Close your eyes for a minute and go back to when you were three years old. When mom or dad said “good job baby” for being able to identify pictures in your favorite book, you...
On a lazy Sunday afternoon, I was listening to some world music I had discovered recently on Spotify. A few moments after fighting the urge, I received an email confirmation from Amazon.com that my CD...
The current economic scenario, as reflected in the recently-released low IIP growth rates, is putting several small and medium enterprises in a tight liquidity position. In contrast, several large corporates are sitting on a huge...
The world is becoming ever more asynchronous. We do many things together, but this has become increasingly likely to be done at arms length. Face to face meetings have become less likely. Even worse, instead...
In a major push to Financial inclusion, Private sector banking major ICICI Bank, Instant remittance major – Western Union and Payment gateway technology specialist – MasterCard today launched a co-branded prepaid card. The uniqueness of...
Last week, we spoke about leadership as a process of influencing and understanding followers to work together to achieve objectives. This week we ask the question “How do I practice leadership to support my team...
The first article of this Two part Series Historical differences in economic institutions jeopardized the Euro currency Is it not strange that Europeans do not have the same vision of economy? Just as in India,...
The steady growth of the Indian economy during the last several years has led to a serious shortage of good quality talent across every sector. The challenges in attracting good talent are more acute for...
The first article of this Two part Series Two weeks ago (Oct. 4), the European Central Bank (ECB) decided to let its key rate unchanged at 0,75%, its level since last July. The ECB also...
Cofounder of Software giant Microsoft, Bill Gates have written to a US Judge in support of Rajat Gupta, an ex-Goldman Sachs Director found guilty of Insider Trading, who will be sentenced on October 24 by...
“Apple”, a successful closed loop company is slowly moving from overinflated status into business reality. People have different opinions on whether Apple is truly innovative or is it a perfect follower, which can disrupt with...
Second hike in diesel price within months would be a surprise for an economy fighting with inflation, misaligned goals by unstable Government and falling currency. However the first one was no surprise when you look...