Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - Jun 18, 2010, 2:54 am
Amazing and highly disturbing, is HT’s revelation: How Maoist insurgents are running a parallel administration in parts of West Bengal while our Dada and Didi are fighting it out over WB’s control. And at HO, Amma and Paaji are extremely busy over saving a high profile minister despite having cr...
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - Jun 17, 2010, 12:30 pm
Amazing posting by Martin Zwilling on 'Business Insider,' solving the problem of "Problem Solving." Anybody, whoever S/he is, if carefully reads this article, I'm sure, would immediately solve at least half of her/his current set of problems. Thanks Martin, I'm convinced, your sugges...
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - Jun 17, 2010, 1:57 am
Watch this video of a lone dancer, who, in a few minutes, attracts dozens of others joining him and in that process demonstrates the fundamental principle of leadership: Ability to influence people.
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - Jun 17, 2010, 12:47 am
Scott McMullan announces through a posting on Google Blog, that the company is adding sixteen more apps to its 'Apps Market Place.' |We’ve added some great new apps since we launched in March and today we’re bringing you 16 new apps to the Marketplace. They represent a cross-section of t...
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - Jun 17, 2010, 12:23 am
According to a report published by comScore today, The New York Times, stands ahead of others, as the most popular online newspaper in U.S. |The report showed that more than 123 million Americans visited newspaper sites in May, representing 57 percent of the total U.S. Internet audience, as the New ...
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - Jun 16, 2010, 2:29 pm
When you sit in remote corner of a crowded place desperately wanting to talk to someone over phone and out of may be a few hundred contact numbers saved in your address book not even a single could give you enough confidence that the other person would give you a patient hearing letting you vent out...
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - Jun 13, 2010, 1:42 am
Effective leadership examples are floating around you, in your day to day interactions, and all you need is: Keep your eyes and ears open to pick them up. Today being my elders daughter's birthday, we decided to celebrate it with a small party in a restaurant we've been visiting frequently. ...
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - Jun 10, 2010, 1:54 pm
"The sun is waking up from a deep slumber, and in the next few years we expect to see much higher levels of solar activity. At the same time, our technological society has developed an unprecedented sensitivity to solar storms. The intersection of these two issues is what we're getting together ...
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - Jun 10, 2010, 1:30 am
| Short people are at greater risk of developing heart disease than tall people, according to the first systematic review and meta-analysis of all the available evidence, which is published online June 9 in the European Heart Journal. | Reports 'Science Daily'
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - Jun 9, 2010, 12:39 pm
The findings of a recent survey, that Richard Alleyne, Science Correspondent of The Telegraph, UK has highlighted: Lack of sleeps strains relationship between the parents of first-bon-babies, is a matter of big concern not only for that select group but for everyone -- irrespective of their parental...
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - Jun 9, 2010, 10:50 am
BRAD STONE's posting in NYTimes on a recent controversy surrounding appropriate uses of RSS Readers, that most us use these days for accessing multiple news sources from a single location, clearly indicates an increasing concern among original content publishers regarding commercial uses of what...
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - Jun 9, 2010, 1:56 am
After traveling a distance of more than 50 km on my way to meeting a senior leader from a highly reputed MNC, all my calls and messages for getting a formal confirmation - not mandatory though - remained unanswered. Helpless, I sent him a desperate message and to my surprise an immediate reply flash...
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - Jun 7, 2010, 12:46 pm
7 years ago we're retained by a small Indian corporate, willing to pay the recruitment fee which was 50 pct more than the common trend at that time. To start with, Managing Director of the company established a direct communication channel with me, following up vigorously, to ensure successful c...
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - Jun 6, 2010, 7:09 am
Time for a serious introspection followed by result oriented actions, before it's too late! | In a study of more than 800 men, those who reported fewer sexual thoughts and desires were more likely to develop ED by nine years later than those who had more sexual fantasies and feelings. "The findi...
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - Jun 6, 2010, 6:52 am
Through a recent update, BBC highlights some encouraging developments regarding containment of 'Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill,' that's been threatening planet's eco-balance in a big way. The disclosure says, | A containment cap on a ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico is now funnelling of...
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - Jun 6, 2010, 6:35 am
A regulatory control is a must, on these financial apps at least. | As smartphones and the applications that run on them take off, businesses and consumers are beginning to confront a budding dark side of the wireless Web. | By Spencer E. Ante on WSJ at http://bit.ly/cFsfwX
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - Jun 5, 2010, 3:28 pm
Designed to kill, are some but not all, is what we observe in animal kingdom -- and I'm sure, we too are animals in one way or the other. So can we apply the same principle to one of the most controversial issues that has been haunting us for a long time: Are leaders born or made? If you've ...
