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Counting Losses
by Rajesh
Amidst conflicting news of the downturn having bottomed out, while yet another company is sacking employees and the more optimistic of the lot talking about leveraging the turnaround - one point seems to be falling between the tables. |
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The Buy American and the Butterfly Effect
by Mario Luis Tavares Ferreira
The greatest evangelists of open markets are now trying to change the rules, again, focusing on their benefits. In the 80’s Regan and Thatcher promoted globally that all countries should open their markets, go for the privatisation of their public companies and services, let financial markets work freely worldwide, and so on. |
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Does Cost Cutting Mean Cutting Out Common Sense?
by Rajesh
Almost every organization I know is seriously into cost cutting triggered by the downturn. In most cases this has led to instances which are funny, hilarious to downright stupid. Here are a few examples for you to contemplate:
A meeting is on and a... |
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Short Term, Long Term Or Right Term?
by Suresh Subramaniam
Looking at the pink papers for the past 9 months have left me depressed. The saving grace however is the economists and financial gurus are now seeing bamboo shoots of recovery. The focus of this article is not about why or how it happened; there a... |
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Go Slow With The Flow
by Axee
Unable to go the go, with the present global slow?
Not your type of a show?
Lost or losing your glow?
Worried and bothered about tomorrow?
Don't be!
Instead let's learn how to regain the glow.
Through simple steps that I am about to show!... |
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Women 2.0 Summit
by Anitha Jebaraj
The Womens's 2.0 Summit was arranged by Silicon India on 13th March . There were quite a few women achievers who doled out their success mantras. I have summarized a few here.
Women must be decisive, have self-pride (vanity is good), be indep... |
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The end of my crisis
by Arianna Neri
At the beginning, I felt slightly astonished. Glancing at my life, I realized that it was all gone, in a matter of instants. I thought about it for more than what seemed an endless second and the result wouldn't change.
I lost my job.
Funny how... |
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Lessons from Slumdog Millionaire
by K R Ravi
Beyond the film itself and beyond the awards that the film has received, there is a dimension that might have escaped your attention. This movie has brought into sharper focus India and its development experience.
A correspondent for the Financial... |
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Globalization: Threats and lessons
by Mario Luis Tavares Ferreira
Since the end of last century we are seeing global changes never seen in recent or old history. The iron wall collapsing and the Soviet Union breaking in pieces are unique events in history because never a large empire disappeared so smoothly. Co... |
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Women 2.0 Summit
by Anitha Jebaraj
The Womens's 2.0 Summit was arranged by Silicon India on 13th March . There were quite a few women achievers who doled out their success mantras. I have summarized a few here.
Women must be decisive, have self-pride (vanity is good), be indep... |
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Short Term, Long Term Or Right Term?
by Suresh Subramaniam
Looking at the pink papers for the past 9 months have left me depressed. The saving grace however is the economists and financial gurus are now seeing bamboo shoots of recovery. The focus of this article is not about why or how it happened; there a... |
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Does Cost Cutting Mean Cutting Out Common Sense?
by Rajesh
Almost every organization I know is seriously into cost cutting triggered by the downturn. In most cases this has led to instances which are funny, hilarious to downright stupid. Here are a few examples for you to contemplate:
A meeting is on and a... |
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The end of my crisis
by Arianna Neri
At the beginning, I felt slightly astonished. Glancing at my life, I realized that it was all gone, in a matter of instants. I thought about it for more than what seemed an endless second and the result wouldn't change.
I lost my job.
Funny how... |
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The Buy American and the Butterfly Effect
by Mario Luis Tavares Ferreira
The greatest evangelists of open markets are now trying to change the rules, again, focusing on their benefits. In the 80’s Regan and Thatcher promoted globally that all countries should open their markets, go for the privatisation of their public companies and services, let financial markets work freely worldwide, and so on. |
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How to save money and be stylish?
by
The Wikipedia definition of a recessionista: A recessionista is someone who seeks out fashionable items of clothing and food, which are also low-cost.
I am a recessionista who cares about food as much as fashion. I don’t think food and fashion a... |
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The Buy American and the Butterfly Effect
by Mario Luis Tavares Ferreira
The greatest evangelists of open markets are now trying to change the rules, again, focusing on their benefits. In the 80’s Regan and Thatcher promoted globally that all countries should open their markets, go for the privatisation of their public companies and services, let financial markets work freely worldwide, and so on. |
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Counting Losses
by Rajesh
Amidst conflicting news of the downturn having bottomed out, while yet another company is sacking employees and the more optimistic of the lot talking about leveraging the turnaround - one point seems to be falling between the tables. |
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The ant and the cicada
by Arianna Neri
Once there was the ant, saver and thoughtful. She was able to look forward, calculating expenses, saving seeds and tiny pieces of whatever for the cold cold winter. I need to save, I need to have, she'd stress
The cicada, shallow and shopaholic, j... |
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Robin Hood is Ba(ra)ck!
by Sundararaman Viswanathan
Is Barack Obama the Robin Hood of our times? Look at this man, stuck in a world of capitalists, but doing his best to get the wealth distributed.
