This blog is our space to write about our thoughts, views and notes about our travels. Osho owned 90 Rolls Royces while being a Sanyasi ….. The so-felt contradiction is very fascinating and hence the name !
Bindu & Krishnan I worked with Spectramind from 2001 to 2003… And the team I had there remained mostly unchanged for the duration I spent with the operations team. I had named the team “crazy” because we were crazy ! Then Peter came along and renamed the team to “Dellnuts” and the name stuck. Such special memories of … Read more
Imagine an army general being disorganized …. Or a judge dropping his/her papers here there and everywhere … Or a chef who doesn’t get the ingredients in one place for the dish he/she is planning… Or a teacher coming into the class and wondering what to teach :). You are smiling, but we accept disorganized … Read more
The other day my colleague and I were facilitating a training session for managers and one of the slides spoke of goals and how they had to be SMART. The acronym is well known and much abused :). S – Specific, M – Measurable, A – Achievable, R – Relevant and T – Time bound. … Read more
Krishnan’s birthday today will remain a special one for a long long time .. First, because we woke up to see the beautiful Himalayas, pristine and glorious. Second, because the country got its second Independence with the dramatic victory of the Modi led BJP. We drove down to Gagar, a small village about 25 kms … Read more
On May 16, 1996 – Atal Bihari Vajpayee took oath as the 10th Prime Minister of India and just for 13 days … Again in 1998, BJP couldn’t prove it’s majority courtesy Jayalalitha and lost the vote of confidence by one vote. Ofcourse Mr. Vajpayee led a successful NDA government from 1999 to 2004. Today, … Read more
Just started watching the NDTV exit poll predictions and Prannoy Roy set the stage. It’s such a sheer pleasure to watch Prannoy Roy speak and conduct the discussion. No shouting, no butting in, no strong personal opinions forced down your throat and still riveting. Yes we all know he is related through marriage to Mr. … Read more
We hear this word day-in day-out in different forms, it has several synonyms. Team work, working together, cooperation etc etc.. and why? Collaboration underlines the universal fact that human beings are social animals, that we are all connected and we need to work together to succeed. Your very existence is because your mom and dad … Read more
Dear Mr. Aiyar, your choice of words and the scornful smirk on your face force me to write this today and not on May 16th, when my country, India, would celebrate its second Independence Day !! You are on all channels with the serene blue/green Buddha and the beatific visage of late Shri Rajiv Gandhi…. … Read more
In the corporate world there is one constant feedback for many managers – that he/she is unfair. Let’s remember that fairness is not objective. It’s subjective and each person’s sense of fairness is different. Then how does one treat everyone fairly and appear to have treated everyone fairly ? Look at the current elections and … Read more