Category: Ms Manager

  • Mentoring,

    A great concept at toastmasters. I was all fired by it, until I thought let me see what actually is the onus of mentoring. The dictionary calls Mentor (capitalized) as a friend of Odysseus, entrusted with the education of Odysseus son Telemachus, it has come to mean a trusted counsellor or guide, a tutor, coach…

  • Appraisal Forms

    A friend of mine who was in the corporate HR section said, a common problem with appraisal forms was that the employees felt that doing a thing well was the criteria. But from the point of view of the structure Completing the 10 schedule tasks – would mean okay he does his job. Meets expectations.…

  • six hacks to manage time crunch

    We all have the same 24hrs, how come some people manage to get a lot of things done in that 24hrs while some of us can’t. It’s about time management. With discipline ,plan and strategy it is possible. Take time to plan: That’s the first step. Do it religiously once a week, I do it…

  • Literary Agent

    Originally posted on My Bookshelf: This is an interview mailed by Louis Vas, I am sharing this without his permission. I hope he will excuse me. Since there seem to be quite a few aspiring authors in Goa, below is anot so recent  interview with a literary agent in Mumbai, which may behelpful in their…

  • On My Honor.

    The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.—Robert Frost. Two days back we returned from Dharwad, and I put my phone off, I had promised my friend something and I could not make it.  A little…

  • Elephants can remember,

    Ah! I am only elephantine, and not an elephant. It was a family get together a cousin of my mother had come down after donkey’s years, okay I’ll cut the excuses I could not recognize her. How many times have we been there and paid the price for it? When it is a name it…