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Everything takes time & if you wait until the last minute or expect things to happen suddenly, it's being unreasonable. Having an understanding of the importance of time and k…

Listen to the Voice. Ignore the Noise You have been bombarded with information, different opinions from different sources. I follow simple logic - what is relevant and trust…

I am 'JUST' delayed by 30 minutes. Will be there shortly! The host of my meeting messaged me. I had a meeting at 10.30 am with him. I was there in his office at 10.25 am. …

Loss of Faith The last few years have seen an increasing ‘loss of faith’ against politicians and media (because all communication happens through offline and online media) than…

In arguably one of the best sports films ever - "Miracle"; Herb Brooks (played by Kurt Russell) chose 26 players ignoring far more talented and star players. In a conversation wit…

“ When the going gets tough, the tough get going” was a chart-busting song by Billy Ocean in the 80s. He would have never expected it to be relevant in tough economic conditions f…

The Tata Nano was a path-breaking product. Launched in 2009, with a price of Rs. 1 lakh/ $2000 approximately, this was indeed an invention of sorts. While everyone anticipated tha…

The Tata Nano was a great product at a great price. Launched in 2009, it was the cheapest car in the world. History was being created; a blue ocean amid all the other coloured one…

Book-music-movie offline retailing in India is practically dead with almost all the major chains shutting down. The online ‘menace’ of the f availability of movies and music; incr…

We had a flight to catch at Delhi. And we were running late. We took solace in the fact that we had a real fast MUV and could rush to the airport in double-quick time. But that wa…

Steve Jobs, Howard Schultz, Charles Schwab, A.G. Lafley, Narayana Murthy, Micheal Dell, Kenneth Lay, Jerry Yang & Paul Allaire - The Comeback Bosses And to spice it up - Jo…

A few years back, the UK business magazine “Management Today”, along with the Institute of Leadership and Management, carried out a survey of approximately 2500 managers and non-m…

I love the game of tennis. The ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) releases tour rankings of its players at regular planned intervals.  There is a formula that is us…

Unless an employee is altruistic and has reached a fair level of self-actualization, I am sure he/ she would like to see her career grow in terms of responsibility, authority and …