December-2006 issue
Cover Story
Author: ST Team
What are the broad trends abound in the tech industry? And how do techies go about factoring them in their careers? A comprehensive study.
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Guru Speak
Thomas Friedman
The key to thriving, as an individual, in a flat world is figuring out how to make yourself an “untouchable”.
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People Manager
C Mahalingam (Mali)
Perspective is important in effective management of people. And it is common sense that dictates a manager's effectiveness
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Sage Speak
Kayomarz B Shroff
Needed is a single-minded focus towards identifying and grooming the high potential folks that holds the comppany in good stead.
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Ganesh Devarajan
A leader’s sense of right and wrong comes from deeply held convictions while lesser mortals follow the crowd.
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Joga Ryali
At a forked road in a techie's career, the right way often depends on his strengths and interests.
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Tech Turf
Aritro Ganguly
SAP SDN, the company's web-based forum witnesses more than 400,000 unique hits and a total of 6-7 million hits a month. The...
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Career
Sohini Bagchi
Software testing, a chore once left to the lesser mortals has come a long way. The domestic IT industry requires another...
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Company Profile
Sohini Bagchi
Sixth among the 'Best IT Employers from India’ awardees, the mood in the Hexaware-provider of business analytics, enterprise...
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Tech Marketing
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Shivani Mody
A separate website for Intel India, and an offline strategy closely following the 4Ps of marketing, Intel is poised for...
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Woman Achiever
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Vidya Balakrishnan
For Sumeeta Hari, Assistant Vice President, Quality,Satyam Computers, career has never been about planning, but choosing to...
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Tricks of a Good Manager
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Aritra Bhattacharya
Looking beyond the technicalities and trust form the backbone of the managerial faculties of Hareesh Ramanna, Senior Director,...
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Leadership
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Harish Revanna
Engineer at heart and a manager by outfit, Sanjeev Kumar-India Head, BEA talks about his leadership mantra
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Feature
Uma Krishnamurthy
Present day leaders need to be aware of the clients’ culture and operating environments as well as the local cultural milieu...
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Thomas B Gilliam
It’s no secret that an overweight workforce is a liability, but how do you go about broaching such a sensitive subject with...
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In Focus
Tech Buzz
HR Talk
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ST Team
Girish Nair, Senior Vice President-Global Resources, Aztecsoft says HR, to function at its fullest, needs an in-depth...
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ST Team
Puneet Jetly, Vice President & Head-People Function, MindTree says that people often leave managers, hence the importance of...
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ST Team
Ravi Kyran, Director-Human Resources, Texas Instruments says the role of HR today is more of acquiring, growing and retaining...
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ST Team
The HR team’s job is to run a good performance and people management process, says Srini Vudumula, Vice President-Global HR,...
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Movers and Shakers
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ST Team
Sivaramakichenane Somasegar, Corporate Vice President, Developer Division, Microsoft Corporation
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Last Word
Venkatesh Valluri
The single most influencing factor to a techie's dissatisfactory career would be the lack of mentors who could show the way.
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Editor's Desk
Pradeep Shankar
As we put that little step into our second year, we seek your active participation in making this magazine a great success.
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