March, 2020 and the Covid Pandemic created a global lockdown. Businesses, employees and consumers faced uncertainty with respect to income and availability of necessities and panic buying ensued. When the dust settled, realization dawned that the economy could continue to operate in most scenarios with workers working remotely. Team conferencing tools like Zoom and Slack… Read More The Lockdown, Working Remote and the Great Resignation
As the 32nd President of the United States, he guided the country through the Great Depression of the 1930s and most of World War II. Through the course of World War II, he envisioned the new World Order post World War II, including the United Nations. As a manager, he operated with the mantra, “I… Read More Legends of Leadership and Management: Franklin D Roosevelt (1882-1945)
Podcast: 1918: the Spanish Flu and a history of Pandemics The COVID-19 Pandemic has brought the entire globe to a standstill. When will this Pandemic end or more generically, how does a Pandemic end? The short answer – a pandemic ends when it runs out of victims. Infectious diseases become Pandemics when they are spread… Read More The history, physics and economics of Pandemics
Podcast: 20th Century Dictators December 1971 – East Pakistan ceded from its west wing and became Bangladesh under the leadership of Sheikh Mujibur Rehman. The newly independent Bangladesh looked forward to a new dawn under its new Prime Minister. But less than 4 years later, amid rising political agitation, post a catastrophic famine that killed… Read More The history and physics of Dictatorships
Podcast: 1947-india-partition-chaos The manager abdicated his accountability and those around him did not call this out. The end result was a human tragedy that rivaled the holocaust: 2 million massacred and 15 million rendered homeless! For the utter callous, unplanned and irresponsible way that it was managed, India’s partition in 1947, makes it to the… Read More Great Management Disasters in history: India’s partition
Denmark is well connected and accessible via a solid public transport network – from trains (connecting cities) to local buses within a city. Copenhagen, the capital, aims to be a zero-carbon city by 2025, so the presence of bikes is very evident. Copenhagen is fairly relaxed and laidback. Pedestrians and bikers dot the city and… Read More Denmark: the land of castles, Hans Christian Andersen and low carbon footprint
The Boston Globe in 2002 published a cover story highlighting widespread sexual abuse of young children by Catholic priests in the Boston area and the subsequent cover-up. The 2015 movie “Spotlight” brought into focus the pushback faced by the Globe from the Church itself! The system was standing up to thwart any moves that could… Read More Sexual Harassment: the establishment, the cover-up and the end of silence
He identified a global problem and then worked hard to find a solution. Once he had found the solution, he implemented it on a global scale and the results were glaringly obvious. He was short on resources and time, so he found creative ways to overcome the constraints. TIME Magazine named him one of the… Read More Legends of leadership and management: Norman Borlaug (1914-2009)
The first thing that stands out when you land in Dublin, Ireland, is the rows of colorful shops and restaurants with pots of flowers hanging from the top. It feels like a picture straight out of a travel journal. Then you notice a lot of hamburger joints and pubs and you realize you’re in… Read More Ireland – greenery, dairy and the land of Guinness
Madrid: An easy passage past security and customs at the Madrid airport is a good start to our visit. The city is well connected via public transport, so the €30 cab ride to the hotel ends up being on the expensive side. After a piping hot breakfast, we’re off to the Royal Palace of… Read More Spain – a vibrant culture with culinary delights
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