What happens when you see a mirror? do you like what you see? If no, do you break the mirror? Well frankly we would love to, but that is not the answer, right? Similarly when we see filth (Mumbai stinks, dammit) around us, we say ‘Oh Navi Mumbai is not like that’ or some such […]
Unless your parents have set the Thames, Ganges, Kosi, Nile on fire, chances are they have not managed their investments well. They may have done well, but it may not have been their strategy – could be luck! So here are somethings that your parents / elders / teachers may tell you…and you should…ignore! […]
Most of the ‘average’ students today do an MBA and get a degree. Now this could be from a great college, a good college, a bad college or a downright stupid college. Let me tell you the salaries that were being offered for these graduates. It is really appalling. For example I remember that there […]
Sunday philosophy ka quota! When people ask me for a feedback on the work that they have done I am usually in a quandary. First of all if i have no end usage of that product, or that person is not in a reporting relationship I NEED NOT GIVE a feedback at all. However, they […]
Yesterday I had posted a link to Deepak’s blog showing how sensex EPS projection is at best a futile exercise…. well today I am posting a link to how ‘big bang’ retail can create problems, stories, etc. to make a case for itself. Take the case of Gillette – once upon a time (say 125+ […]
I could not agree more with you SJ! There is no doubt that all clients may not listen to you, nor should you expect that. After all we listened only to people who met 2 criteria: – we were sure had the competence to give the advice (first parents, then teachers, then friends, then parents […]
I am not sure how many of you have read “My experiments with truth’ – actually it is not such an easy to read book. However there are a few things that I learnt from that book (and my mom keeps saying it so it is reinforced!) 1. It is your duty to take care […]