Monthly Archives: December 2011

Manage vs. Lead…

Recently, I was at one of the leading Pharmaceutical companies, conducting a full-day training-program for its managers…The topic was ‘Leadership Qualities & Managerial Effectiveness”… The topic again drew me into the eternal popular debate, ‘which is more important – Management or … Continue reading

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A day calling itself…

Some days are just…………….long. They simply refuse to end! Today was one such day at work…the first half was pretty elevating and exhilarating…it was all about people…some close…some new…some new & still close…and some close & still new… And when … Continue reading

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The secret-agent

World manipulates you for what you hide… The other day, in a session, this quote quoted itself via me in a particular context. And as I was driving back, I rummaged into my first tryst with its content… I was … Continue reading

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A photo-finish…

Once Charlie Chaplin participated in a Charlie-Chaplin look-alike contest…and came third… Listening to Narayan Murthy speak (in a conclave) was at best an encore… Everything about him – be it what we read or what we listen – is like … Continue reading

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She was right…

Someone asked Mallory (a mountaineer) “Why do you want to climb Mount Everest?” He simply said “Because it’s there”! …Since then they have become the most famous three words in mountaineering. The other day, in a session, a student was uncharacteristically reacting … Continue reading

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I took my first (and last) credit-card at 15…

The other day, while responding to a question during a session, I quoted those lines…and while coming back, I tried to figure out how and when I started believing in them… …I was barely 15 when I started serious-writing (if … Continue reading

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We, the suppressors

It happened a few years back… I had joined an exercise club to get rid of a nagging problem with my neck. The club owner was this 50- year old stud who could give an inferiority complex to any dude in … Continue reading

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and he thinks he can fool us…

That’s the only way they could take him away… While he was asleep… …as if he had been awake, the angels would have resigned from their jobs…out of sheer shame to take life out of someone who life considered itself a … Continue reading

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In the driver’s seat

Normally I like driving (I define abnormality as driving within the 6 Km radius with Geeta Bhawan Square as the center)… I think most of the people like driving because it gives them a pseudo sense of control over at … Continue reading

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