November 14, 2009 • 9:04 pm 3
It was only the second meeting of the Board of the $ 43 billion-PepsiCo outside the US. CEO Indira Nooyi chose to have the meeting at Mumbai, India. Guess who spoke to this distinguished Board which includes the Chairman & CEO of Novartis and the President & CEO of Colgate-Palmolive?
Filed under: Organisations, People , Mumbai's dabbawalas
September 29, 2009 • 7:01 pm 0
What does India mean to you? No, not just to people who have visited here but the many others who have not. I read with interest a blog post by Kamini Banga in the Economic Times called ” Incredible India! And The Long Road Ahead”. Kamini is an expert in Marketing and Branding.
Filed under: Blogs, Indian Economy, Organisations , Indian cricket, Indian Economy, ISRO, Kamini Banga
September 24, 2009 • 9:39 am 0
If the placement of headlines in the newspapers these days are anything to go by, people like me- and I hope there are many- will be amazed at the misplaced priorities.
Today’s DNA- by the way, I ordinarily really like this paper- has an article on the first page which speaks of India’s cricket coach, Gary Kirsten exhorting his players that sex helps performance on the field. Tucked in much later in the paper is a news item that shocked me.
Filed under: Organisations , employee relations, Industrial relations, Pricol
July 24, 2009 • 7:10 pm 0
Many raised their eye brows when Azim Premji, Chairman of Wipro announced about a year ago that the Indian IT giant would henceforth have not one but two CEOs. Has the experiement worked? So it seems from this interview with Girish Paranjpe and Suresh Vaswani in the Economic Times. Read the rest of this entry »
Filed under: Organisations, People , executive leadership, Wipro
May 29, 2009 • 8:55 pm 0
Most of us have tried every search engine that has come up during the last few years- and stayed with Google. One more is set to compete with Google- this one is from a biggie- Microsoft. Named Bing the search- or should one say “decision” engine is scheduled to be formally launched on June 3. Whether Bing will open with a bang remains to be seen.
Filed under: Organisations , Bing, Google
March 30, 2009 • 2:37 pm 0
A few questions for those in CXO positions amongst my readers. Do you have a handle on what exactly goes on in your organization? Do you really know what people feel about the way things are done? Do you know what it is to be far removed from the corner suite and listen to the grapevine for rumours? The best way to find answers for these questions is to see for yourself.
Filed under: Organisations, People , executive leadership, Jeff Bezos
March 24, 2009 • 6:48 am 0
The headlines said it all. The Tatas had delivered on their promise. India’s car for the future, the Tata Nano had been announced earlier creating a huge swell of expectations in Indian industry. Yesterday, at a major launch event in Mumbai, Ratan Tata, Chairman of the Tata Group announced that bookings were being thrown open for the car which could well change the lives of millions of people.
Filed under: Organisations, Trends , Indian Economy, Tata Group, Tata Nano
March 19, 2009 • 2:22 pm 0
You would have noticed in your blog as well as those of others that some posts seem to grab the attention of readers more than most. In my blog, a post about Anshu Jain’s work in Deutsche Bank way back in August 2007 continues to be a highly popular read. It was called ” High Flying Indian- Anshu Jain“.
Filed under: Organisations, People , Anshu Jain, Deutsche Bank
February 4, 2009 • 10:10 pm 0
A year fraught with economic turmoil. A year which could be the beginning of a new epoch. Most organizations have faced tough times – some more than others. Big names have vanished and most others wonder how to sustain themselves in uncertain times. Yet, there are a few organizations that are considered The Best Companies To Work For in 2009 as per Fortune.
Filed under: Organisations, People , Fortunes Best Companies To Work For, NetApp, people management
January 22, 2009 • 12:46 pm 0
The pressures of an economic crisis have added to the stress levels of many executives. A few examples of recent events typify this manifestation:
Filed under: Organisations, Work Life Balance , Work Life Balance.com, work/life balance, workplace stress
