If I have any merit, it is getting along with individuals according to their ways and characteristics. At times it involves suppressing yourself. It is painful but necessary… to be a leader you have got to lead human beings with affection…. JRD Tata It is not down in any map; true places never are…. Herman [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Quotes this Week 28-07-09
Posted in Quotes, wisdom on July 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Resignation Rituals
Posted in managing people, wisdom on July 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I always advice young entrepreneurs to align responsibility and authority in their teams, a basic management funda, not natural to Indians who demonstrate authority and take no responsibility. A good leader or manager always manages the link between the two, while managing the performance of his/her teams. A good leader will always step aside when [...]
Good Quotes this Week : 21-07-09
Posted in Quotes, wisdom on July 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Uncertainty is the only Certainty in Golf… Jeev Milka Singh on Tiger missing the cut and 59 year old Watson winning the British Open. If you are not living on the Edge you are taking too much space… Asit Wagle’s email signature The average woman would rather have beauty than brains, because the average man [...]
Dharavi, Mumbai, India and The World
Posted in Uncategorized on July 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Somebody made a nice observation today. We were discussing the future of India etc and so on. Both of us had the realistic view that the future of India was bleak. An observation was made that “what Dharavi is to Mumbai, India is to the World”. What an astute analogy. Mumbai will collapse, if not [...]
Hivre Bazar
Posted in best know method, wisdom on July 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »
(via Indian Express) Sudheendra Kulkarni talks about Hivre Bazar, a miracle in rural development that would have pleased Mahatma Gandhi, whose teachings inspired and guided the villagers in their endeavour. Here is a small village (only 257 families), which, 20 years ago, was perennially drought-prone. Half of its population of around 1,400 used to migrate [...]
Farewell Articles
Posted in india frustrates on July 19, 2009 | 4 Comments »
(via nytimes) Anand Giridharadas after a four and a half year assignment in India heads back to the U.S. He writes two articles which are well articulated and overlap with my experiences here. I also returned 5 years ago but am not going anywhere for now. But India is a place for seeking, not concluding, [...]
Why India will not become a Super Power this Century
Posted in CC, india frustrates, india shining, Uncategorized on July 15, 2009 | 3 Comments »
A few old school mates met up last Sunday and were discussing the current economic and political situation. I commented, that in a few years, 50 families will rule this country, economically and politically. There was silence and for a change everyone agreed. The reason, that few families will control this country implies that we [...]
Nandan’s Appointment
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged future on July 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have a dear friend who took this appointment by the corrupt UPA very seriously. He believes this is the start of the great things to come. Sorry my friend, feel even more sorry for this country because nothing will happen. We had Sam Pitroda who was appointed as chairman of knowledge commission, what happened [...]
