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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2012 04:08:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve seen it a thousand times in business—rejection of an idea or a person by virtue of corporate status. The powers that be have authority, so they must be right. Right? Sure, the world’s flat too. What they have is the fraud of authority, the power to be a bully by the virtue of their [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linusfernandes.com&#038;blog=3629898&#038;post=7035&#038;subd=linusfernandes&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to be a Damn Good Developmental Manager</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 03:52:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linus Fernandes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How to be a Damn Good Developmental Manager Have you ever worked for a manager that consistently helped you learn new skills and develop? A manager that took an interest in your career, challenged you to be your best, and believed in your potential to grow? That’s the kind of manager that most employees want [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linusfernandes.com&#038;blog=3629898&#038;post=7003&#038;subd=linusfernandes&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Transparency in Succession Planning: To Tell or Not To Tell?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 05:52:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Transparency in Succession Planning: To Tell or Not To Tell? &#8220;To tell or not to tell&#8221;?, now THAT is the question when it comes to succession planning and high potential programs. I recently attended a talent management networking meeting hosting by PDI Ninth House. It was well attended, with over 100 participants, all responsible for some aspect [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linusfernandes.com&#038;blog=3629898&#038;post=6926&#038;subd=linusfernandes&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Project Evaluation: Making Investments Succeed</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:55:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Accountability. Yes, we’d all like to know who’s accountable. But that’s a funny word, isn’t it? After all, isn’t responsibility the same thing? Or as some smart ass wisely put it, ‘accountability is what’s left when you subtract responsibility’. (That smart ass is Pasi Sahlberg, director of the Finnish Ministry of Education&#8217;s Center for International [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linusfernandes.com&#038;blog=3629898&#038;post=5827&#038;subd=linusfernandes&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:05:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linus Fernandes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If mentors and mentees are too similar, there may be little value for mentees in terms of knowledge,awareness or capability due to the lack of ‘stretch’ in the relationship. If mentors and mentees are too far apart,then there is a risk of scheme breakdown due to a lack of empathy, credibility and motivation in both [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linusfernandes.com&#038;blog=3629898&#038;post=5105&#038;subd=linusfernandes&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dell Hell V: The emails continue&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:44:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linus Fernandes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image via Wikipedia Despite numerous attempts, Dell refuse to refund me the overcharged amount. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ dear rajeshwari, there is no way i am taking this complaint back. your explanation and actions are unacceptable. the memory chip should cost approx. rs. 1000/- in the open market. there is an overcharge of rs. 5000 to 6000 in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linusfernandes.com&#038;blog=3629898&#038;post=4918&#038;subd=linusfernandes&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dell Hell IV: The misdiagnosis issue&#8211;still no refund&#8230;.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 09:08:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linus Fernandes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just got off the phone with Ms. Rajshree SN of Dell India. The lady refuses to accede to my demand/request for a refund despite my pointing out that the problem was misdiagnosed. I was then presented with a wrong advice. I was also made to wait for almost a week before my machine was [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linusfernandes.com&#038;blog=3629898&#038;post=4909&#038;subd=linusfernandes&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dell Hell 2: Transcripts of emails sent to Dell India Customer Service</title>
		<link>http://linusfernandes.com/2011/10/07/dell-hell-2-transcripts-of-emails-sent-to-dell-india-customer-service/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 07:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linus Fernandes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I previously wrote about my recent experience with Dell India CSAs following the freezing of my Dell laptop. Find here transcripts of my correspondence with them: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Linus Fernandes to Umesh_Taluja 26 Sep still have not had a technician visit. csas spoke with extremely rude. kept. muttering something like &#8216;gib up&#8217; throughout phone conversations. nuts? [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linusfernandes.com&#038;blog=3629898&#038;post=4869&#038;subd=linusfernandes&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dell Hell : CSAs treat us like blithering idiots</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 07:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Ten reasons why IPL IV failed to capture hearts, minds and wallets</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:07:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linus Fernandes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was to be bigger,better, grander. However, it has not worked out that way&#8212;for IPL 2011. Television viewer’s interest plummeted, ticket sales tapered off and there was a jaded, sleazy feeling to the largest sporting extravaganza on the Indian sub-continent. 10 reasons why IPL IV was not a blockbuster this Indian summer: 10) Change in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linusfernandes.com&#038;blog=3629898&#038;post=4708&#038;subd=linusfernandes&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Everonnn Systems: Prometric approved centre?</title>
