Category Archives: Management
Innovation in Career Management from UpMo
I recently came across this website called UpMo that helps develop a road map for managing ones career and tells how to get there. Continue reading
Mittal Steel Fact Book
I was searching for some information on the Steel Industry and came across this interesting fact book published by Mittal Steel on their history, organisation and the Steel Industry in general.
Never take the last penny from every deal
Here (PDF) is an interestnig story told by Vivek Paul, who quit Wipro last week from his time in Pepsi. He talks about how he won a great deal for Pepsi by selling a unit – worth nothing for USD … Continue reading
Munjal’s great management lessons
Hero group: Hero cylces, Hero Honda and so on has had a lasting impression on me – not least because I grew up partly in Ludhiana, the home of Hero group, but also I had the opportunity to meet some of … Continue reading
A misleading obsession with share prices
I have been of the opinion that a total obsession with share price – and the associated view of maximisation of shareholder value is eroding the western economy faster than any other cause. One of the first lessons I learnt … Continue reading
Are you lucky?
Sometime back I had written about a book called Good to Great by Jim Collins. One of the characteristic the research for that book found is that most of the leaders of great companies tended to put luck as one … Continue reading
Systematic innovation and thinking
I just laid my hands on an interesting book called Hands-on Systematic Innovation for Business and Management by Darrell Mann. This book is not yet available from Amazon. I came across the previous book written by Darrell Mann – Handson … Continue reading
Learning from real life – presentation by CTO of Amazon.com at Bangalore India
I came across this rather long presentation by Werner Vogels, CTO of Amazon.com that he made to Amazon India development centre last month (March 2005). First part of the presentation presents some interesting facts about Amazon’s activities and their products. … Continue reading
My ideal company!
What you will hear from me if I were a CEO today! (I am reading Who says elephants can’t dance by Lou Gerstner these days!) Dress Code It is advised that you come to work dressed according to your salary. … Continue reading
Are corporations psychopaths?
Just read this review of the book The Corporation at The Economic Times. While I find these books very thought provoking – they do ask some very pertinent questions – especially about the role of people like me who work and give life … Continue reading