tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88154278761360549472012-01-30T22:32:29.235+05:30Global Executive Talent (GET) is a specialized, retained executive search firm that is exclusively focused on hiring transformational leadership talent.Anuradha Parthasarathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17058928793267476423noreply@blogger.comBlogger241100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8815427876136054947.post-33539055152117816982011-12-26T14:02:00.000+05:302011-12-26T14:02:06.148+05:30

I was wondering whether I really wanted to do the usual stuff of wishing everybody, sending tons of emails knowing fully well that it will get lost in the crowd and then I came across this message sent by my friend Anil Sachdeva. I decided I had to share it for even if only a few of you read it, I'm sure it will make a difference just like it did for me this morning on a warm sunny XMas day.

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As companies grapple with leadership issues, one of the most critical responsibilities of the board is to identify the rainmakers, unfettered by conventional wisdom Remember the famous book by Lou Gerstner Who Says Elephants Can’t Dance? that talked about how he turned around IBM? The book starts with IBM’s Board Member and Executive Search Committee Chairman, Jim Burke, pursuing Gerstner, who

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In order to build organisations which can be the models for an entire generation of businesses, one needs to discover the diamond in the rough Last week, I suddenly got a call from one of my good friend who I had known for a long time, though LinkedIn was mainly how we kept in touch these days. He was calling to get my advice on a new opportunity he was considering and was excited about. I

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The Silicon Valley has a history of spectacular failures paving the way for cutting edge innovation; in India the trail is yet to be embarked upon Last week, I met with someone who had been a part of the core start-up team of Asera,Inc. Asera, if anybody remembers, was identified by Forbes.com as the top Business-to-Business Company in 2001. The company was awarded the distinction of being a key

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It is time women realise the need for fundamental transformations in the corporate environment to redefine their role in the power and knowledge economy. March 8, 2011 marked the centenary of the very first International Women’s Day. So it has been a 100 years since women decided to do something about getting their share of power and glory in the world. They have had their share of success in

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28 Jan 2011  |  Business World  Why is it that corruption has become such an intrinsic part of the Indian society and how we need to be honest and admit our role in the crime, as the people of this nation. The name screamed at me from the pages of the newspaper, but I still could not believe my eyes! The most talked-about insider trading case in the US had claimed its latest victim in my good

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Why over 40 executives at the brink of career change should pursue their 'real' passion instead of looking for another job. Last weekend, I happened to catch up with an old friend in the US who wanted my advice on landing his next job. Close to 40, he sounded lost and anxious. He had lost his job with a Fortune500 a year before, moved cities and joined another company in a similar role, which

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I started my career with Wipro in 1983 recruited straight out of BITS, Pilani. I joined freshers from IIMs, RECs, IITs, and IISc, who Wipro had chosen for its newly formed Information Technology Division. During the next three months of orientation training, I heard many different folks from R&D, Sales, Quality, Manufacturing come and talk to us on different topics. We had an impressive sales

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A great career involves twists and turns before one discovers the true vocation The year was 1985. The newly minted engineer from IIT Madras arrived at Jamshedpur to take up his first job with TELCO as a Graduate Engineer Trainee (GET). Surely a dream job for a mechanical engineer in India those days. Sadly this engineer was soon to realise that his dream job was a bit of a nightmare waiting to

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Women can, and should, demand a working environment that helps us give our best. "When you come to a fork in the road - take it" said Yogi Berra, a major league baseball Hall of Fame player and coach. I'm reminded of this as I sit down to analyze this case. Life is about making choices. It is no different for the women in the corporate world today. On one hand she can choose to keep quiet and

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Two books that talk about re-orienting employee management strategies in diverse ways for both humanitarian and financial gain. 2009-10 has been a very difficult year for employers and employees. The Wall Street debacle has shown the high cost that society has to pay when compensation and benefits are structured to encourage greed at the top. There has been a hue and cry about bank CEOs taking