		<link>http://linusfernandes.com/2011/02/27/everonnn-systems-prometric-approved-centre/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 05:55:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image via Wikipedia I recently had to give the Project Management Institute exam at Prometric centre in Mumbai, Everonn Systems at Andheri East. The exam centre is located just past the Saki Naka junction. The exam went off well, but I encountered a couple of hassles that I sought to get clarified by the Everonn [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linusfernandes.com&#038;blog=3629898&#038;post=4450&#038;subd=linusfernandes&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Strategy: Keeping it simple, indeed.</title>
		<link>http://linusfernandes.com/2011/02/02/strategy-keeping-it-simple-indeed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 05:08:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linus Fernandes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[‎&#34;We have a strategic plan. It&#8217;s called doing things.&#34; ~ Herb Kelleher, Southwest Airlines Filed under: Leadership, Management, thought for today Tagged: herb kelleher southwest airlines, southwest airlines, strategic plan<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linusfernandes.com&#038;blog=3629898&#038;post=4346&#038;subd=linusfernandes&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lessons for the Next Generation Of Minority Executives</title>
		<link>http://linusfernandes.com/2011/01/01/lessons-for-the-next-generation-of-minority-executives/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2011 04:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image by Mark Sadowski via Flickr Lessons for the Next Generation Of Minority Executives #1 Choose work and an organization that suit your personality. #2 Choose high-quality experiences over fast advancement. #3 Build a network of developmental relationships. #4 The organization matters. #5 Take charge of your own career. #6 Race matters, but it alone [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linusfernandes.com&#038;blog=3629898&#038;post=4240&#038;subd=linusfernandes&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Big Cover Up</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 12:12:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linus Fernandes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Big Cover Up. All of a sudden Sam had that ‘I think I forgot something feeling’, the feeling that makes some of us feel just a little bit sick to our stomachs or perhaps brings on a cold sweat. Then he realized what it was, he had completely forgotten to tell his project steering [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linusfernandes.com&#038;blog=3629898&#038;post=4212&#038;subd=linusfernandes&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Great Leadership: Leadership &#8211; Off the Wall</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 03:58:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a thought-provoking guest post from Paul Thornton, a regular guest writer for Great Leadership. As a leader, what should the sign on your wall or desk say?W. Clement Stone began as a shoeshine boy and became a multimillionaire. He credits his success to three words: Do It Now. He required everyone who worked for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linusfernandes.com&#038;blog=3629898&#038;post=4170&#038;subd=linusfernandes&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Web-services, SOA, BPM &amp; Cloud Computing &#8211; XI</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Nov 2010 11:20:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image via Wikipedia The term Business Process Management (BPM) has been buzzing around for quite a while. What exactly is BPM? Is it solely about technology? Or is it more than that? Yes, BPM is in vogue because the technology to model processes, simulate them, improve them, and maybe even improvise is available in a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linusfernandes.com&#038;blog=3629898&#038;post=4142&#038;subd=linusfernandes&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Do’s and Don’ts for Having a 360 Degree Assessment Development Discussion</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 05:04:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linus Fernandes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A 360 degree assessment is a great way for a manager to get feedback on their strengths and development needs. As a follow-up, the recipient of this great feedback should review the data with their manager as a springboard to a development discussion.While this sounds like a good idea in theory, I’ve seen way too [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linusfernandes.com&#038;blog=3629898&#038;post=4136&#038;subd=linusfernandes&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Powerlessness corrupts&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 10:21:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You’re speeding towards a goal when you hear sounds that make the brakes squeal: “The procedures don’t allow this.” “It will take months to process.” “Submit more forms.” Or worse, you request cooperation but don’t get a response. You curse petty bureaucrats for causing the screeching halt. You wonder if you should offer favours or [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linusfernandes.com&#038;blog=3629898&#038;post=4106&#038;subd=linusfernandes&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Economist Debates: Education and innovation: Statements</title>
		<link>http://linusfernandes.com/2010/09/16/economist-debates-education-and-innovation-statements/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 05:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linus Fernandes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Innovation that leads to increased productivity is seen as the most important way to generate economic wealth. No surprise, then, that so many people want to promote it as the Western world seeks to recover from recession. President Barack Obama has a strategy for innovation. In Britain there is a government department dedicated to championing [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=linusfernandes.com&#038;blog=3629898&#038;post=3713&#038;subd=linusfernandes&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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