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The last weekend was an exciting one as I saw Liverpool powered by Kenny Daglish as the new Manager over power Manchester United 3-1. Many Manchester United fans may not like it but given the pain Liverpool fans have experienced this long, it was and is a wonderful moment. In the last e news we watched with shock and awe the troubles in the Middle East. The sojourn continues with the courage undiminished and the fact that human voices cannot be silenced by guns once the human spirit decides to discard fear and face the challenge.

Introduction
Sometimes in life we miss out on important things. On Monday, this week I had the President of Malaysian Institute of Human Resources Management Ramley call me to say that the pioneer of human resources management in Malaysia Mr. Sam Abishegam had passed away. I had met him a few months ago with my family. He was as usual cheerful and full of energy despite his failing health. He looked nowhere close to what he used to but that did not deter Sam from articulating his ideas in his powerful booming voice. I had wanted to visit him for the last few weeks as I was nervous about his health. Alas, it did not happen. When the news came I just felt sorry that I had not visited him one more time. Sam was one person I can never ever forget in my life. He chose to guide and shared with me his knowledge. He ensured I was on a study visit to Germany and that one trip paved my growth. It was my feeling that he was not recognised for his contributions as much as he should have been. As an individual he went beyond the self interest to care for the nation, region and the world of Human Resources. We salute you, Sam.

The e news for this month:

FUN Learning

The sixth edition of the Magic of Making Training FUN will be available at the Asia HRDCongress April 19-21, 2011. At the Congress, you will be able to learn new ideas on making training interactive from world class speakers such as Thiagi, Tracy, Sam Silverstien and many others. Visit www.hrdcongress.com to book your seats. Visit our linked in group: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=3522421

Competency & Performance

Raymond Caldwell, University of London says that recontextualise the effectiveness of competency models. His article published in the Human Resource Management journal claims that competency models are weak in predicting performance. There is a need to re jig the Competency – Performance equation to ensure we can demonstrate ROI – return on investments or as Jim Kirkpatrick is fond of saying ROE – return on expectations. Email subra@smrhrgroup.com or muru@smrhrgroup.com for information on The ROI of Competency models.

Creating Your Own Rainbow

My colleague Kapila sends out daily inspirational messages. A post she sent out made sense. Titled No Pain No Progress, it made interesting reading. As Lao-Tzu said, "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." So what if that first step is a little painful? You see, if you want to accomplish something, there are two kinds of pain you might encounter: the pain of discipline and the pain of regret. And, of course the question was it the right first step that you wanted remains. Creating Your Own Rainbow is finding the purpose of your life and then persistently working towards it. For more details email agnes@smrhrgroup.com

Book review
David Schwartz’s The Magic of Thinking BIG is a very readable, practical and interesting book. It describes ideas in a very simple and easy to follow manner. The fact that you do not have to be an intellectual or have innate talent to attain great success is an important realization for many. Nevertheless, the need to learn the habit of thinking and behaving in ways that get you great success are important. To do so, we need to be able to take feedback. Marjorie’s session I love feedback at Asia HRDCongress. The book is available at www.amazon.com and to attend her session visit www.hrdcongress.com

SMR news

Do join us at Asia HRDCongress 2011, April 19 to 21, 2011, please contact karen@smrhrgroup.com for more details.

Our Director of International Operations Mr Subra just completed a six nation trip. He will be conducting the Accredited Competency Professional programme endorsed by the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) is due to be run at Doha, Qatar. More details from krishnan@smrhrgroup.com

Our Software Division successfully completed a turnkey project in Brunei. More details on how we can add value to automating your HR processes, email jayron@smrhrgroup.com or murali@smrhrgroup.com

Our software product E Assessments is one that allows you to choose self report assessments. A wide selection of tools is available. More details from jayron@smrhrgroup.com

Enjoy the month ahead. I will be in touch in April, 2011.

With best wishes
Palan

			Dear Subscriber, The last weekend was an exciting one as I saw Liverpool powered by Kenny Daglish as the new Manager over power Manchester United 3-1. Many Manchester United fans may not like it but given the pain Liverpool fans have experienced this long, it was and is a wonderful moment. In the last e news we watched with shock and awe the troubles in the Middle East. The sojourn continues with the courage undiminished and the fact that human voices cannot be silenced by guns once the human spirit decides to discard fear and face the challenge. Introduction Sometimes in life we miss out on important things. On Monday, this week I had the President of Malaysian Institute of Human Resources Management Ramley call me to say that the pioneer of human resources management in Malaysia Mr. Sam Abishegam had passed away. I had met him a few months ago with my family. He was as usual cheerful and full of energy despite his failing health. He looked nowhere close to what he used to but that did not deter Sam from articulating his ideas in his powerful booming voice. I had wanted to visit him for the last few weeks as I was nervous about his health. Alas, it did not happen. When the news came I just felt sorry that I had not visited him one more time. Sam was one person I can never ever forget in my life. He chose to guide and shared with me his knowledge. He ensured I was on a study visit to Germany and that one trip paved my growth. It was my feeling that he was not recognised for his contributions as much as he should have been. As an individual he went beyond the self interest to care for the nation, region and the world of Human Resources. We salute you, Sam. The e news for this month: FUN Learning The sixth edition of the Magic of Making Training FUN will be available at the Asia HRDCongress April 19-21, 2011. At the Congress, you will be able to learn new ideas on making training interactive from world class speakers such as Thiagi, Tracy, Sam Silverstien and many others. Visit www.hrdcongress.com to book your seats. Visit our linked in group: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=3522421 Competency & Performance Raymond Caldwell, University of London says that recontextualise the effectiveness of competency models. His article published in the Human Resource Management journal claims that competency models are weak in predicting performance. There is a need to re jig the Competency – Performance equation to ensure we can demonstrate ROI – return on investments or as Jim Kirkpatrick is fond of saying ROE – return on expectations. Email subra@smrhrgroup.com or muru@smrhrgroup.com for information on The ROI of Competency models. Creating Your Own Rainbow My colleague Kapila sends out daily inspirational messages. A post she sent out made sense. Titled No Pain No Progress, it made interesting reading. As Lao-Tzu said, "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." So what if that first step is a little painful? You see, if you want to accomplish something, there are two kinds of pain you might encounter: the pain of discipline and the pain of regret. And, of course the question was it the right first step that you wanted remains. Creating Your Own Rainbow is finding the purpose of your life and then persistently working towards it. For more details email agnes@smrhrgroup.com Book review David Schwartz’s The Magic of Thinking BIG is a very readable, practical and interesting book. It describes ideas in a very simple and easy to follow manner. The fact that you do not have to be an intellectual or have innate talent to attain great success is an important realization for many. Nevertheless, the need to learn the habit of thinking and behaving in ways that get you great success are important. To do so, we need to be able to take feedback. Marjorie’s session *I love feedback* at Asia HRDCongress. The book is available at www.amazon.com and to attend her session visit www.hrdcongress.com SMR news Do join us at Asia HRDCongress 2011, April 19 to 21, 2011, please contact karen@smrhrgroup.com for more details. Our Director of International Operations Mr Subra just completed a six nation trip. He will be conducting the Accredited Competency Professional programme endorsed by the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) is due to be run at Doha, Qatar. More details from krishnan@smrhrgroup.com Our Software Division successfully completed a turnkey project in Brunei. More details on how we can add value to automating your HR processes, email jayron@smrhrgroup.com or murali@smrhrgroup.com Our software product E Assessments is one that allows you to choose self report assessments. A wide selection of tools is available. More details from jayron@smrhrgroup.com Enjoy the month ahead. I will be in touch in April, 2011. With best wishes Palan
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