Ramamritham must be sacked - plain and simple. He is usually just a nuisance and a pain in the posterior, but otherwise a good man. But recently he has crossed the barrier and is now a genuine danger. He must be read the riot act and told to go.
I am referring to his contortions and nonsensical behaviour in the Vodafone case. For those not familiar with this saga - here's a short summary.
Some...
Friday, 30 March 2012
Wednesday, 28 March 2012
Vision, Mission and all that claptrap
Every organisation worth its salt has a vision and mission statement. Often crafted by expensive consultants. Those that can't differentiate between the two, have a single statement that's both a vision and a mission. Those who profess to know the difference, have two statements. They are often held in reverential awe. I suggest they must be binned as unadulterated claptrap.
Firstly these motherhood...
Sunday, 18 March 2012
The world still has hearts beating
Public fancy has generally degraded into thoughtless inanity , right ? The silly antics of some starlet, whose only discernible feature is the shape of her nose, is what whole nations are riveted with. I mean, if some hundreds of millions can listen to a character called Justin Bieber, you can pretty much conclude that dumbing down of a whole species has occurred.
In such a world, what chance...
Thursday, 15 March 2012
Coke at the end of India
It is a common mistake to equate marketing with advertising. Marketing is not just advertising, although that's one important component. Decades ago, a marketing guru defined the 4Ps of marketing - Product, price, place and promotion. In countries like India, its often distribution (place) that is...
Sunday, 11 March 2012
The day (my) cricket died
The title
is borrowed from Don McLean’s famous song American Pie – the day music
died. On Friday, cricket died, at least for me.
Of all
sports, cricket stands unique. For it’s not just a sport. It’s a way of life. It’s
where (at least in theory) gentlemen
rule . Where fair play reins supreme. Where there is class abundantly in
display. Where you simply don’t do something, that’s “not...
Sunday, 4 March 2012
The futility of Minimum Wages
In virtually every country in the world, the government fixes minimum wages that must be paid to workers. In India it is a state subject and each state fixes minimum wages. Seems a very sensible move. After all the poor unskilled worker has no bargaining power [unlike coders :) ] and the power equation between employer and employee is heavily tilted in favour of the employer. A decent civilised society...
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