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Aligning Personal Development with Organizational Development-Hug and Nudge

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Hug and Nudge-Two Answers to One Question (Vol IV) Sometimes a warm hug is the answer to our question  and sometimes a gentle nudge is the answer. 'Hug and Nudge' is a fortnightly column with two different perspectives from two different continents and cultures on the same question in personal development area viz.  Jennifer Sertl (based in New York, USA) and Dr Amit Nagpal (based in New Delhi, India). Question-How do we align personal development with organizational development? A great question asked by Syed Mohd Qasim,  http://syedmohammadqasim.blogspot.in/ Jennifer Sertl's Answer I think everyone was born with a question to chew on in a lifetime that keeps you up at night and the quest for which gives you meaning. This is my question and why I wrote Strategy, Leadership and the Soul with my friend and colleague Koby Huberman http://stls.co.il/. (sample chapter http://www.agility3r.com/book-section/chapter-1-pdf.html ) Your competiti...

Organizational Success through Personal Branding

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Dedicated to NASSCOM What is an organization after all? It is only a group of people and hence an organizational brand is the sum total of the personal brands of its people. If an organisation helps its employees bring out and express their peak potential, the organisation also realizes its peak potential in the process. Indian IT industry sets an example Interestingly IT (Information Technology) industry has taken a lead in India, in many areas from employee welfare to regular training to excellent perks and assisting employees to bring out their best. I had written a blog post on how IT professionals are becoming the rolemodels for personal branding some time back. IT industry is such a dynamic industry that thought leadership among employees is highly treasured because thought leaders only build and lead teams that make innovative products. NASSCOM-Playing a key role NASSCOM (National Association of Software and Services Companies) being a body of IT organisat...