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - Jun 5, 2010, 3:19 am
Countering genetics and biological aging processes, effectively, until the age of 75, sense of humor is likely to have positive impacts on our mental health and overall quality of life, claims a recent scientific investigation. Elaborating further, project leader of the study team, Professor Sven Sv...
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - Jun 4, 2010, 4:16 pm
For earning $ 25,000, it's worth taking off for a day from your regular activities and search for a killer video theme. | If you’re serious about shooting and editing original video, you probably already know about Vimeo, the video-sharing site for ambitious videographers and their fans. But y...
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - Jun 4, 2010, 4:01 pm
Indian consumers are the greenest in the world, said a global survey of 17 countries, released on a day when the Municipal Corporation of Delhi became the nation's first civic body to cash in on cutting down carbon emissions. Via: HT at http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/newdelhi/Who-s-the...
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - Jun 4, 2010, 1:35 pm
Now I've understood, why I rush out to a near by park whenever life appears meaningless and seconds turn into long hours: Survival instincts! | Being outside in nature makes people feel more alive, finds a series of studies published in the June 2010 issue of the Journal of Environmental Psychol...
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - Jun 4, 2010, 1:21 pm
Aliens are breathing on our neck; however, they appear to be too small to launch a full scale invasion of planet earth. But what will happen when we suddenly bump into a more advanced civilization? | Scientists have found evidence that there may be some form of life on Saturn's biggest moon Tita...
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - Jun 4, 2010, 12:32 pm
Jonathan Mead explains the art of building a successful business with a small but dedicated audience. All his arguments are valid and relevant but not beyond a critical size of viewership: The transition point I'd say, beyond which you need numbers to translate the popularity into business gains...
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - Jun 4, 2010, 12:10 pm
What Gus Lubin has pointed out in Businessinsider today, that there're strong indications of another oil leak and much bigger, is a nerve wrecking disclosure. Via: Businessinsider at http://www.businessinsider.com/platform-23051-2010-6
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - Jun 4, 2010, 1:35 am
Responding against a message, as quickly as possible, is one of the most desirable habit that may bring you a huge popularity. In one of my recent articles, I've highlighted a simple concept: Leadership is a matter of habit that you develop and continually refine through out. Can we then safely ...
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - Jun 2, 2010, 6:23 am
Clif, thanks for highlighting this amazing real-life example of employee engagement. If your customer was mesmerized then, I'm now, but for a different reason: Your presentation skills. Mesmerized, I remained glued to your article until hitting the end, wondering, whether the current leadership ...
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - Jun 2, 2010, 3:34 am
So the downsizing still continues.. Hewlett-Packard, the world's leading personal computer maker, plans to cut 9,000 jobs as it makes a $1bn (£680m) investment in fully automated data centres. Read More at http://bit.ly/cxA9v9
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - Jun 1, 2010, 3:15 pm
At midnight, I sent a SMS to a person whom I've not met yet, though we've been talking over phone for a long time -- striking a good 'social synchronization.' Still, I dared to bother him because I thought, I could: The confidence level. And, he called back, concerned, genuinely, "wh...
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - Jun 1, 2010, 12:46 pm
Cautious - and rightly so, in view of the current situation - the companies are replacing the permanent jobs with the temps. Nothing unusual! It will take some more time for the permanent jobs to bounce back, but that's inevitable and a matter of time. Watch out! | Jobs may be coming back, but t...
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - Jun 1, 2010, 8:54 am
Recently I met a HR professional. He is young and successful, and appeared to have high EQ; also, he demonstrated good leadership skills -- my overall impression. However, we had a peculiar start: When I entered his cabin he was talking to someone over cellphone; welcoming with a broad smile he gest...
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - Jun 1, 2010, 8:38 am
Recently I met a HR professional. He is young and successful, and appeared to have high EQ; overall, he was demonstrating good leadership skills -- was my overall impression. However, we had a peculiar start: When I entered his cabin he was talking to someone over cellphone; welcoming me with a broa...
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - Jun 1, 2010, 8:20 am
Recently I met a HR professional. He is young and successful, and appeared to have high EQ; overall, he was demonstrating good leadership skills -- was my overall impression. However, we had a peculiar start: When I entered his cabin he was talking to someone over cellphone; welcoming me with a broa...
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - Jun 1, 2010, 8:09 am
Recently I met a HR professional. He is young and successful, and appeared to have high EQ; overall, he was demonstrating good leadership skills -- was my overall impression. However, we had a peculiar start: When I entered his cabin he was talking to someone over cellphone; welcoming me with a broa...
