The trip to Srilanka last year was our first long & far vacation after Aashira joined us. Srilanka was an experiment- travelling with a tiny tot, accommodating her interests & needs. We realised soon, she had in fact taught us to relax & unwind. Otherwise, we would have kept it busy and tight to ensure […]
Author: Rajiv
Elevator aka lift antics
Why do elevators have mirrors? It was the solution to complaints by people about the slow speeds of operation! Mirror creates a distraction, gives people something to do. So, what people do in a elevator during those few seconds or minutes- Count the days to go for the next weekend Calculate the hours of sleep […]
Walk up to the front sooner than later, it helps
Corporate team events (off-sites, team building, leadership meetups) usually begin with an introduction. People take turns answering basic questions about them. Most times, they are coupled with “share something others don’t know about you” kinda twists to make the activity interesting. Inevitably, few smart and hilarious responses generate some lols and rofls (God save, if […]
Days in Srilanka: Travel tips & some observations
1. Bangalore & Chennai are nearly equi-distant from Colombo (little over an hour) but you will find significant difference in air fares. About 4-5 airlines fly Chennai-Colombo while only Srilankan Airlines fly Bangalore-Colombo. SpiceJet has launched Chennai-Colomobo and return fares are available under-Rs 5000 all inclusive. 2. The Srilankan tourism organization’s website is rich in […]
Srilanka: Trip Summary
It was a much sought after vacation since Aashira’s birth. Besides short drive trips to Mysore & Coorg, it had been over 2 long years. Srilanka was the chosen beach destination after Andaman & Lakshadweep lost out due to lack of direct flights from Bangalore and not-so-easy access to suitable accommodation from the destination airport. […]
Eliminate, Delegate & Retain – The 3 bucket approach to get back on the path of a motivated & happy work life
After the initial years of most of our careers, when we enter the middle management, the responsibilities at work tend to be broad & inevitably longer. Time will seem scarce. Adding an extra hour or two will not yield significant results. The “flow” is disrupted. Thoughts are interrupted, reaching dead ends very often. Meetings & […]
Understanding the mind, brain & heart of your boss
Bosses are humans too hence come with variety of minds, brains & hearts. They can be placed in 3 categories: Bad. Good but… Excellent but… Bad. is read as “bad period”! Simply incapable. You are plain unlucky. 0% brain, 50% mind, heart is immaterial. Good but… are capable humans, good at heart. However, lack the […]
A case for steady (and not rapid) infrastructure growth
What comes to your mind at the thought of rapidly built infrastructure story? Undoubtedly, China. All of us have had a relative or friend (and for some a personal experience) who travelled to China more than once, talk about how quickly China built its infrastucture. Isn’t it easy to draw a conclusion that infrastructure built […]
Jet airways over-cooking its offerings
Jet Airways was a full service carrier. Then came Capt Gopinath’s low-cost Air Deccan that redefined air travel in India and created a non-existent category. Jet responded with a acquisition of Air Sahara (that struggled to fructify for at least an year), renamed it to Jet Lite and converted it to a low cost carrier. Later, for whatever […]
Prosperous New Fiscal Year 2010-11
There is a reason to be happy this new fiscal year, 2010-11. All of us (with a savings account) will earn more. Although the savings account deposit interest rate remains unchanged at 3.5%, your bank will pay you more than what it did for so many years. (In other words, banks did not pay what […]
Anil Kumble’s Wide Angle Sixer
Anil Kumble launched a book couple of days back. It is titled Wide Angle: Candid Moments From My Playing Days with a foreword written by none other than little master, Sachin Tendulkar. The book is a compilation of his photographs spanning his career of 2 decades. Nice. Interesting. I may not have bought it for […]
Keep in constant touch with your management
Most of us like to keep in touch with our friends, family, and relatives over social networks, email or phone. How many of us keep in touch with our managements? Everyday, we respond to emails, finish day to day activities, participate in meetings and so on. Besides, we consciously or subconsciously: Assess or at the […]