Here, I am not exactly referring to the demotivated, grumpy or turned-off employees – I know they do not have any personal goals in their career and are quite casual about their lives. Rather, I am talking about employees who are aligned with their goals and objectives and are enthusiastic about making a ‘positive’ difference … Continue reading
Working in a recession-hit economy/ business environment is challenging to any entrepreneur – whether he is seasoned or novice ; only the degree of frustration will vary based on what he can do and he cannot do. In these business situations, deployed resources are always a derivative of the business process to mitigate business risk … Continue reading
In recent times, I was reading a review of the book “Serial Innovators – The firms that changed the world” by Claudio Feser, Director, Mckinsey & co. : where he talks about the need of serial innovators in the corporate world and presents several tips on survival. Interestingly, he talks about creative destruction (paradoxical term?) … Continue reading
Corporate training and Executive Coaching mainly focus on the behavioral aspects of the Trainee/ Coachee because it is believed : by such an approach, one can manage the thinking process of the individual to arrive at a desired business output. The basics are the same to what a conscious Good Enough Mother does to her … Continue reading
More often, it is considered that in order to be an effective leader, it is important to have a high IQ and be authoritative – well, not anymore! Daniel Coleman, an accomplished authority to discuss and/ or write on ‘Emotional Intelligence’ as a subject differs as ever before. In his latest effort to eulogize EQ … Continue reading
It was only in the year 2004 – I read the autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi ‘Story of My experiments with the truth’ completely; more or less at a continuous stretch except for few brief intervals. I had visited for the first time, the Sabarmati Ashram, at Ahmadabad, India in the same year and the ashram … Continue reading
The first impression I could gather on reading Barack Obama’s best selling book is – It is a honest portrayal of his surroundings, his feelings, problems, opportunities and they are well perceived! Obama is an interesting writer who manages to keep the reader engaged throughout and is transparent in placing his points for discussion. It … Continue reading
If you had noticed, the book reading habits have grown amongst the new generation with the expanse of media exposure! People can be seen reading at airport lounges, during a flight, in the metro trains ( subway ones) and at book stalls. Very close to my home, ‘Paperbacks’ book stall carries a wide range of … Continue reading
Quite sometime back, I have read this book that talks about EQ rather than IQ. Daniel Goleman reveals the skills that matter more to succeed in growing competitive environment and the ability of individual to exist in groups depend on these skills…from entry level jobs to top executive positions. According to him, the equations of … Continue reading
Just picked up this novel about a week ago and started reading it! This is the first novel of chetan bhagat..an iit/iim ahd graduate…who became an author after 11 years of private sector service in hong kong.I would not say it is completely american writing style…but there is an influence and american slangs being used..it … Continue reading
It is really amazing that at different ages we are attracted by different literature books…as if it spells out the ‘age’ more than the interest. ‘Hardy Boys’ books has attracted the interest of my son as he nears his first teen year. I am not surprised at all ! Just two or three years ago he was reading Enid … Continue reading
This steamy novel by Ayn Rand often discussed by literary critics and college-goers (as that is the age when the book is appealing to read), is a stirring story that dramatizes issues in design and brings architecture to life. The hero of the story, Howard Roark, was molded after the larger-than-life American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, I … Continue reading
Ayn Rand novels have long been reported as life-changing experiences. Why? What is so different about these novels? Why have they been having such a profound effect on readers ( young ones especially! ) for 50 years, in the case of Atlas Shrugged, and more than 60 years, in the case of The Fountainhead? I … Continue reading
