Create, Connect, Evolve

  By Team iPOTT | March 31, 2012 - 3:37 pm | Business, Economy
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I came across this very interesting article written by Stan Davis and Christopher Myere that talk about the future economies titled Create, Connect, Evolve. It is very insightful to know their thoughts about the future and the way they have predicted the future based on past trends and the pace at which things are moving. What intrigued me more is the fact that the length of different economies is shortening starting from a 1000 years with the hunting and gathering based economies to the digital economy that as per them will last for (more…)

Education index (expected and mean years of schooling)

  By Team iPOTT | March 22, 2012 - 10:47 am | Business, General
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We know people want to be able to find reliable data and statistics on a variety of subjects. But what kind of statistics are they looking for most? To help us better prioritize which data sets to include in our public data search feature, Google  analyzed anonymous search logs to find patterns in the kinds of searches people are doing.

Some interesting trends from Google for readers of CEO speak, on Human development indicators, in reference to Education Index. We have taken emerging nations BRICS. (more…)

Solving GM – Opel Mystery Through Scenario Planning

  By Suma Reddy, www.ipott.com | February 21, 2012 - 8:00 pm | Strategy
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On Feb 16th 2012, GM posted record sales of $7.6bn breaking its 1997 sales record of $6.7bn. It has posted excellent sales record in North America and has displayed steady growth in Chinese market. However, in the European market they recorded a loss of $1bn for the year 2011. The reason given by the company is ‘mostly’ due to ‘Opel’. It is reported that Opel’s market share in Western parts of Europe has reduced to 7.3% in 2011 from 12.6% in 1993.

Opel was founded in 1862 in Germany and is headquartered in Russelsheim. In 1929 GM bought 80% of it and two years later the remaining 20%. After Opel was taken over by Volkswagen in Wolfsburg in 1998, it started losing its market share gradually and with it, brand image. Lack of investment in new models was the reason quoted. The fact is there was no major financial crisis in US or Europe in 1998. Looking at this acquisition closely, (more…)

Gains from Globalization: From India perspective

  By Suma Reddy, www.ipott.com | February 18, 2012 - 8:00 pm | Business
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Globalization can be generalized as the concept of cross-border integration of technologies, ideas, people, capital, information, finance and services. Such an integration may involve several factors which may be classified as social, economic, political or even cultural.

Why do emerging economies rely on Globalization? What are the gains from these exchanges and integrations? In what way is that impacting the choices of today’s Entrepreneurs in IT industry?

Let us start with the gains first. IT industry is strongly influenced by economic factors. Therefore economic integration and its implications matter. The Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India, believes that there are 3 ways of achieving economic integration (more…)

Challenges faced Before, While and After establishing jobs

  By Suma Reddy, www.ipott.com | February 16, 2012 - 8:00 pm | HR Trends
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When an Organization is considered as a whole, it comprises of tangible and intangible resources and people who are managing those resources to utilize and deliver pre-defined or anticipated results in a directed manner. It is therefore critical for organizations to arrive at a job description which will create scope for an individual to perform activities in a manner that best utilizes the unmapped resources to arrive at a result.

Organizations believe in metrics. This is a way to measure performance against various indicators that are either directly or indirectly associated with organizational objectives or mission. Organizational development and learning rely on these metrics and accordingly action plans can be rolled-out targeting professional and continued development across organization. (more…)

Leadership Vs Management

  By Suma Reddy, www.ipott.com | February 14, 2012 - 8:00 pm | HR Trends
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This is the most debated topic in management research today, and yet there has not been any clarity in arriving at a conceptual distinction between these two styles at increasing number of organizations. Often organizations struggle to understand whether a given problem is to be handled by a Manager or a Leader, further so, there are situations wherein while establishing jobs to handle a group or team of people the recruiting authority is unsure about the nature of control to be exerted i.e. whether the recruited person should have management skills alone or leadership skills alone or is it a combination of both.
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IPR: Tapping the Abstracts in Core

  By Suma Reddy, www.ipott.com | February 11, 2012 - 8:00 pm | HR Trends
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Looking at an Organization with multiple views often helps in understanding the hidden trends of growth that is very closely associated with knowledge and intellect. Modern industries are bound by values and driven by intellect. This results in more and more abstractness creation in an ecosystem. With more and more innovations trickling into knowledge base, it is critical for them to provide a means to protect the individuality of work and recognize the contribution.

This calls for Intellectual Property Rights to be embedded into knowledge driven processes. (more…)

Collaborative Leadership in Startup Culture – Apple as case study

  By Suma Reddy, www.ipott.com | February 9, 2012 - 8:15 pm | HR Trends
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Apple Inc. reported highest quarterly revenue and earnings ever with an all-time record sale of iPhone, iPad and Mac. ‘Company posted record quarterly revenue of $46.33 billion and record quarterly net profit of $13.06 billion, or $13.87 per diluted share’ (Source: Apple Press Info, Jan 24, 2012). This was just after Steve Jobs’ death on October 5th, 2011. The company has reacted to his death in the most positive way by setting an all-time record. Reflecting on Apple’s past, just a decade ago before Steve Jobs took over as CEO the company held a different vision and was not collaborative enough to win the market. (more…)

Positioning Strategy in your New Venture

  By Suma Reddy, www.ipott.com | February 7, 2012 - 8:00 pm | HR Trends
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Stakeholders, investors, product portfolio, customers, resources, processes and employees are fundamental elements of any organization. The ‘mission’ of an organization is helpful in deciding how these elements are used to reach its ‘objective’. Strategy is an integral part of any organization that decides the best means to utilize them to reach a common objective which is otherwise known as the ‘strategic goal’. (more…)

Economy in emerging markets

  By Suma Reddy, www.ipott.com | February 6, 2012 - 8:00 pm | HR Trends
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Having looked at importance of globalization and the efforts taken to gain cultural sensitivity to reduce chances of initial failure, it is now time to understand the economic factors influencing the desire to expand in globe. Why would any company choose to globalize in a particular country? What makes it stand out of the crowd? We aim at gaining an insight into these questions in this article.

The International Journal of Emerging Markets indicates that emerging markets such as Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa account for 20% of the world’s GDP and two-thirds of world’s population. With the IT market improving, technological advancement resulted. This has led to India having a vast pool of resources that are highly skilled. India which initially served as a low-cost labor provider is now being targeted as a resource-rich country. It is estimated that 70% of the world’s growth will come from emerging markets and 40% of that is accounted for by India and China. (more…)