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IS THERE A 'KIND' BUSINESS .. emotions are unwelcome
Ever since the beginning of the industrial age, wealth accumulation in the hands of persons other than royalty has been a comparatively...
Balu Narayan
May 4, 20231 min read


WHAT I HOPED THAT ADANI WILL SAY ..
Bhaiyon aur Behenon, This translates to ‘Brothers & Sisters’ because our forefathers always talked of ‘Vasudeva Kutumbakam’ or...
Balu Narayan
May 3, 20233 min read
A CRISIS OR TWO .. why denial is not a option
There is a common trait shared by great Generals, Builders of institutions and Leaders of movements. they all treat problems as but...
Balu Narayan
May 3, 20231 min read
PLAN TO WIN .. but know the odds of winning & losing
The Player Efficiency Rating (PER) was invented by the useful John Hollinger to encompass all statistics in basketball into one number....
Balu Narayan
May 2, 20231 min read
THE BEST ADVICE YOU GOT .. is usually from an outsider
Objectivity.. or the lack of it, can play tricks with your judgement. Or put differently, there are bound to be issues when there is a...
Balu Narayan
May 1, 20231 min read
OF HEAD AND HEART .. don't let emotions sway you
All of us agree that love is supreme.. we now know how nor-adrenaline, dopamine and phenylethylamine conspire to give love the edge by...
Balu Narayan
Apr 30, 20231 min read
WHY TIMING IS SUPREME .. don't miss the train
The history of the world is full of instances, where something which was unthinkable a few decades back, has become an idea whose time...
Balu Narayan
Apr 29, 20231 min read
MEET YOUR GOALS & TARGETS .. on your terms
In Sport usually, there are rules and regulations without which success can be tampered with.. unlike war where it is said that...
Balu Narayan
Apr 28, 20231 min read
ARE WE INDISPENSABLE .. or are we fooling ourselves
There are unique leaders like Elon Musk .. or like Steve Jobs or Ambani once. Are they or were they all indispensable or are we just...
Balu Narayan
Apr 27, 20231 min read
THE TIME HAS COME .. recognize the writing on the wall
In case of many leaders, there is a public perception that they are behind the times and even flawed. The effect on the organization can...
Balu Narayan
Apr 26, 20231 min read
RIDING THE HIGHS .. surviving the lows
I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work, the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no 'brief...
Balu Narayan
Apr 25, 20231 min read
THE TENDULKAR FACTOR .. how feeling good helps
There were serious commentaries a decade back "India's economic rise coincided with career of Sachin Tendulkar" Apr 4 2011-Economic...
Balu Narayan
Apr 24, 20231 min read
HOW BUSINESS BUILDS CAPITAL .. even without knowing
Vineeta Singh, founder of Sugar Cosmetics "Entrepreneurship is a journey full of joy and fulfilment, and at the same time, it brings with...
Balu Narayan
Apr 23, 20231 min read
THE BUCK STOPS HERE .. don't ever pass the buck
When someone says 'Don't try to pass the buck, It literally means don't leave a difficult problem for someone else to deal with'. Great...
Balu Narayan
Apr 22, 20231 min read
FAIL FAST AND FAIL SAFE ... but fear never
The chances of success are overrated. A single lion hunting in daylight has a success rate of 17-19%, but this increases for those...
Balu Narayan
Apr 21, 20231 min read
BUSINESSES RUN ON TRUST..but trust and verify always
Faith, belief, trust and confidence are the wheels on which the world of business runs; indeed its the only pivot around which human...
Balu Narayan
Apr 20, 20231 min read
THE BUSINESS OF NEW BUSINESS..when does it work
All successful businesses are alike..all unsuccessful ones are unsuccessful in their own way. Leo Tolstoy's sage observation on...
Balu Narayan
Apr 19, 20231 min read
HOW TO UNLEARN TO RELEARN..in the age of AI
Once, it seems that Albert Einstein was asked to share his number by a visiting guest. He is stated to have gone to the phone book to...
Balu Narayan
Apr 18, 20231 min read
THE REAL COST OF BAD EXPERIENCES
Experience, they say, is a good teacher. Any experience, some say, has to be beneficial in the end, since some learning comes out of it....
Balu Narayan
Apr 17, 20231 min read
THE ROAD NOT TAKEN..the cost of wrong decisions
What does happen exactly when we negotiate problems and issues in business.. lets face it, the first phase is denial of the problem . The...
Balu Narayan
Apr 16, 20231 min read
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