H R Era,     Issue # 8-B,       Feb 26th, 2002

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1. My Space

2. New Members

Dr Umesh Sharma, Rajesh Kamath, Cheena Hazrati (Ms.)
Syed Buhari, Vijay Linus, Nikhil Jain

3. Tomato Soup for the Soul

4. Readers' Forum

How to make line managers realise importance of HR?
Replies from Philip Joseph & Tarkesh Gupta

Some Appreciations

5. Quotable Quotes 

6. Inspirational Stories (The Four Wives)

7. Best HR Jobs (India)

8. HR Training Programs (India)

9. Aims of HR Era, How To Contribute Articles, & Legal Stuff

Dear Friends,

After every issue we receive appreciations from members of the group. Rajeev sometimes forgets to acknowledge them. Quite unlike an HR Professional! I shall include a few of them in Reader's Forum since the appreciations are for those who contribute contents to HR Era.

New members can view Part-A of this issue, containing articles on HR & Self Management, at http://hrera.tripod.com/newsletter.htm .

with warm regards

Alka Bhatnagar

2. NEW MEMBERS

Dr Umesh Sharma, Vice President (Corporate HRD), LNJ Bhilwara Group

Dr Umesh has wide ranging interests and they include emotional intelligence, stress management, spiritual intelligence, psychometric testing, leadership.

Contact: drus@lnjb.com .

Mr Rajesh Kamath, Head-HR, Mahindra Finance, Mumbai

Message: I will be contributing from my sizable collection of articles. Will also try to pen some articles in future.

Rajesh has done BE (Electronics) and capped it with an MBA (Personnel) from Newport University, USA. He has an all round experience of 8 years. His professional interests are training & development, career planning. Personal interests are people, music, poetry, travelling.

Rajesh would love to settle at 40 in the countryside with a huge garden reading all his favorite books & write poetry.

Contact: kamath.rajesh@lycos.com,Mumbai

Ms Cheena Hazrati, Management Consultant

Message: I hope that through my association with this group I am able to add value to the group as well as myself

Cheena has 2 years work experience and her core competence is in executive search for senior level.

Contact: cheena_h@yahoo.com

Syed Ismail Buhari, Reseach Associate, StantonChase International, Chennai

You already know Syed as the author of "Syed's Quote Corner." He has done MBA (HR & Systems), is a GNIITian, and also has a PDGHRM. He has two years experience.

Syed's profesional interests are in recruitment and performance appraisal. His hobbies are getting to know people, get-togethers, music, movies, & reading.

Contact: sibuhari@yahoo.com

Mr Vijay Linus

Message: It feels great to be a part of the e-HR group. I will look forward to contribute whatever knowledge I acquire and also would like to learn from others.

Vijay relishes every moment working in HR (an enviable mental frame). He has 5 years work experience.

Contact: linus_v@yahoo.com

Mr Nikhil Jain, NTPC-Alstom Power Services Ltd

Message: It is indeed a pleasure to be part of the group and be given this opportunity to share our experiences with other members.

Nikhil has done MBA (HR) & has 3 years experience. His hobbies are surfing & travelling.

Contact: njain@nasl-india.com,New Delhi

Icecream Please

A man was watching with keen interest a suspense thriller in a cinema hall and paying no heed to the repeated request of an ice-cream vendor to buy a cup of ice cream. The irritated ice-cream vendor said "You’d better buy one, otherwise I’ll tell you who the killer is."

Wimbledon

Tom invited his friend, a busy sales executive for a dinner to give him a break. He told his friend that they would watch a much awaited match between Monica Seles and Steffi Graf. The invitation was turned down. The reason given was "The match would only remind me of the work," he explained. "Graphs and sales."

A Thief in House

A lawyer asks the victim: "You did not suspect that thieves had broken into your apartment when you saw everything turned inside out and things scattered everywhere?"
"No," replies the woman. "I thought my husband must have been looking for a clean shirt."

From the Net

"EVERYBODY RESISTS CHANGE. AND THE ONLY PERSON
WHO LIKES CHANGE IS WET BABY:
HOWEVER,CHANGE IS INEVITABLE. ONE WELL- TRIED BETTER WAY
TO CHANGE IS TO SET A DEADLINE - AND SETTING
A DEADLINE IS ULTIMATE INSPIRATION TO CHANGE.
MAKE FRIENDS WHO WILL SUPPORT YOU TOWARDS CHANGE.
IT WORKS."