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My son had come down for his first vacation after leaving home for college. I assumed that he would want to relax, laze around and catch up on all the lost sleep. But to my surprise he had very different plans. I watched open mouthed as he got up at 5.30 am and left for work at an unearthly 6.30 am every morning including Saturdays. He told me about the villages he visited and the data that his

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How India needs to consciously create an intensive environment for start ups to expand and usher in the era of Indian MNCs It is hard to believe now, but when I graduated in the '80s, the most sought-after jobs were in the public sector, of course a distant second to the charms of USA. Freshly minted engineers would take a shot at the recruitment tests held by BHEL, BEL, ISRO, BARC' and once

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Give to a pig when it grunts and a child when it cries, and you will have a fine pig and a bad child. — Danish proverb Tula Bedi looked at the windmills in the horizon through a film of angry tears. She felt she had hit dead end, but as she often told herself: “I am a true-blue Sikh — we don’t take nonsense unless it saves lives or puts food into empty stomachs!” Tula was not giving up and she

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Often enough we believe that an element of "luck" is what gets some of us the lucky breaks while others get left behind in the "me too" category. I have always begged to disagree thanks to my inside view of the careers and decisions made by any number of successful executives. Taking risk at the right time, betting your all on what your gut tells you is going to be the future, willingness to

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For those of us who think that a recruiter’s job is mere cakewalk, there’s more to it than meets the eye. A lot of sweet and toil goes into finding the ‘right candidate’ and matching the skills with the job in hand. It takes not only analytical skills but also tremendous emotional intelligence to really understand the candidate and fit him/her in the most suitable job. And you thought that

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Courtesy: The Hindu Business Line Author: D. MURALI Do women in corporate boardrooms continue to be an exception rather than the norm? “Yes, very true,” agrees Anuradha Parthasarathy, Founder & CEO, Global Executive Talent (www.globalexecutivetalent.com). Even the ones that are there are typically from the owner family, she adds, during the course of a recent email interaction with Business

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2009 was in many ways a watershed year for Indian entrepreneurs and investors. Pre 2009, growth was overwhelming – the challenge was to swim with the rising tide – making sure you were ready with the capital and people to grab the opportunity.  Talent was scarce but we knew how to compete against the MNC’s and grab our share with the right mix of cash, stock and lure of an adventure trip. But the

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The 21st century has brought more changes, more rapidly in the way businesses work in India — Growth rates are vaulting higher and higher; competition has moved from local to national to international; more companies are started by first time entrepreneurs than ever before; non-traditional and international investors like VCs and PEs have settled down to stay; cross Border M&As have become a big

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Change and fluctuations in Indian dynamics is the only thing constant in the present scenario. With a decade into the 21st century, all we can see is more changes, more rapidly in the way businesses work in India. For so long, HR in India has played a critical role, as Indian businesses and industry has leaped across the rate of growth post liberalisation and post the dawn of the internet era. 

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There is something about turning 50 which changes your career perspective. Often the truth hits that you have reached the plateau and you can only see more of the same in the next decade. Or you have been quietly left behind in the pyramid stakes. And you finally accept that your impact even within your company is more illusionary than real. This is also the point when Money doesn’t motivate you

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India is full of “Country Heads” - a designation and role which implies that you have climbed the career summit if you wish to stay in India. Yes there are always bigger brand names, bigger companies but it is still more of the same. But what happens if you have reached there in your 30’s and early 40’s! How long would you do this? The way to beat this perhaps is by moving away from MNC’s to

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The Indian services sector some day in the future will thank the global meltdown for helping it derive better value for its people advantage. It seems far-fetched now, even as the sector is grappling with the effect of the meltdown. But the services sector is sure to look back and mark the changes that were ushered in post the global meltdown. And the changes would sweep not just the export

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Indian manufacturing sector, which has been riding the wave of global growth, remained literally a full generation behind the services sector in the crucial issue of talent. Yet, this got glossed over by the run-away growth. Today, the recession is shining a light on the sub-optimal decisions made during those days. Automobile industry, the poster child of manufacturing post liberalisation, saw

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