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Time for a moral revolution in India
Submitted by a b sivakumar on 29 June, 2008 - 18:32.We have seen it all. There have been ups and downs in our economic and political history, but nothing that has now been seen in the past few years -- a systematic and organized way of the rich and the neo rich to become very rich in the name of globalization, and a vast majority not even forming a small part of the so-called boom.
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Piggy-back riders: never allow yourself to be taken for a ride!
Submitted by a b sivakumar on 11 June, 2008 - 06:01.Life is full of challenges. There are very good people, not so good people, and not at all good people, with whom we interact on an everyday basis. We have no other choice, as otherwise, we would never be able to accomplish anything in this world. Nevertheless, it is also very important to stay tuned to reality and understand the world and its various types of people.
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Beaware of the "love" trap!!!
Submitted by a b sivakumar on 2 May, 2008 - 08:56.Tamil movies have just one theme. Love. They make the biggest noices about it, and simply trap hundreds of thousands of young men and women into it. There is a lot of news in the local Tamil press about many a couple that elop from their homes and get married in some temple and then seek police help, as they simply fear for their lives.
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Don't let comfort zones overtake you!
Submitted by a b sivakumar on 5 April, 2008 - 05:20.As human beings, all of us have feelings and emotions that concern ourselves and others. As far as we are concerned, we have the power to choose.
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Excessive urbanization: Road-map to disaster
Submitted by a b sivakumar on 25 March, 2008 - 22:31.There is a growing tendency to glorify every small thing that benefits the very rich and the chattering middle classes who have access to good education and jobs (this writer included), at the cost of the poor.
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Career Women -- build iron ceilings by breaking glass ceilings!!
Submitted by a b sivakumar on 18 March, 2008 - 09:17.There is a growing trend in Corporate India -- women are breaking male bastions and entering into new professions that were hitherto the exclusive preserve of men.
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Managing the urban chaos in India
Submitted by a b sivakumar on 12 March, 2008 - 08:45.India is at cross-roads. While the economy is booming, and the rupee is very strong, we have cities that are chocked to death, and where traffic is a nightmare. So is the water problem or the power situation or the law and order problem, made worse by the presence of the underworld, having very powerful political connections.
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Need for a philosophical approach towards life
Submitted by a b sivakumar on 11 March, 2008 - 20:49.There is absolutely no doubt that we have a crisis of character in most parts of the world. The rich nations continue to plunder the poor ones through a series of controls and trade restrictions. There is always something called "political economics", the reach of which makes the rich people richer and the poor, all the more poorer day after day.
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Having a big focus in life
Submitted by a b sivakumar on 9 March, 2008 - 22:14.It is a great matter of pride that today's youngsters are now more informed than ever before, thanks to the internet revolution, and to other means of information available to them.
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Guts: Indian style
Submitted by a b sivakumar on 9 March, 2008 - 21:39.That India is one of the fastest growing economies of the world is old news. What is indeed gratifying is that an increasingly huge number of people -- mostly from the middle-classes, have chosen to become entrepreneurs by choice.
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Values : Looking beyond the Devil and the Deep Sea Dilemma
Submitted by a b sivakumar on 4 February, 2008 - 19:29.There are several times when we are confronted with reality: we do something which is in direct conflict with what should be done ideally. In other words, we very much know what is right, and yet, we do the wrong thing, just trying to compromise for that one moment. However, the precise problem is that we do it again and again.
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Leadership is all about performance
Submitted by a b sivakumar on 31 January, 2008 - 08:14.The late Peter Drucker, possibly the best Management writer who ever lived on this earth, summed it beautifully, when he talked about leadership: it was he who said that leadership is all about performance. For, in the ultimate analysis, any leader has to perform, has to deliver.
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Corporate social responsibility: agenda for inclusive growth
Submitted by a b sivakumar on 29 January, 2008 - 10:37.The Indian Prime Minister had sometime ago,regretted that growth should be more inclusive, and the rich should share the benefits of growth, with the huge masses, who have no access to good water, education, food and shelter.
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I like him, because....
Submitted by a b sivakumar on 28 January, 2008 - 05:44.It is a perfectly normal human reaction. It is as natural as water or happiness or sadness. The only thing that is not normal is that we tend to have extreme opinions about someone or many people, which is very bad.
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Time to stop inequalities from growing too big
Submitted by a b sivakumar on 26 January, 2008 - 23:11.The signs are so clearly visible. There is a great deal of good news, and there is a lot of bad news too.
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Bottom of the pyramid and the Indian reality
Submitted by a b sivakumar on 26 January, 2008 - 09:13.One of the greatest Management thinkers and Gurus of all time, Prof.C.K. Prahalad has researched and written extensively on the concept of the bottom of the pyramid.
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Bottom of the pyramid and the Indian reality
Submitted by a b sivakumar on 26 January, 2008 - 09:12.One of the greatest Management thinkers and Gurus of all time, Prof.C.K. Prahalad has researched and written extensively on the concept of the bottom of the pyramid.
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Don't buy the fate theory
Submitted by a b sivakumar on 25 January, 2008 - 12:13.There are hundreds of thousands of men and women and, more so in India, who simply say, "it is all my fate". This is a very dangerous stance to take in one's life, and this should never ever be accepted by anyone. In other words, we should not buy this "fate" theory.
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Making circumstances work for us
Submitted by a b sivakumar on 25 January, 2008 - 06:01.Just look around what is happening around us. There are hundreds of thousands of people doing something or the other. Many attribute their present set of circumstances to God. Or fate, as they often do. Yet, there are millions who always crave to do something new, create value at every stage of their lives, for themselves as well as others.
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Making circumstances work for us
Submitted by a b sivakumar on 25 January, 2008 - 06:01.Just look around what is happening around us. There are hundreds of thousands of people doing something or the other. Many attribute their present set of circumstances to God. Or fate, as they often do. Yet, there are millions who always crave to do something new, create value at every stage of their lives, for themselves as well as others.
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