Creativity vs Quality: the debate
The eternal question – much like the chicken or the egg… shall the creative spark that is the genesis of all truly inspired work be allowed to rule untrammelled? Or shall the tried and tested methods to control quality gain precedence? As Luna Lovegood pointed out in the last and most-awaited Harry Potter, “the answer is that a circle has no beginnings”
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10 Jul
Let’s get emotional…
I have often felt that some of our losses in today’s lifestyle tend to outweigh the gains when we look at the larger picture. That, to me, puts a whole new spin on the perception of progress. Take the IT industry for instance. The proverbial fly perching on the wall where a major project is in full swing, might well be forgiven for thinking that [...]
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6 Jul
The worth of an individual
Google search is truly a wonderful indicator of where an individual or society stands today. I recently Googled “worth of an individual’ quote” , searching for different parameters for measuring a man. Of the 10 results that were returned on the first page, only three were talking of measuring the individual in non-monetary terms and one was a lesson plan for
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29 Jun
The people tree
“As you sow, so shall you reap”? is an adage much battered from overuse but I maintain that clich?s become clich?s for a reason. Particularly in the context of people in the IT industry, I feel that it is overwhelmingly true. The energy directed towards discussions on how to cope with high attrition rates might be better channelled into figuring out the why of the [
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26 Jun