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - May 31, 2010, 3:41 pm
A Chinese supercomputer has ranked as the world's second fastest machine, surpassing European and Japanese systems and underscoring China's aggressive commitment to science and technology Read more at http://viigo.im/3HZ0
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - May 31, 2010, 3:32 pm
IPads being sold out @ one every 2.5 seconds, with the total sales hitting 2 millions in just 59 days since launch. Read more at http://viigo.im/3HYD
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - May 29, 2010, 8:27 am
'Money is not everything,' appears to be an incomplete statement, without a tail: 'But the most important thing.' I think, what money is and what role it plays in our life, has been defined so correctly in the statement, 'Money is the Petrol of Life.' Life is a vehicle for un...
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - May 27, 2010, 10:10 am
My father once told me, when I was a teen, " If someone doesn't like you don't leave it there; find out the reason. Obviously, he'd either be right or wrong. If he is right then you change yourself accordingly, and if he's wrong go all out to change him. It was perhaps the first less...
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - May 27, 2010, 4:58 am
Here it comes, at last, and from the horse's mouth, with every possible hints of an underlying current of emotion, the announcement: Facebook making control simple. Mark's introspection: | On a personal note, I just turned 26 years old a few days ago. I started Facebook when I was 19 and it&...
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - May 26, 2010, 6:06 pm
Amazing statement and absolutely correct, he is: Leo Babauta, when he suggests that you must Kill Your To-Do List. After using tens of free and paid GTD apps for several years, I stopped this practice of making a list and wasting time updating it through-out the day, defeating the purpose itself. Wh...
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - May 26, 2010, 4:26 pm
Defining the term Politics - as highlighted by Jean Leslie and William A. Gentry, in an interesting article on Forbes - Professor Gerald Ferris, a management and psychology professor at Florida State University, and his colleagues say, it's 'the ability to understand and effectively influenc...
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - May 26, 2010, 11:16 am
Well, Ken has brilliantly explained why he thinks so; however, Jeff Wacker, through an interesting comment, intelligently highlights the crux of the issue and also suggests: What is needed to be done. Read Jeff's comment: | The problem is that any subject can be un-creative if taught in a way th...
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - May 26, 2010, 3:01 am
These days technological innovations are at its peak, especially for making smartphones as useful as possible for carrying out any job that it can be made capable of -- doing. Mobile phones are gradually becoming an integral part of our life - as this is the only device we carry most of the time - a...
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - May 26, 2010, 2:16 am
Now you can access more than 35 million reviews of TripAvsor on your iPhone, making it much easier for you to negotiate the unknowns in a virgin territory. | TripAdvisor today launched its new, free iPhone app that gives travelers access to its 35 million reviews and opinions on the fly. That means ...
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - May 25, 2010, 5:24 pm
Another announcement made by Apple seems to a hot news for anybody associated with a college, as it says, | If you’re a college student or a faculty or staff member at any grade level and you buy a new Mac with Apple education pricing from May 25 through September 7, 2010, you can get a free 8GB i...
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - May 25, 2010, 5:13 pm
Apple just posted a message on its website, announcing, | Beginning Friday, May 28, at 8 a.m. (local time), customers can buy iPad at their favorite Apple Retail Store in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland, or the UK and get free Personal Setup. | Via: Apple Website
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - May 25, 2010, 3:12 pm
Better late than never: Facebook to roll out a drastically simplified version of its privacy control tools tomorrow, hopefully sorting out one of most controversial issues we've seen in recent times. Via: 'Mail Online' at http://viigo.im/3DCe
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - May 25, 2010, 2:25 pm
An informative posting by Sharlyn Lauby, published on Mashable, highlighting a few important elements you must consider and take action against, to recruit the right candidates from social networking sites. I think, the most rewarding methodology would be to imagine what would you do if you wish to ...
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - May 25, 2010, 2:05 pm
Something really interesting and worth a quick glance, | NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, has allowed scientists for the first time to comprehensively view the dynamic nature of storms on the sun. Solar storms have been recognized as a cause of technological problems on Earth since the...
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - May 24, 2010, 2:24 pm
In a blog posting today, Google, for the first time, reveals, that it keeps 32 percent of the revenue generated through AdSense for content publishers. | AdSense for content publishers, who make up the vast majority of our AdSense publishers, earn a 68% revenue share worldwide. This means we pay 68%...
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Abhijit Kar posted an article on Leadership And networking - May 24, 2010, 1:01 pm
Share In our daily lives, we must see That it is not happiness that makes us grateful, But the gratefulness that makes us happy. — Albert Clarke. "Feelings of gratitude and generosity are helpful in solidifying our relationships with people we care about, and benefit to the one giving as well as t...
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