Time Management is something most of us claim to either have mastered or are completely useless at. Some signs are, being perpetually running late for meetings, not able to schedule, so on & forth. Over the years passing thru these phases & watching a bunch of friends & colleagues namely R. Sriram; Soeb Fatehi; Sunil Sheth; Hemant Gajjer; Devangshu Datta to name a few have managed to change myself to a greater extent, more importantly becoming adept at managing time most of the days — Read the rest of this entry »

According to the media & the highly qualified common man, the last month has been extremely bad for India, with inflation at a record high etc. etc. These articles, comments (most of them given by people who have no clue or at times by people who can only retain their job provided they comment) are mostly to be taken with a pinch of salt. Whilst there is some truth involved, some thoughts that occur to one that can be practiced maybe now or forever by businesses -

1 Remember what Sam Walton said: Trust your customers. Go talk to them, bad times or good times.

2 Ask yourself what you want to look like when recovery comes & start working towards the outcome. Read the rest of this entry »

“Two’s company, three’s … a hindi movie”

“I dont think so, therefore I’m probably not”

“Friends may come and go, but enemies tend to accumulate”

“Few women admit their age. Few men act theirs” Read the rest of this entry »

On the Military:
* Never forget that your weapon was ordered from the lowest bidder.
* If the enemy is in your range, so are you in his.

On Work:
* The more elaborate the corporate name, the smaller the company.
* If it wasn’t for the last minute, nothing would ever get done. Read the rest of this entry »

1. Rome did not create a great empire by having meetings, they did it by killing all those who opposed them.

2. If you can stay calm, while all around you is chaos…then you probably haven’t completely understood the seriousness of the situation.

3. Doing a job RIGHT the first time gets the job done.
Doing the job WRONG fourteen times gives you job security. Read the rest of this entry »

A great day that begun early morning with 4 cars/taxi honking loudly at the crossroad of my building.
The day began & it was like every other day, with the same traffic, honking & so forth.
In the evening, decided to go out for a drive & try to evaluate if everyone was still honking!!! Read the rest of this entry »

[1] Jone’s Motto:Friends come and go, but enemies accumulate.

[2] Terman’s Law of Innovation:

If you want a team to win the high jump, you find one person who can jump seven feet, not seven people who can jump one foot each.

[3] O’brien’s Variation:

If you change queues, the one you have left will start to move faster than the one you are in now. Read the rest of this entry »

I do not recall who sent this or where did I read it, but all the same brings a smile to my face.

1. A day without sunshine is like night.

2. On the other hand, you have different fingers.

3. 42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot. Read the rest of this entry »

7/1/2008
Criticism turns to advice ONLY when lt is accepted - give people a chance to take your advice.

11/1/2008
In a world dominated by constant negotiation, there is one hard & fast rule. It isn’t the one who wants something less who has the advantage. It’s the one who appears to want it less. Read the rest of this entry »

2008 is going to present an Exciting, Challenging & sometimes Frustrating market conditions. In many cases all three situations will be present at once. Such business environment demands the best from Professionals.

To succeed in such exciting times, lets see what skills do a manager needs to refine. The following skills listing are not in any particular sequence of importance. Some of you may find the last one to be of top priority, while for others this may be just the right sequence! I leave it to your judgment.

1: Hiring (& keeping) the best.
As products (& or services) become similar, its the people who will make the difference. Read the rest of this entry »