How To Make a Group Video Call Free – Use Google Plus Hangout

Recently I tried to conduct a video conference with a group of students using Skype and found that this options is not free of charge. However, a little brainstorming stimulated me to try the “hangout” feature in Google Plus. I must admit I got pretty excited when I used it. Although I am no fan social networking sites but Google Plus has really made it’s edge over other platforms by offering this “highly demanded and needed” feature. Google Plus Hangouts can used to make a group video call with a large number of participants. Although I do not know the exact limit of number of participants but a quick search on internet didn’t mention any such limits and we can safely assume that this service is good enough for medium sized...

In Search of Universal Genius – Are you looking for one?

Most of the books on manager development portray a picture of a “man for all seasons” as their ideal executive. An ideal Executive, we are told, should have extraordinary abilities as an analyst and as a decision-maker. He should be good at working with people and at understanding organization and power relations, be good at mathematics, and have artistic insights and creative imagination. What seems to be wanted is universal genius, and universal genius has always been in scarce supply! What do you think, do we really need to breed a new race of “supermen”? The experience of the human race indicates strongly that the only person in abundant supply is the universal incompetent. So how you are going to fit in with the ideal world of “super –...

Top challenges faced by Executives & Managers

Organization is a means of multiplying the strength of an individual. The executive in an organization is in an entirely different position,as compared to the rest. He is responsible to bring all the talent, scattered across various departments, “in-phase”. It is his duty to create a perfect combination of skills to achieve best results. However, In his situation there are many  realities over which he has essentially no control. Every one of them is built into organization and into the executive’s day and work. He has no choice but to “cooperate with the inevitable.” But every one of these realities exerts pressure toward nonresults and nonperformance. Below are the top challenges faced by top executives and if you want to be an effective executive...