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PERSONAL OR VIRTUAL BOARD .. take your pick
I came across a very interesting piece by Ravi Venkatesan, whom I always followed as a thought leader and a person who was many things...
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May 26, 20231 min read
CLAIMING WINNERS .. the need for validation
It is the season for results .. after the hustle bustle of March, this is the period where major results are announced in Institutions...
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May 25, 20231 min read
GOOD MONEY AFTER BAD MONEY .. when to draw the line
The recent news about withdrawal of Rs 2000 denomination notes has made the headlines with its own interpretation for rival parties,...
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May 24, 20231 min read
ARE PRICE COMPARISONS REAL .. don't get carried away
The cost of cataract surgery in the US for someone without Medicare or private medical insurance has ranged from approximately $3,783 to...
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May 23, 20231 min read
MAID IN BOMBAY .. how it works in Mumbai
A week back we were informed by our maid, that they had purchased a 'Creta' after 10-12 years of doing household chores ofcourse with...
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May 22, 20231 min read
IS 'PREDICTION' AN ART OR SCIENCE .. is there a trend?
In the last state elections, we saw the high accuracy of the exit polls of the private news broadcasting channels & newspaper agencies...
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May 20, 20231 min read
OPINIONS AND ALL .. with a pinch of salt
The Big Opinion : It's Universal ..like the finding of a commission of inquiry set up years back to comment on a matter no longer...
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May 19, 20231 min read
OIL THE 'SPOKES' .. and balance the ride
A wheel will keep moving if one of your bicycle spokes is broken or missing.. But if multiple spokes are not working, your wheel will...
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May 18, 20231 min read
SPOTTING WINNERS .. let go of bias factors
A prophet is not without honor save in his own country. The expression is used of anyone whose talents & accomplishments are highly...
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May 16, 20231 min read
RAISING THE BAR .. why the price is sometimes too steep
You may be an icon .. like Lionel Messi who has won 34 trophies, or Pep Guardiola who has won an equal number of titles as a football...
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May 15, 20231 min read
The Ethical Tightrope of AI: Reflections on Sundar Pichai's Speech at Google I/O 2023
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, took to the stage during the Google I/O keynote session on May 10, 2023, to talk about the future of...
Advocate Avanishkumar
May 14, 20234 min read


THE OTHER ‘OPTION’ .. don’t give in on basics
When dealing with children, the golden rule is 'Don't lie, be firm but fair & provide options'. Children can sense deceit from a...
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May 14, 20231 min read
THE 'TREND' IS EVERYWHERE .. but go with your gut feel
When something seems too good to be true, it probably is. But with most people, the easier & lazier option is to accept a 'trend' as...
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May 13, 20231 min read
WHERE IS THE 'PROOF' .. why not all are convinced
Be it man's attempt at moon landing or the four minute mile or the reusable space shuttle, all progress has once been an impossible idea...
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May 12, 20231 min read


LEAVING A 'LEGACY' .. why noise cancels clarity
The media has been full of stories of succession plans .. whether in the political world, or in sports or in business families or even in...
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May 11, 20231 min read
CTRL + ALT + DEL .. some decisions can be indelible
Decisions are made in different scenarios. In the heat of a crisis, in the cool confines of a boardroom, when the leadership is up...
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May 10, 20231 min read


WHAT A BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY
KHALIL GIBRAN ON JOURNEY Khalil Gibran is a modern Lebanese - American poet who lived between 1883 and 1931 and is reknowned for such...
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May 9, 20231 min read
'SAACH KO AACH NAHIN' - why truth needs no support
This is one of the earthy and pithy sayings from the Hindi heartland. And probably so old and well used that it is not even attributed to...
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May 9, 20231 min read
YOU ARE DOING 'GREAT' .. how often do we want to hear it
Success and failure is ultimately a relative concept. What is success to one person may be seen to be just a failure by others. So why...
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May 8, 20231 min read
MANAGING 'RISK' IN DECISIONS .. indecision is worse
The 'risk' taken by India's captain in promoting himself in the batting order in the Cricket World Cup finals in 2011 is cited as a good...
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May 7, 20231 min read
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