Category: Ms Manager

  • why not now?

    Whenever I had a new sari, I would keep it in, and save it to be draped for the first time. there were times when in an emergency I would gift the sari away to someone else and tell myself,”Khane wall eke naam dhane dhane pe likah hai.” Then my world began to crack, I…

  • Management Lessons from ‘Mahabharata’

    Originally posted on ashokbhatia: Just like ‘Ramayana’, the epic of ‘Mahabharata’ also has many management lessons for the present day business leaders and managers. Greed, jealousy, quest for power, trying to achieve goals irrespective of the fairness of the means deployed – all these contradictions in life are very poignantly brought out. Here are some…

  • In de ‘ot water.

    In hot water, I don’t know why everyone talks about a hot bath in the morning. An entire day of grime, and pollution. The body feels tired and abused. For me, it has been a hot water bath at night. When I was in medical college I would return at 5pm. Have a real hot…

  • The Winnin’ Way.

     The Winnin’ Way. What does winning mean to me? I wanted to win at everything, everyday, since I was a kid. And time does not change a person; it just helps you get a handle on which you are. At 47 I still dislike losing, but I pose to be more gracious about it. But…

  • Trained citizen journalism sites

    Trained citizen journalism sites. For those of us who are into citizen’s journalism, here are some sites. Like Madison common, which launched in March 2006,draws content from three sources. The local publications, that partner by providing story links, the work of students trained in the citizen journalism program at the university of Wisconsin-Madison and citizens…

  • failure in communication

    Who am I in this relationship? Who am I in this conversation? Suraj from Landmark graduates goa invited me on call this is what got from it. The reaction time to any statement is very quick.  We tend to react make the other person wrong, sometimes dominate. Being aware in a conversation as to who…