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Thank life and get into action!
I am at the Charles De Gaulle, Paris airport waiting to board a flight to Bristol, UK and I have 3 hrs to go. I am surrounded by the hustle bustle of life, like any other airport, but the difference is that I have time and I am not running to the gate (like I usually...
Leadership: The power of Vertical Alignment
Some time back I wrote a blog about the "Inner Values" and how it differentiates a leader from an outstanding leader. (link to the previous post). I got some great feedback about the post and I thank you all for the same. In the feedback some of you also...
The ‘inner core’ is the most critical aspect of a great leader. Warren Buffett also believes in it!
Last night (IST) I was up watching Warren Buffett live at the telecast of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting. Though I have seen many Warren Buffett videos, but watching the man live was a different feeling. Of the many golden nuggets that were...
Cybersecurity. Is it your board’s number one agenda?
Published in CIO Review Magazine (Apr'17 edition, Pg 16). In 1955, the famous author Issac Asimov wrote a book titled ‘Risk’. The book was about how robots were needed to take on a dangerous experiment to safe guard humans. But as the story progressed, the team...
The New Normal for Enterprise Software
Published in the CIO Review Magazine (Pg No. 16): http://www.cioreviewindia.com/magazines/sap-special-may-2016/ It’s a Sunday morning. James, the CEO of a mid-size company, Mountain Inc., is at the airport lounge waiting to catch his connecting flight. He has...
THE START-UP BUBBLE
Lately, I have heard a lot of noise about the ‘startup bubble’, as the non-startup enthusiasts would like to call it. That it will soon burst, and all investments, ecosystem players, and entities affiliated with the startup ecosystem will lose their money, resources,...
MARKETING WITH THE RURAL
As against popular opinion, impressing rural audience is not an easy task. They are the first ones to call you out or question your motives behind an activity or an action. However, on the bright side, they are the last ones to lose faith in you and your capability,...
PASSION
Albert Einstein once said, “I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.” Passion is the biggest driving force in anyone’s life. It is said that a life without passion is a life ill-lived! We have seen many people rise to fame as...
CHOICE
What is Choice? Let us look at the dictionary meaning first, “the act of picking or deciding between two or more possibilities” or “the opportunity or power to make a decision”. Contrary to what the meaning of this word, Choice stands for, we surely have...
IS IT TIME FOR INDIA TO EMBRACE THE GIG ECONOMY
Did you know that India has been a regular contributor to the gig economy since long? You must be wondering what, how and when? Well, for that I will first explain - what is the meaning of the gig (economy) in a layman’s term. Gig (Economy) is nothing but hiring the...
FUTURE OF RETAIL AFTER COVID-19
Many industries, barring a few like Pharma…, have been brutally hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. This pandemic has brought forth all the lacunae we had as a society. We have enough and more experts pointing out why, where, how and who went wrong, but a very few have...
SAY NO OR BURNOUT
NO – Post the COVID19 pandemic spread, we have forgotten how to use this word in the office. Let’s find out how we can positively enforce it and bring our chaotic office life back to order! This work from home stage is not going to go away so easily, it has...
Is Linked In The New Facebook?
Let’s play a simple guessing game… Think of a social media channel when I talk about the following: · I am posting my Wedding Anniversary, my Child’s Birthday pictures, etc. · I am posting some...
Cloud Kitchen And Its Revival
The concept of ‘cloud kitchen’ has been gathering momentum for some time now. India has different types of food consumers: Those who love to go out to eat Those who want to order take-out and eat from the comfort of their homes. They further fall into 2 categories: *...