Herzberg developed a list of factors (Herzberg, 1966) that are based on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, except his version is more closely related to the working environment: HERZBERG’S HYGIENE & MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS Hygiene or Dissatisfies: o Working conditionso Policies and administrative practiceso Salary and Benefitso Supervisiono Statuso Job securityo Co-workerso Personal lifeMotivators or Satisfiers:o Recognitiono …
There are some heroes who are labeled by posterity as villains. Duryodhana falls in this category. Even though, in many instances in Mahabharata ,Duryodhana displayed qualities of a good leader . He showed benevolence and large heartedness when he made Karna ( a person who did not have acknowledged royal lineage),the King of Anga . …
Madan Mohan Malaviya was trying to build a good university; he had to overcome many difficulties and barriers. He worked with great determination to start the university. There was a funds crisis; but he did not get disheartened. He went from town to town, met many rich people and traders to collect donations. He went …
I am delighted to participate in the inauguration of the Annual Management Convention of the Madras Management Association (MMA), Chennai. I would like to extend my greetings to the President and Members of the Association, stalwarts and distinguished members of the industry and service sector, delegates and participants of various prestigious organizations. The theme of …
My Stupid Suicide Plan Last week, an IITian committed suicide. People who commit suicide do it when they feel there’s no future. But wait, isn’t IIT the one place where a bright and shining future is a foregone conclusion? It just doesn’t add up, does it? Why would a young, hardworking, bright student who has …
Mahatma Gandhi went from city to city, village to village collecting funds for the Charkha Sangh. During one of his tours he addressed a meeting in Orissa. After his speech a poor old woman got up. She was bent with age, her hair was grey and her clothes were in tatters. The volunteers tried to …
An Inspiring Love story,, its worth, Read it !! Love Story of Narayana Murthy (Infosys Founder) and Sudha (From Sudha’s Autobiography) It was in Pune that I met Narayan Murty through my friend Prasanna who is now the Wipro chief, who was also training in Telco(TataMotors). Most of the books that Prasanna lent me had …
In 1914 Thomas Edison’s factory in West Orange, New Jersey, was virtually destroyed by fire. Although the damage exceeded $2 million, the buildings were insured for only $238,000 because they were made of concrete and were thought to be fireproof. Much of Edison’s life work went up in smoke and flames that December night. At …
Dr. Wayne Dyer’s in his book, The Power of Intention gave laws that defined the powers of intention as he saw it. Here is my interpretation of these laws that Dr. Dyer outlined. 1. The first law of intention is to recognize the face of creativity. Creativity in business is really about innovation and creating …
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Address by Subroto Bagchi (a man who was vice- president for Lucent Technologies and Wipro with just a Political science degree from Utkal University )Chief Operating Officer, Mind Tree consulting to the Class of 2006 at the IIM, Bangalore on defining success. July 2nd 2004 I was the last child of a small-time government servant, …