The airline business makes money only for the aircraft manufacturers, airports, food suppliers…rarely for the airline. This post is about the attitude of the employees of Jet airways, Kingfisher and Air India. On my last trip when I was at the airport waiting to get into an aircraft…and could not find a newspaper..suddenly one of […]
Akshaya Patra Foundation completed 11 years The Akshaya Patra Foundation completed 11 years of serving mid-day meals to children in government schools, as an implementing partner of the central and state government. 11th November is always a special day for Akshaya Patra, for it was on this day 11 years ago, that the Foundation […]
Once upon a time (even today it has not really changed much) companies were run for the benefit of the dominant shareholders who were also in management. Even today that happens in companies like Reliance, Birla, Bajaj, Murugappa, – and these are not insignificant in size or contribution to the national kitty. However in the […]
Well he can do many things!! Some of the things that he can do are the following: 1. Identify your REAL goals and hurdles in reaching them. 2. Convert the goals into challenges and make sure you are willing to put in the resources to achieve them 3. Identify your personality – some people think […]
So you have decided to buy a home, have you? What are the issues while buying a home? Well there are many, let us look at a few of the generic problems: 1. One big advantage in buying a home (presumably with a loan, like everybody does) you need to get your finances in order. […]
How to identify mature organisations which think they are too great to fail? They fail to see Customer’s Changing needs They are run by people who hate the sales and marketing functions – in a competitive market! Their systems are old and created to please the board – the customer be damned. If a product […]
I deal with ‘Mature and old’ organisations as well as new organizations. Here are some observations regarding some of the so called ‘successful’ mature organisations: Most of them need some rejuvenation if they have to still remain alive. They largely rest on their laurels. Some of them have terribly performing subsidiaries which have no claim […]