2006

::: Be warned, employee training can cause attrition – April 10, 2006

::: Vitality hiring — who gains and who doesn't? – March 27, 2006

:::Competence that endures - March 27, 2006

:::Appraisal 2006 — let's do it differently! – March 13, 2006

::: Moulding Front enders - March 2006

::: Problem of the runaway bride – Feb 13, 2006

::: The value of experience – Jan 30, 2006

::: Can I work from home? – Jan 16, 2006

::: Will the HR profession please speak up? – Jan 2, 2006

::: Should you do that survey? – Dec 19, 2005

::: Mobilising the troops – December 2005

::: When parents double as career managers – Dec 5, 2005

::: Extra large weekends alone won't balance work and life – Nov 21, 2005

::: Measuring performance and capability – Oct 24, 2005

::: D Factor - Making people deserve what they desire – Nov 7, 2005

::: HR gains as outsourcing grows – 20th April, 2005

::: Does ownership create stress?

::: Learning the DIY way

::: The Lagaan Effect: Does Bollywood have a Management Lesson to offer?

::: Strategies for time management – May 28 th, 2007

In The News

1. Job skills that make the difference, The Hindu, 6 June 2004

2. Attacking attrition, Business Standard, 16 March 2004

3. India's cultural competitiveness: The unfinished task, Business Line, 5 March 2004

4. Learn and stay ahead, Deccan Herald, 28 January, 2004

5. Employee relations - Why it should be kept alive, Business Line, 9 December 2003

6.Employment 2010 and the seven trends, Business Line, 7 October 2003

7. Of options and choices, Business Line, 25 May 2002

8. A passion for people, Praxis, Business Line, January 2002