Sustainability is his mantra! Not because he is pitching for clean energy via wind turbines, solar pa... |
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Globalization: Threats and lessons
by Mario Luis Tavares Ferreira
Since the end of last century we are seeing global changes never seen in recent or old history. The iron wall collapsing and the Soviet Union breaking in pieces are unique events in history because never a large empire disappeared so smoothly. Co... |
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Women 2.0 Summit
by Anitha Jebaraj
The Womens's 2.0 Summit was arranged by Silicon India on 13th March . There were quite a few women achievers who doled out their success mantras. I have summarized a few here.
Women must be decisive, have self-pride (vanity is good), be indep... |
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The end of my crisis
by Arianna Neri
At the beginning, I felt slightly astonished. Glancing at my life, I realized that it was all gone, in a matter of instants. I thought about it for more than what seemed an endless second and the result wouldn't change.
I lost my job.
Funny how... |
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TiE Entrepreneurial Summit - 1
by Sushant Chari
“Who is an entrepreneur?” Scott Cook, Founder & Chairman of Intuit asks.
An entrepreneur makes something better or faster or cheaper or all three.
These words were representative of the Entrepreneurial Summit conducted by TiE (The Indus Ent... |
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Short Term, Long Term Or Right Term?
by Suresh Subramaniam
Looking at the pink papers for the past 9 months have left me depressed. The saving grace however is the economists and financial gurus are now seeing bamboo shoots of recovery. The focus of this article is not about why or how it happened; there a... |
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Why Not Legalise Corruption?
by K R Ravi
The CEO of a large company asked me to meet with his HR manager to discuss the possibility of conducting workshops on Lateral Thinking for his colleagues. I sought an appointment with the HR manager only to find the man was not interested in meeting me. I suspected that he did not like the idea of being told whom to meet. |
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Think differently. Think from the heart!
by Nilakanta Srinivasan
In a given situation, we all don’t think alike. Since childhood, our unique experiences, environments and relationships make us behave differently.
Sometimes, it is quite difficult to interpret our actions and conclude if we are right or wrong. ... |
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Are there really choices in life?
by Caroline Thomas
I was involved in a husband finding spree 2 years ago.
It was truly like swimming in the Dead Sea, you think you are swimming well, and little did you know that there was hardly any buoyancy! The buoyancy mainly being the inflated heads of most th... |
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The horns of a dilemma
by Bhavna Nayyar
Have you ever faced a situation when you had to choose between a place of work where you heart was and another which offered you status and money? It sure is a difficult choice and even though I chose the latter four months ago I know my heart is som... |
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The end of my crisis
by Arianna Neri
At the beginning, I felt slightly astonished. Glancing at my life, I realized that it was all gone, in a matter of instants. I thought about it for more than what seemed an endless second and the result wouldn't change.
I lost my job.
Funny how... |
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Learn To Live In The Now!
by Anoma Damle
Do what you believe in, and the rest will follow.
I have lost count of the number of times I have heard this statement. For someone who is constantly trying to balance the spiritual path along with a practical approach, life sometimes throws ques... |
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Debatable Points: Should servants be allowed to raise our kids?
by PK
I see so many children in the park coming out to play with their servants continuously admonishing them, don’t run – you will fall, don’t do this and don’t do that – you will get hurt. As by shouting from far they have done their duty. What kind of upbringing is this? |
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Some Reflections On Marriage
by Padmaja Prasad
"The ideal that marriage aims at is that of spiritual union through the physical. The human love that it incarnates is intended to serve as a stepping stone to divine or universal love." ~ Mohandas K. Gandhi~
Simply stated, traditional marriage ... |
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Quitting Is A Form Of Enlightenment
by Danielle LaPorte
Some very cool things happen when I'm jamming with Fire Starters. Aha's, elevated perspectives, connections. But my favourite phenomenon is when someone decides, with a nudge, to give up on what's not working. Throw in the towel. Close shop. Call it ... |
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The Power Of Less To Get More Done
by Danielle LaPorte
Many productivity books have a drill sergeant running between the lines. Panic! So much to do to organize all that I have to do. The Power of Less is a sweet exception to that. Babauta’s energy is gentle and kind. No whistles. No drills. Just a zen-like understanding of what it takes to honour what's essential. |
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