Mum and Dad were watching TV when Mum said, "I'm tired, and it's getting late. I think I'll go to bed."

She went to the kitchen to make sandwiches for the next day's lunches. Rinsed out the popcorn bowls, took meat out of the freezer for supper the following evening, checked the cereal box levels, filled the sugar container, put spoons and bowls on the table and started the coffee pot for brewing the next morning. She then put some wet clothes in the dryer, put a load of clothes into the washer, ironed a shirt and secured a loose button.

She picked up the game pieces left on the table, put the phone back on the charger and put the telephone book into the drawer. She watered the plants, emptied a wastebasket and hung up a towel to dry.

She yawned and stretched and headed for the bedroom. She stopped by the desk and wrote a note to the teacher, counted out some cash for the excursion and pulled a text book
out from hiding under the chair.

She signed a birthday card for a friend, addressed and stamped the envelope and wrote a quick note for the grocery store. She put both near her bag Mum then washed her face with
3 in 1 cleanser, put on her Night Solution & age fighting moisturizer, brushed and flossed her teeth and filed her nails.

Dad called out, "I thought you were going to bed."

"I'm on my way," she said.

She put some water into the dog's dish and put the cat outside, then made sure the doors were
locked and the patio light was on. She looked in on each of the kids and turned out their bedside lamps and radios, hung up a shirt, threw some dirty socks into the hamper, and had a brief conversation with the one up still doing homework.
In her own room, she set the alarm; laid out clothing for the next day,straightened up the shoe rack.
She added three things to her 6 most important things to do list. She said her prayers, and visualized the accomplishment of her goals.

About that time, Dad turned off the TV and announced to no one in particular.

"I'm going to bed." And he did...without another thought.

Talent Management is key to any IT company’s success. The companies need to attract the right kind of talent, and it needs extensive market research on their part. Unlike many other countries, in India, the managers carry the responsibility of developing the available talent in the company. They need to recognize the “Stars” in the company and invest in them from a long-term perspective. It also needs to remove the “Bottom Slice” from its workforce to ensure the supply of the fresh blood in the company. In today’s scenario, Project performance and Billability are becoming key factors in determining an employee’s compensation. There is a higher emphasis to increase the variable component of the pay structure and link it to various measures of performance. Thus, it is imperative for the companies to ensure that their employees understand and appreciate the compensation package of the company (and more so of the competitor).

--Feroze Mohammed [Sierra Atlantic]

Courtesy : http://isblife.blogspot.com/2006/10/tie-isb-connect-2006-it-and-ites-track.html