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Developing
a proper HR policy and procedure manual
Do you have a HR policy manual? When was the last time you reviewed
your organisation’s HR policies? Writing or updating policies
is at the bottom of a lengthy “to-do” list.
Strategies
for landing a choice board post
Want to land your first corporate board seat? The good news
is that companies increasingly look for senior-level executives
with a diversity of skills and backgrounds.
Be
assertive, not aggressive
Assertiveness if often characterised as a mid-point along a
line drawn between passiveness and aggression. Passive people have
difficulty expressing themselves to others.
Poltergeist—the
most unwanted antipattern
We will now move to describe another important antipattern,
known as “Poltergeists”. This name is derived from “Antipattern
Session Notes” presented in the Object World West conference
in 1996 by Michael Akroyd.
‘Top
management drives HR spirit’
“We are blessed with a very supportive top management who
take care of every HR need and participate in all HR activities,
so that an employee has an enriching and memorable experience with
the company,” says Mita Ray Brahma, Head-corporate HRD, Nucleus
Software Exports.
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Movements
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| SAS
India announced the appointment of Veera Dikshit as national
sales head, financial services to spearhead its banking and
insurance initiative. Veera brings with her over 13 years of
experience most of which has been in the financial industry.
She has worked with IT majors like NIIT, CITIL and i-flex solutions
and has been instrumental in forging new alliances and promoting
IT projects in the finance industry. In SAS, Veera is responsible
for heading the sales for SAS software solutions for the banking
and finance industry. “Veera with her extensive experience
will add value to our new initiatives in this burgeoning market
segment that lies untapped to date in India,” said Gourish
Hosangady, CEO and managing director, SAS India. Veera holds
a Masters in Management Science from Bombay University. “The
financial services market in India is faced with many challenges
both internal and external which will see some dramatic movements
in the market place in months to come,” commented Veera. |
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 TriVium
India, operating in the electronic customer relationship management
(eCRM) space, recently announced the appointment of Ankur
Bhatia as director sales for its Indian operations. In his
new role, Bhatia will be responsible for TriVium’s sales
and post sales support, marketing, strategic planning and execution.
His team will be responsible for exploring new opportunities
for TriVium and will be key in formulating and implementing
channel strategies. Ankur Bhatia will be operating out of New
Delhi. Prior to taking this role Ankur Bhatia was with Parametric
Technology Corporation (PTC). He was instrumental in increasing
the company’s market share in the regions under him. He
built PTC’s presence specifically in Punjab and generating
business of half a million dollars from this market alone. |
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In
an effort to expand and strengthen its business consulting
group, Vedaris, the UK based provider of cutting-edge energy
trading and risk management software announced the addition
of three key consultants and the creation of a new senior
management position. Dr Gary Watson who has recently
joined the team brings with him over four years of experience
in the development of risk management systems for financial
markets. According to the company officials, his detailed
knowledge of derivatives, risk management and mathematics
combined with his IT skills is expected to contribute significantly
to the Vedaris team. Another entrant is James Ghazala, who
brings with himself over 10 years of trading experience focussed
on the metals markets. The company believes that his deep
understanding of trading processes, derivatives instruments
and physical logistics will help Vedaris and its clients to
gain more value from their businesses. Juha Honkanen will
work from the company’s Nordic office
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