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Sushanta Kumar Bhattacharyya, Baron Bhattacharyya ,  CBE  (born 6 June 1940) is a Bangladeshi-born Indian British engineer, educator and government advisor. He was born in  Dhaka  (then part of British-India, now capital of  Bangladesh ). His father was a professor of Chemistry at the  Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur . Bhattacharyya studied at the  Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur  and the  University of Birmingham  where he attained an MSc in Engineering Production and Management and a PhD in Engineering Production. In 1980 he became Professor of Manufacturing Systems at the  University of Warwick  and founded the  Warwick Manufacturing Group . He has been Director of the  Warwick Manufacturing Group , now rebranded as WMG, since its inception. WMG is focused on research, education and innovation in collaboration with private and public sector organisations in the UK and internationally ht...

Take a deep breath. Now exhale slowly. You're probably not aware of it, but your heart has just slowed down a bit. Not to worry; it will speed up again when you inhale. This regular-irregular beat is a sign of a healthy interaction between heart and head. Each time you exhale, your brain sends a signal down the vagus nerve to slow the cardiac muscle. With each inhale, the signal gets weaker and your heart revs up. Inhale, beat faster. Exhale, beat slower. It's an ancient rhythm that helps your heart last a lifetime. And it leads to lesson No. 1 in how to manage stress and avoid burnout. NO. 1 REMEMBER TO BREATHE EVOLUTION HAS BEQUEATHED TO OUR BRAINS A variety of mechanisms for handling the ups and downs of life--from built-in chemical circuit breakers that shut off the stress hormones to entire networks of nerves whose only job is to calm you down. The problem, in the context of our always wired, always on-call world, is that they all require that you take regular bre...

http://www.qualitylife.co.za/event-registration/?ee=2 Description: “I am the orchestra. I have many parts, and they are all important, but I make of them something far superior to what any is by himself. And although each instrument is different and proud to be different, when they all come together, each forgets his individuality and each does his share in the realisation of a mightier goal than any can attain alone.” Donald Elliot BOOK NOW:  Call Lizzy Mafalo on (011) 880-9749 or forward this email to  Lizzy  with your contact details. QualityLife Company invites you and your team to a unique morning with conductor Richard Cock and leadership consultant Debby Edelstein and a 9-piece chamber orchestra as we learn about the similarities between conducting music and leading an organisation. Join this mini-workshop to discover: How to be a better leader through a musician’s-eye view of a conductor at work How to keep the percussion and...

http://www.managementstudyguide.com/effect-of-politics.htm What is Politics ? Employees who do not believe in working hard depend on nasty politics to make their position secure at the workplace. Employees play politics simply to come in the limelight and gain undue attention and appreciation from the seniors. Politics refers to irrational behavior of the individuals at the workplace to obtain advantages which are beyond their control. No body has ever gained anything out of politics; instead it leads to a negative ambience at the workplace. Effects of politics on organization and employees: Decrease in overall productivity Politics lowers the output of an individual and eventually affects the productivity of the organization. Common observation says that individuals who play politics at the workplace pay less attention to their work. They are more interested in leg pulling and back biting. They spend most of their times criticizing their fellow workers. A...

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/219553 Are you working on clock time or 'real' time? Learn how to manage your day by understanding the difference with these 10 time management tips. Chances are good that, at some time in your life, you've taken a time management class, read about it in books, and tried to use an electronic or paper-based day planner to organize, prioritize and schedule your day. "Why, with this knowledge and these gadgets," you may ask, "do I still feel like I can't get everything done I need to?" The answer is simple. Everything you ever learned about managing time is a complete waste of time because it doesn't work. Before you can even begin to manage time, you must learn what time is. A dictionary defines time as "the point or period at which things occur." Put simply, time is when stuff happens. There are two types of time: clock time and real time. In clock time, there are 60 seconds in a minute,...

The festival of lights gets celebrated all over the country . It represents the victory of good over evil and the entire country looks outstanding , bedecked with colourful lights , sparkle of colours and sweetmeats being exchanged all over . Music programmes , sound and light shows , exchange of pleasantries accompany the celebrations. This year it was a 2 day holiday and what better it could be than dining out , decking the house with crackers , visiting a close doctor friend of mine who had a plethora of beautiful dolphin rockets with a dozen at a time flying off with bombs to display . Other than wining and dining with a whole lot of outside friends from my current network , Diwali also provided an opportunity to connect with friends and contacts across the globe , as a lot of curiosity was expressed after I sent in some friendship messages to some of my offshore friends , especially those on the linkedin contact . The health dimension of course takes a beating thanks to my pre-...

http://www.personalbrandingblog.com/10-pearls-of-wisdom-from-keith-ferrazzi-networking-ninja/ There are hidden opportunities waiting to be accessed in everyone  if you just tell them where you’re headed and what you want to achieve. In that vein, today I’d like to share ten networking tips from my personal business hero,  Keith Ferrazzi , to help you achieve your goals. If you aren’t clear about your own goals yet, a great place to start is Meg Guiseppi’s  Personal Branding Worksheet . 1. Be concrete.  The more specific you are about what you want to do, the easier it becomes to develop a strategy to accomplish it. And the easier it becomes for others in your universe to help you get where you’re going. Nail down  where you want to go in life  so you can develop a networking strategy to get there. 2. Know how to talk about yoursel f. The way you talk about yourself and your goals should inspire others to help you get there. If you need help...