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Wednesday, November 20, 2024

ARCHIVES, SINCE 1989

Post Midnight Musings

No laptop, no iPad, no Blackberry, no internet. No Facebook, no Twitter, no Instagram. No coins to collect, no campaigns to level-up, no high-score to beat. No children to be with, no wife to...

Holy Smoke Signals!

Last night I watched the chimney of the Sistine Chapel from the moment I heard that white smoke was billowing from it, and I went on waiting into the night, for the revelation of the new Pope and...

Singapore Flyer 2012

In June 2012, we took a short holiday in Singapore. We took in the sights, the sounds, the aromas, and the energy of this beautiful city. One where I...

Family Ties – A Short Story

I was born in a not-so-well-to-do family. The eldest and only male among five siblings. One of my sisters died within a week of being born. And the rest of us grew up in real tough times..

The Perils of Multitasking

I just saw this infographic in the The Economic Times magazine, and it kind of sums up what I believe: that multitasking is not...

The Challenge Within

In his column in the Mint yesterday, Niranjan Rajadhyaksha writes about the fall of Nokia in the context of the Schumpeter warning on competition...

Great Branded Content

For all you social media evangelists and digital marketing professionals, here’s a great example of branded content with great viral potential. It’s a joke going...

New Thinking For The New Millennium

Admittedly this is not exactly new, but I was going through my books this morning and came across "New Thinking For The New Millennium"...

To Lead or Not To Lead

I’ve often debated the merits of being an assertive, lead-from-the-front, the-boss-is-always-right kind of leader, versus being a nurturing, i-am-right-behind-you, what-do-you-think kind of leader. And...

The Choices We Make

Life is all about choices. And the ones we make, and the ones we don't define who we are, and define our lives. Choice itself...

I Am Spartacus – And Big Brother Is Watching Me!

While you can take this post as support for “free speech” and “protection of our right to privacy on the internet” I am doing...

We are all coloured people

We are all coloured people, no matter what shade of skin we sport. Yes? or No? This is a debate playing out in my...

Givers and Takers

In life there are two broad kind of people: Givers, and Takers. And you will come across them in both your personal and professional...

Hard times? Talk tough. Talk smart. Talk focussed.

Contrary to popular perception (and current brand behaviour all around) you don't pussy-foot around communication when you're in the middle of hard times. In Hindi...

India 2008: Working Harder, Working Smarter

2008 was a hard-working year for India. As perhaps it was for the rest of the world. Not only did businesses strive to keep...