1. Training Ecosystem
The well-depicted diagram you would see above, doesn't leave much of an opportunity for my imaginative greycells to weave together an appropriate story of the message being conveyed! However, steadfast that I am, would still plunge forward to render an already-not-required description of the depiction! Read more...

2. Lament the Trainer predicament
Here's hoping that I would get a call from a certified freelance trainer of SWIFT NET once this write-up is live!
And, indeed, if this is what it takes to scout for trainers in the other 'hard-to-find' skill areas, I wonder if I should already give up! Alternately, having wizened after my harrowing experiences of identifying the right trainer for the right audience, I could easily give a few pointers to the Delhi Police on how to zero-in on the 'Right suspect' as well. Read more...

3. India's Got Talent
A recent report by NASSCOM reveals that more than 75% of the engineers graduating from colleges every year in India are not employable. This piece of information definitely makes me more than edgy with discomfort... A recent drive on National Highway 2 (Delhi-Agra) was more than an eye-opener, with more institutes (Engineering, MBA, MCA, Dental, Medical etc etc) Read more...

4. Formal Training - need Vs desire
In my meagre professional career spanning for over a dozen years, I have been often caught debating to myself the efficacies of corporate trainings. Recalling those days when me and my brethren used to squirm at the thought of attending day-long training sessions - particularly when an impending client deliverable is within eye-ball distance!! Read more...

5. Cloud-Confused Demystified
"A pool of abstracted, highly scalable and managed computer infrastructure capable of hosting end-customer applications and billed by consumption" - Forrester Research Read more...

6. Can Jugaad be taught
'Mater artium necessitas' (Latin, dated year - 1519) - in simple english translates to 'Necessity is the mother of Invention' succinctly expressed by Victor Hugo in the year 1852!! Closer home, translated to the famous Indian geek word - 'Jugaad' - A survival tactic! Read more...

7. Bloggers Block
Ever experienced a situation, when you WANTED to pen your thoughts but were unable to even think of anything remotely stimulating? When there is so much to say and words don't come easy? Read more...

8. Better foot forward - but how?
The job market in India has bounced back to its aggressive best over the last couple of months... (atleast) if the newspaper headlines are to be believed! If seeing is believing, then expansion (in sheer volume size) in the likes of Times Ascent, HT jobs and the other brethren would be sending out the right messages...and in no uncertain terms that too! Read more...

9. An experience to train for
In our day-to-day lives we come across many role profiles of individuals in their own capacity representing either themselves or their organisations. Read more...

10. A round peg in a round hole
Every now and then while, sitting and sipping on a coffee during those long education and training conclaves, seminars, roundtables etc, the discussions inevitably revolve around the chaos this industry is in. Read more...

11. Social causes
5 T's Concept - Identification of Social Causes/needs identification Trainer Read more...

12. Training Trends in the Retail Industry
Times are changing now.and how! Not too long ago the experience of 'shopping' was restricted to a friendly neighbourhood shopkeeper who didn't mind doling out a routine petty credit for household buys. Read more...