Monthly Archives: December 2013

Did India socially regress by a couple of centuries in the last one week ?


As I look back at the last one week in India , I am both incredibly proud of what we have accomplished as a country – and incredibly sad and angry at how much is left to be done to bring India socially forward from 1800s to 2013 . Let me get the awful stuffContinue reading “Did India socially regress by a couple of centuries in the last one week ?”

Deming’s 14 Principles of Management – Are they all still relevant ? (Hint : NO they are not)


I am not so sure all the 14 principles apply today for the information economy. I can’t say for sure about manufacturing though. For what it is worth, here are my quick thoughts. This post got triggered in my mind when I read my friend Jonathan Becher posting on validity of MBOs. http://jonathanbecher.com/2009/02/02/eliminate-management-by-objectives/ . ItContinue reading “Deming’s 14 Principles of Management – Are they all still relevant ? (Hint : NO they are not)”

Maximize your vendor relationship benefits – beyond the obvious


I have been on the vendor side of the table almost all my professional life . I have done development , support , relationship management , sales and so on . Throughout my career – irrespective of my employer – a recurring issue I have seen is that customers feel they don’t get adequate valueContinue reading “Maximize your vendor relationship benefits – beyond the obvious”