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"A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one." This quote by George Martin is an excellent insight into the motives of habitual book buyers. I know several habitual book buyers and most of them have an amazing level of intellectual stock. Conversations with these people are always interesting and engaging vis-à-vis others who mostly talk like newspaper echoes or television news analyzers. The advantages of reading books (not restricted to a specific genre) are many. The most distinctive advantage is the ability of such people to build rapport with people from diverse cultures, tastes and interests. It’s also a proven fact that reading has many positive cognitive consequences. ( http://www.csun.edu/~krowlands/Content/Academic_Resources/Reading/Useful%20Articles/Cunningham-What%20Reading%20Does%20for%20the%20Mind.pdf ). Further, reading books is a safe bet and can help you enhance your career prospects to a great extent...

‘Meeting student expectations’ is one of the most important quality indicators of any higher education/vocational education course apart from meeting the client expectations in any sponsored program. Several courses in the western world have a subscription based continuation policy. However, this is one criterion that is very difficult to quantify. Student feedback is one standard measure of the effectiveness of the course/faculty. However this system has its share of criticism. And much of the off-class interaction is not taken into account in this scenario, amidst growing relevance of the student-teacher interactions and impressions that happen off class. This article is centred around the rising student expectations and features. Recently, I came across a post on Facebook by a student which read, “Not All Good byes are bad. Example: Good Bye Class.”   This sums up the task that the next generation teachers could face. Teaching the next generation of students could be cha...

  Dear Friend,                             Congratulations! Welcome on board. You are now a part of the family of new MBA entrants having sailed through the rough seas of CAT/MAT/PGCET/KMAT/”X” AT (Any X Admission Test) and having joined various B-schools across the country. This is a huge family of nearly 8 lakh + students across India. This is a family having common ambitions and common problems. Unless you have secured a coveted seat in one of the High I M’s , or the top 10-20 B-schools in India, you have a tough life ahead. Having been a management student for 5 years in a tier 2 (as the pundits say) B-school, and having gone through all the allotted ordeals, I decided to write this letter as a word of advice (probably unsolicited but necessary). The challenges you face are galore. I don’t want to scare you. But I want to be factual. You are NOT...

  Your 'ex' is like your karma. Its impossible to wish her off. However hard you may try. She will at least take that 12.5 kb of space in your existence. Just like the desktop icon you may never use, but its a default icon, co-existing with the other icons you use. She can bring back old memories, act as a benchmark, act as a medicine, act as a warning/disclaimer, act as a motivator, act as an anchor, act as a virtual consultant, act as a reminder and act as an insulator from the reality of the world you exist in. She is a lesson. A lesson you did learn the hard way Yes, it hurts. But what's life without a little sorrow, without a little hurt and without a little darkness? Today, it doesn't matter what happened. But it was necessary. It was meant to be that way. No, its not God's way of humbling you. But its his way of giving you an orientation in detachment. The essence of life, the ultimate truth of life. Its not so much about companionship, love, feelin...

Getting Started...                                  Be it Love or War, getting started is an issue for a majority of the masses. Many a tasks we intend to do and accomplish get lost in the background noise of what is 'routine' and 'imminent' upon us. We are in a constant hurry to 'finish' what is urgent and mostly mundane. 'Unexplored talent' is no more a cliche'.  The need to discover the other side of you is now becoming a pressing need for many. Modes like reality shows have seen steady growth over the past few years in India. We are also witnessing a rapid rise in the number of dance classes, music classes, art classes and writing workshops happening across India.  This is certainly a significant development, because it goes on to show that the growing interest of people in discovering new hobbies and interests. ...

The biggest influence to productivity-People Hi,         Let's do a small exercise. Answer the following questions with a Yes or a No. Do you think your biggest influence towards growth at workplace is a process/system? Do you feel that people in your team are important in terms of helping you develop? Do you opine that mostly people influence they way you perceive your workplace? Well, if you have honestly attempted to answer the above three questions, undoubtedly you would know that "People Matters". I have overheard innumerable people blaming their bosses their failures. I have heard several people praising their bosses for the encouragement. I have seen several people saying that they extremely proud of the team members they work with. I have also heard several people say, "He makes our workplace, look like hell." Sample this: "Some people are just unfriendly ass-holes"- Fabiola Lenz "...