The brain think-tank, knowledge pool and management
Brainpower or knowledge is not something that can be packaged and passed on. Knowledge Management is much more than creating databases. The HR team must be the brain behind this exercise, says EJ Sarma, in the first of his series of articles on HR practices

The secret to finding a great career coach
Some people use counsellors to locate their next job. Others want a plan that looks two or three jobs down the road. What are you looking for, asks Bob Rosner

What is ‘management by trust’?
Developing the spirit of trust among team members is an effective management device that leads to integration of individual, group and organisational goals, believes RS DWIVEDI

Integrated software ensures adaptability
Software system developed in an integrated manner, ensures good co-ordination and communication with heterogeneous hardware and software platforms, writes Dr R Srinivasan

HCL Infosystems: Quality is a mission
For the last 25 years, HCL Infosystems as an organisation has lived by its mission statement, which reads: “To provide world class information technology solution and services to enable our customers to serve their customers better.”

MOVEMENTS Mphasis, a leading provider of software system integration technology announced the appointment of Sudhir Goel at its vice president, Bangalore. In this capacity he is in charge of delivery of projects executed out of its Bangalore development centres. Announcing the appointment, Jerry Rao, chairman & CEO, Mphasis said, “ Sudhir’s extensive experience in managing software development life cycles and multi-platform enterprise-wide software projects will further enhance the existing diverse skill set of the entire management team at Mphasis. Sudhir has lived in the US and brings with him a strong international management background. We at Mphasis are glad to have Sudhir on board in a strategic management role.” Sudhir has more than 20 years of experience in information technology. His prior experience includes working with Infosys, Comsys (US) and Amsoft. Bangalore based Mistral Software, a provider of professional services in embedded solutions, announced the appointment of K Chandrasekhar as the general manager-business development. Chandrasekhar joins Mistral after serving as AGM-business development, U & I Scotty. He has a successful record of over 13 years in handling business development, business strategy, operations management and project management portfolio’s for major IT and semiconductor companies. He also brings to Mistral his extensive experience of the European and Asian markets. Chandrasekhar has a Masters in Science & Technology from Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani and PG Diploma in Marketing Management from Annamalai University. SM Ahmed, president and CEO-Mistral Software, says, “We are very happy to have Chandrasekar onboard. His experience in the embedded and telecom market will boost our penetration in the European and Asian markets.” Adobe India has appointed Arvind Jha as the director of engineering for their Indian operations. In his new role, Jha would be responsible for find ing ways to strengthen and grow the Indian campus through further ownership of existing products, new product prototypes and increased role in quality engineering. He would also be looking at establishing technology development initiatives with the IIT’s. Prior to this, Jha was working as an engineering manager with Adobe India and was responsible as the team leader of engineers working on core Adobe applications such as InDesign, Illustrator, PhotoShop, GoLive, and FrameMaker among others. He is a graduate from IIT Kharagpur, majoring in Computer Science & Engineering. This year he conceptualised an update for PageMaker and led the engineering and quality team that shipped PageMaker 7.0, the first world-class desktop product to have been completely engineered in India. He attributes his success to his team and believes in hands-on leadership, mutual trust and respect.