Deepak Nair

Monday, August 17, 2009 1. Where Are You and Why Are You There? How to get promoted? First you will need to have a reference point. Ask yourself, where are you now? And why are you there? Is there any key strength that has brought you where you are now that you can continue to leverage for the next promotion? Are there any weaknesses that you really need to correct before the next promotion is possible? These questions, while simple are strategic. It allows you to check your strengths and weaknesses. It forces you to access what has worked and what will work to get you promoted. 2. Where Do You Want To Be and How Do You Get There? You obviously need to have an objective and a plan. Just saying that you want to get promoted is not enough. You need to be clear on your next position. Is it a promotion to a different department or a different branch? Write this down. Now that you have written this down, how do you plan to get that promotion? Develop a plan for to achieve that ...

CM of Gujarat Refuses SOPs to Diamond Industry - Says it is an unhealthy practice, Diamond Companies should look after Employees The Economic Times reported that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi refrained from announcing any direct relief package for the troubled diamond polishing industry, addressing the diamond companies he said “You have earned enough, now give it back to your people.” The industry, which was hoping for subsidy on power and relief package for its skilled workers, instead got a rather crisp round up on how they could help themselves. As far as the relief packages go, the CM said that he could only ‘talk to the Centre’ He said that he would provide alternative employment, training programme and relief to the affected workers directly. “We are the only state to give VAT respite to the diamond industry. And who is the biggest beneficiary of the government’s Jyotigram Yojana (24-hour electricity supply to villages)? It’s the diamond industry. The state ...