Recently, the New York Times and Washington Post, both flagship newspapers, announced layoffs as a result of declining ad revenues, competition from online news sources, and, of course, the deepening economic downturn. In addition to layoffs, the Times is slashing non-union salaries by up to 5% for the remainder of 2009 and forcing furloughs, and […]
How to Strategize Your To-Do List
Image by pixbay Having too many items on your to-do list can be more than overwhelming. It can be downright stressful, and it can affect the quality of your work and personal projects. Trying to do too much minimizes your focus on each task and forces you to rush through everything just to get it […]
Ladakh wins National Tourism Award
New Delhi/Leh, February 18, (Scoop News) -Ladakh received “Best Responsible Tourism Project” Award at the National Tourism Awards 2012-2013, held at the Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi on Tuesday and was facilitated by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India. The event was organized to acknowledge the excellence of various states of India, hotel groups, airports […]
The Transition to Retirement: Brrr! The Water’s Too Cold! Wade Out
How do you know when your career waters are becoming too cold for comfort and it’s time for you to wade out? You don’t have to dip in your metaphorical toe to know that suddenly, after all these years, your longtime career seems to be running cold. The boss doesn’t require you at his/her beck […]
CS for making JK administration more responsive
Jammu, April 12 (Scoop News) – Carrying forward the process of interaction with Officers, Chief Secretary, Madhav Lal today convened a meeting of another batch of KAS Officers here. It is worth-mentioning here that General Administration Department has devised a schedule to organize interaction session of Chief Secretary with KAS Officers so as to assess […]
Procurement Gains Status as a Result of the Great Recession
More than 70 percent of purchasing functions now report directly to boards of directors and more than a quarter report directly to chief executive officers, according to the 2010 Global Chief Procurement Officer Survey by Capgemini Consulting. This is not surprising because the Great Recession, while wreaking havoc on the economy, has elevated the […]