Ravi Bhuthapuri

I had written this guest article for the Transcend Talent Transformation Blog.  Here it is. These are challenging times we live in. Whether we work for a corporation or have struck out on our own, stress-causing situations are inevitable. Obstacles, disappointments and failures will visit us and we will desperately need the ability to withstand these […]

(This article appeared in the Hindu on August 29, 2012.  The text of the entire article is reproduced below too) Continuous Improvement (CI) is the quality philosophy that processes can always be improved. It also refers to the efforts of a company or team to improve its operations, services or products or reduce its costs.

(This article appeared in the Hindu on July 25, 2012.  The text of the entire article is reproduced below too) In a perfect world, all your team members will have all the necessary skills and relevant experience to do their job, know how to work well independently and with others. They may be ethical, dependable

(This article appeared in the Hindu on July 18, 2012.  The text of the entire article is reproduced below too) Projects can run into trouble and frequently do. As the poet Robert Burns might have said, even the best laid project plans often go astray. While poor project management skills may be the single largest

Hiring interviews are part of a company’s recruitment process that seeks to provide it needed talent from the marketplace. As a manager, you will have several occasions to fill positions that are either new or have been recently vacated or when there is a need to plan succession. Make a good hiring decision and you

A process is a collection of related and structured tasks that produces a specific service or deliverable.  It is best understood by a flowchart of a sequence of activities.  We use processes in our day-to-day activities such as cooking a meal or crossing the road or driving a vehicle.  Some of these are so institutionalized