The Superior Sex
The Superior Sex The timing of this post, right after the so-called 'Women's day' is purely coincidental. For one, I don't even know what 'Women's day' is supposed to mean. If we 'full-of-ourselves-men' don't have a 'men's…
Carry This
Carry This Last afternoon, I was lucky to chance upon some great customer service. I was at a station in Karnataka, heading back to Bombay with my mom. The indifferent railway staff hadn't been clear about which…
The A-Z of Consulting
The A-Z of Consulting I had recently uploaded a new presentation about the A-Team, a Management Strategy & Consulting service for Small & Medium Businesses that I run. Contrary to the general perception most people have…
Hope you don’t have a Rolled Model?
Hope you don't have a Rolled Model? We all have role models? Well, at least most of us do. And can we ever admire them enough? While it's great if you have idols or role models, something I…
Are you Sold to the Idea?
Are you Sold to the Idea? Here's a first post under a new category called 'Management Mumblings'. I recently addressed and interacted with about 70 really smart MBA students, with whom I was sharing experiences from my corporate career,…
If You’re Gonna Fly
If You're Gonna Fly Now that's how one should live their life. For those of you in India, I'm sure you saw the news about the Air India flight that made an emergency landing at Jaipur airport on…
Your Time Will Come
Your Time Will Come Three days ago, I was rushing to office after a meeting. The day somehow seemed very different. Special, in an inexplicable way. The meeting had gone well too. While waiting at…
NA-NObody
The Tata Nano, cheapest car in the world today, is arguably one of the biggest milestones in the auto industry in recent times, the world over. A close friend of mine, Sheshank Reddy shared an article which talked…
Chip Off the Old Block
Chip Off the Old Block Renaissance artist Michelangelo claimed that his job was to free the human form trapped inside the block. His words, apparently were: “In every block of marble I see a statue…
Seasons Greetings Y’all.!
Seasons Greetings Y'all.! Compared to businesses abroad, companies in India have been notorious for having too many public/festival holidays. And employees, of course, have always been grumbling about not having enough. There are numerous and diverse…
I Wonder If You Can
I Wonder If You Can Think about any random man-made problem that the world faces; financial meltdowns, corruption, greed, poverty. Also, inequalities, ethnic violence, crimes against women and children, "man-made" natural disasters, and so on. Wouldn't it be easy even…
Sell Blankets to Eskimos
Sell Blankets to Eskimos This post requires you to think a bit. Might be difficult on a Friday night, but do give it a thought over the weekend. We all know how challenging the life of a salesperson…
As High As You Can
As High As You Can This post is not an original. It is a really inspiring message that I received recently. And even though some of you might have read it elsewhere, I think it does come in…
Everything’s What Not It Seems
Everything's What Not It Seems Life Lesson: As we go through life, at any point, if we find that nobody or relatively fewer people are opposing or contradicting our views or opinions, it can only mean one of the following: you've stated the obvious (Means…
Dark Knight Rising, Batpod Skidding
Dark Knight Rising, Batpod Skidding You know how we sometimes have a tendency to give our 'expert' views on something that already seems perfect, and how, according to us, it could have still been better? Experts will agree…