“It is not rocket science? ” This is a common quip to say something is not as complex as rocket science. But unfortunately our ISRO folks cannot say this 🙂 Though their latest mission “failed”, Dr. Sivan and his team won all our hearts. Amid all the sympathy, adulation and recognition, what stood out was …
Freedom or Choice? One of the common reasons some aspire to become an entrepreneur or independent professional is that one does not have to work for anybody else. Freedom. But are we really free? 👩💻 We still have to work for employees. 💼 We still have to work for clients. 👨🔧 We still have work …
Remember the fable about brothers trying to break a bundle of sticks. It is relevant in work place as well. Many years back I had an opportunity to work with different groups in same timeframe. Both were successful groups, had talented and hardworking folks in middle management. Both had tough work schedules and always were …
Sometime back I came across a video by Eliyahu M. Goldratt, the originator of Theory of constraints. In any production process there would be constraints and they serve as a bottleneck for the overall output. The theory suggests to, 🕵️♂️ Keenly look for constraints 👨🔧 See what can be done with available resource 🎛 Bring …
Shoe Dog by Phil Knight (Nike) is my all time favorite memoir of an entrepreneur. So when I came across “Why I Stopped wearing my socks” by Alok Kejriwal, it felt like the perfect foil. While Shoe Dog was a Memoir ,long read and literary master piece. Socks is shorter, split into small chapters, has …
There is nothing more unsettling than seeing a doctor being unsure about diagnosis but proceeding with a treatment. Like any other profession, doctors also have a learning curve. And experienced nurse staff know more on certain aspects than new doctors. This is one reason there is huge crowd to see main doctor than duty doctors …
🤡 Some Retail Shops have quirky and funny names 🎤 Some Restaurants have song and dance routine 🕺 Some Companies have flash mob for new hires While these are good fun, they are still cosmetic. These are not a benchmark for essential aspects. 🛒 Shops should still focus on having good products and good experience …
Children who are yet to start reading, navigate mobile and game console menus with ease. They quickly learn and recognise patterns. Sometimes older people, even though literate, have tough time with gadgets. If an app is meant to be used by older people it need to be designed accordingly. But enterprise application are used by …
Sometimes it makes sense to let go of your high paying customer In the only economics paper we had, I remember reading about buying power and consumprion. As the buying power increases for a consumer, the consumption of the product increases. But after a threshold the demand comes down as the consumer moves to premium …
In Sales 101, you are told one should always treat prospects as adults. Meaning, you should not criticise their past decisions, do not try to make decisions on their behalf and so on. But in certain aspects, I feel, one should treat their prospects as children 👶. 💯 Children don’t like it when you are …
