Articles & Blogs
06 July 2007

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 work was not about people at all.

Vineet Nayar
29 June 2007

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 third graders!

Vineet Nayar
26 June 2007

"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 problem.

Vineet Nayar
24 June 2007

Management, like everything else, has its fair share of unspoken dictats and advisories and there was a phase (which still lingers) when there were so many open doors leading into the CEO's / MD's office that there was a very healthy cross-ventilation!

Vineet Nayar
24 June 2007

A good leader is that most elusive of creatures - very difficult to pin down and fit within a paradigm or set parameters. The definition changes with social contexts, times and the demands of the economy. However, there are some things, which like diamonds, are forever.

Vineet Nayar