When is change not necessary in your personal life?

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

Research suggests that not all personal change efforts are successful. There is a wealth of information available on how and why people could not make changes in their personal lives. Is it possible to change whenever the situation demands? How can you rationally judge all the changes that you may ...

The Mumbo Jumbo of Workplace changes: Importance of Peer Impact

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

Kurt Lewin's theory revisited In 1947, Kurt Lewin, a German psychologist proposed a theory of change to facilitate change in organizations. The theory was named ‘The Three Step Change Model’ and became very popular in explaining why changes were necessary and how changes could be implemented in organizational climate. The scope ...

Can you be a catalyst for change at your workplace?

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

The corporate world is full of examples of big changes that failed to take off. A high percentage of a senior executive’s time is spent in planning for the future, making strategic choices, and committing huge resources to future plans and projects. Despite such efforts there is no guarantee that ...

Longs Drugs

Friday, April 24th, 2009

One of my favourite stores is Longs Drugs.  Of late I have started noticing 'CVS' banners and tags all over the store.  It was a pleasant surprise to know that Longs Drugs had been acquired by CVS. According to Wikipedia "On August 12, 2008 Longs Drugs announced that they were ...

H4 Visa Interview questions

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

My previous post In my previous post I had listed some tips on documentation and preliminary paperwork required for the application of an H4 Visa. The current post In this post I will discuss some of the commonly asked questions during the H4 Visa interview.  The visa interview process for all the visas ...