Father’s Day has become an opportunity for consumer companies and retailers to boost their sales. Why doesn’t one consider this occasion as an opportunity to reflect upon the learnings from one’s father? Leadership By Father Each one of us learns immensely from our environments in which we grow up. Naturally, the parents or the person […]

Leaders talk about the importance of human resources to their firms and lay emphasis on attracting, developing and retaining talent as a strategic lever for their organization. Most commonly, HR Directors make compelling presentations to the leadership teams and the investors on the subject. Do we really see organizations walking this talk? CXOs take a […]

Job seekers, students and career advisors have always been challenged with this question – who is more valuable for an employer, generates more wealth for oneself, earns more name and fame? A research conducted on 400 students passing out of top MBA schools in the US in 2008 and 2009 reveals that the generalists did […]

Startup Adventure In the last few days, the book ‘Disrupted: My Misadventure in the start-up bubble’ by Dan Lyons, an experienced tech journalist, has created a lot of discussions across the globe. Back at home in India, we see e-commerce players facing heat from their investors for the value that they create. Many companies have […]

One wonders what do managers do. The real question here is to find out if they add value to what the customer gets from their company. If yes, the customer will be willing to pay for their wages. In most organizations, no supervisor other than the first-level ones adds value that is seen by the […]

Jobs are no more for a life-time. Over the last couple of decades, it has been a trend all over the world. Baby boomers looked for consistency and long-term prospects while the new generation started thinking differently as socioeconomic changes were taking place. Expectations of work-life, workplace and ethics of work have slowly transformed. Further, […]

On the occasion of 46th year of Earth Day, the citizens of the world have the opportunity to realize how we have been using the bounties of nature indiscriminately and risking the future of our posterity. Environment Protection  Day We at CIEL commit ourselves to all efforts towards sustainability. We believe, sustainability is not only […]

The terms, health and safety remind us of “Factories”, “Sites”, “Quarries”, but safety in work environment concerns all the people working there across all functions right from sales, IT, marketing, finance to production; also, the visitors to the premises. Today’s business environment has decimated the walls between work and life. They are not compartmentalised anymore; […]

CIEL believes, this metric is very important for the roles which are hired in large numbers. Ciel’s Recommended formula: ROI = Impact/Cost Impact is the revenue that is assignable to the efforts of the person over a period of time, the length of which depends upon the industry sector and the level of the role […]

We are often advised to switch off work phone and work email while we are back at home. Family members have appointed themselves as the ever-alert police to remind you on holidays and vacation that work is to be kept away. Some employees find it their moral duty to remind their boss that weekends, vacations […]

Billions of advertising money is expended to draw attention of current and potential customers, drive their buying behaviours favourably and develop their loyalty. These days, marketing Gurus have been professing a lot for digital marketing and usage of the traditional media continue to rule the roost. Does anyone really care much about the advertisements, collaterals, […]

Companies and bosses have been looking for the right talent all the time. War for talent is always intense, especially for services sector; and is immaterial of the state of the economy. Interestingly, there has been loads of research, but there isn’t one silver bullet that solves the problem of finding the right fit. Various […]