Attractive people earn higher salaries due to a positive feedback loop where both employer expectations and individual self-confidence are higher. This psychological mechanism translates these initial perceptions into measurable performance gains and professional success.
Beautiful people are paid more because of a positive feedback mechanism. Employers expect them to perform better. They expect themselves to perform better. And these come across.
I’ve found that recruiting for startups requires hunting smart people in their natural clusters like GitHub or meetups. Since they're motivated by hard problems and autonomy, I suggest managing them like a community of volunteers rather than employees.
I compare Indian IT service firms to prisons where professionals endure physical searches, strict clock-ins, and restricted internet access. I share my survey results on corporate web freedom and discuss the industry's pervasive lack of trust.
I used stakeholder support matrices and change readiness profiles to manage a client's offshoring transition analytically. By mapping individual influence and specific concerns, I identified who to convince and how to effectively deploy change agents to drive alignment.
I curated a quiz featuring short clips of Ilayaraja’s background music from his 1980s hits. Can you identify the movies they belong to? Just type the name phonetically to see if you can score a perfect ten.
I reflect on how fear drives the creation of bloated, unread consulting proposals. By admitting ignorance and prioritizing brevity, I argue that "less is more" actually preserves focus and prevents the professional stagnation caused by corporate fluff.
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Madhu10 Apr 2006 7:12 am:
he he.. my research deals with whether board of directors have any impact on CG et al. I should probably consider the looks of the board as an important parameter
S Anand12 Apr 2006 7:10 pm:
It’s supposed to be a stronger effect with women. You could factor that in :-)
Madhu14 Apr 2006 7:28 am:
and probably suggestion reservation for women in the board;)
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