Below the Fold

Today was a very exciting day. We got stopped by the cops at the IFFCO Chowk intersection (you'll hear it in the recording). Another thing is, we're podcasting from XpertHR.co.uk as well. So if you've came through there, WELCOME! Hope you also enjoy the rest of the episodes on the site. 

And if you don't know about the "If I can change one thing about HR..." series, you should definately check it out here.

Hope you enjoy this episode and if you want us to cover any topics or have any questions, just leave us a comment!

 

Both Jeanne and I are usually in some sort of a 'leadership' position in companies we work for. Performance is almost always in our minds partly because we're managing teams, people etc. and partly because we're marketers. Today we're sharing cases that we've experienced along the way in managing employee performance. If you like to hear more about HR topics that we talk about, I suggest you tune in on Monday, where we will share what we want to change in HR. You should definately check out If I could change one thing about HR series (it'll make a nice weekend reading!)

Don't forget to leave us comments for topics that you want us to cover! What do you want to know about India, expat life, culture clashes etc... just ask the question and we'll get you the answers.

Today we talked about the boom of ecommerce in India and what the challenges still are. If you want to know about the reasons, check out this business insider article. Then, as usual we drifted about sales and how it's still handled in India. The practice is changing though.

We had a special guest today on the show, Will, Jeanne's son.

Here's the New York Times report on the road that he was talking about in Afghanistan. And here's an article about the oil tax subsidies on Huff Post that I talked about.

As we were walking out the door this morning, we heard the news of Osama's death. Today on Below the Fold, we talk about the reprecussions, and cautions you should be taking if you're an expat living in this region. What were your reactions and what do you think would happen next? Leave us a comment with questions etc. If you'd like to hear more from us on this topic. Have a safe week.

For the news run down, you should also check out the Signal via John Battelle here. 

Today we talk about the shocking news (well, not that shocking, I had my suspicions) about Three Cups of Tea, the book we recommended to you guys in this episode. On an interesting note, you should read this article on the Forbes blog. That talks about the lessons we should learn from this.

Hey everyone! We're talking about the Indian IT gaint Infosys and the lawsuit they're facing on visa violations. You can read about the article we discussed on the show here. It's part of India's growing pains really. We debate whether this is due to HR practices here or whether it is there for any other company that is expanding. Hope you enjoy the show, and let us know what you think!

We're answering an excellent question by Zachary, one of our listeners on why we're in India. (Read his question here: http://belowthefold.posterous.com/below-the-fold-episode-1) And the things that folks in India do very well, like catering to the masses who do not have a lot of money.

Enjoy and have a great weekend!

We're continuing our little rant from the last episode about dealing with cultural differences in the workplace and really different communication styles. How do you deal with it? How do you teach your staff and team to tackle this problem?

In continuation with our Social Media Branding talk yesterday, we're talking about where to start your branding process. Do you define your target audience first and brand for them or do you make your brand something that you (and your company) aspire to? What are your opinions?