I landed in India at the city of Kochi – popularly known as the queen of Arabian Sea . And about an hour later , I delivered the Inaugural address for the international conference organized by the School of Management and Communications Studies . To my pleasant surprise , I was given a very warmContinue reading “Incredible India – a short trip report to SAP Teched Bangalore”
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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)”
And Vijay Says... 