" LIFE IS VERY INTERESTING
IF YOU MAKE MISTAKES.
AND MISTAKES ARE LIKE "ICEBERGS"
LEARN FROM THEM, TO AVIOD A MAJOR
SHIPWRECK IN A BUSINESS"

" ALL PROBLEMS BECOMES SMALLER IF, INSTEAD OF
DODGING THEM, YOU CONFRONT THEM.
TOUCH A THISTLE TIMIDLY, IT PRICKS YOU:
GRASP IT BOLDLY, AND ITS SPINES CRUMBLE.

Contributed by: VENKATESH.P, Head - Human Resouces, Faurecia Automotive Seating India Pvt Ltd,. 080-7820237/9, 7820502,7820522, cell: 9845204657, venkatesh@sm.co.in

THIS IS REALLY BEAUTIFUL....READ IT. PLEASE

Hint: Do not jump to conclusion. Please read to the end to understand the meaning of the message.

The Four Wives!

There was a rich merchant who had 4 wives. He loved the 4th wife the most. He adorned her with rich robes and treated her to delicacies. He took great care of her and gave her nothing but the best.

He also loved the 3rd wife very much. He's very proud of her and always wanted to show her off to his friends. However, the merchant is always in great fear that she might run away with some other men.

He too, loved his 2nd wife. She is a very considerate person, always patient and in fact is the merchant's confidante. Whenever the merchant faced some problems, he always turned to his 2nd wife and she would always help him out and tide him through difficult times.

Now, the merchant's 1st wife is a very loyal partner and has made great contributions in maintaining his wealth and business as well as taking care of the household. However, the merchant did not love the first wife and although she loved him deeply, he hardly took notice of her.

One day, the merchant fell ill. Before long, he knew that he was going to die soon. He thought of his luxurious life and told himself, "Now I have 4 wives with me. But when I die, I'll be alone. How lonely I'll be!"

Thus, he asked the 4th wife, "I loved you most, endowed you with the finest clothing and showered great care over you. Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?" "No way!" replied the 4th wife and she walked away without another word. The answer cut like a sharp knife right into the merchant's heart.

The sad merchant then asked the 3rd wife, "I have loved you so much for all my life. Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?" "No!" replied the 3rd wife. "Life is so good over here! I'm going to remarry when you die!" The merchant's heart sank and turned cold.

He then asked the 2nd wife, "I always turned to you for help and you've always helped me out. Now I need your help again. When I die, will you follow me and keep me company?" "I'm sorry, I can't help you out this time!" replied the 2nd wife. "At the very most, I can only send you to your grave." The answer came like a bolt of thunder and the merchant was devastated.

Then a voice called out : "I'll leave with you. I'll follow you no matter where you go." The merchant looked up and there was his first wife. She was so skinny, almost like she suffered from malnutrition. Greatly grieved, the merchant said, "I should have taken much better care of you while I could have !"

Actually we all have 4 wives in our lives. The 4th wife is our body. No matter how much time and effort we lavish in making it look good, it'll leave us when we die. Our 3rd wife, is our possessions, status and wealth. When we die, they all go to others. The 2nd wife is our family and friends. No matter how close they had been there for us when we're alive, the furthest they can stay by us is up to the grave. The 1st wife is in fact our soul. Often neglected in our pursuit of material wealth and sensual pleasure. It is actually the only thing that follows us wherever we go. Perhaps it's a good idea to cultivate and strengthen it now rather than to wait until we're on our deathbed to lament.

Think about it.................

Contributed by Mr. Ambar Nanavaty, Larsen & Toubro Ltd., Ahmedabad, ambar_nana@yahoo.com .

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[37] Head - Training & Placement, Mandsaur (MP)

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Organization: Ahmedabad Electricity Company Limited (Torrent Group).

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Person: PG in Personnel Management / Social Welfare from a premier institute. 15 years experience in IR.

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[34] Human Resources Manager - Asia Pacific Region, New Delhi

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Person: 5 years relevant experience with exposure to all HR aspects & systems. Knowledge of Hay's system would be an advantage.

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Organization: Stanadyne Amalgamations Pvt Ltd

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Person: 5 years experience in a manufacturing industry

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[32] Corporate Manager - Training, Mumbai

Organization: Topsgrup Total Security Solutions, http://www.topsgrup.com

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Person: Retired senior Defence officer with minimum 7 years industrial experience in various facets of security training.

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