Happiness at work – a reality or an...
Just the other day, a friend and I were discussing the living legend Sachin Tendulkar and his incredible feat of scoring a hundred centuries. A cricket buff himself, my friend believed Sachin’s magic ingredient was happiness. “Look at him carefully when he is at the pitch,” he said. “He looks so happy! His childlike enthusiasm seems to melt away the 22 years of hard w
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25 Apr
Why Vineet Nayar likes to talk, talk,...
Almost 30 years ago, in 1983, the new batch at XLRI-Jamshedpur had just settled in for its first day in class when 50 adivasis stormed in and ransacked the classroom before vanishing into thin air. None of the students were hurt, but the professor, Father Edward McGrath, lay in a pool of blood. Even as the dazed students were trying to make sense of what had just [...]
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25 Apr
Let’s focus on men instead
It’s International Women’s Day and as I read the morning newspaper and flip through television channels, every media platform is talking about women and their transforming role in society – women leaders, women celebrities, amazing feats achieved by amazing women, challenges being faced by them and the promise of an empowered womanhood. Completely engrossed in these capti
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9 Mar