Category Archives: LESSONS IN MANAGEMENT

Get Better At Getting better. Book Review.

I liked Chandramouli Venkatesan’s first book ‘CATALYST’.  The blurb of his next book ‘Get better at getting better’  interested me. It suggested -up suggested some similarity in thinking, I picked the second book. Getting better is evolutionary thought and the route to survival from Darwinian time. Chandramouli Venkatesan, in his book ‘GET BETTER AT GETTING… Read More »

D-Code 2019. Decoding the Digital code.

The advertising club completed the trilogy of Media, Creative and Digital review by introducing ‘D-Code’ in 2018. ‘D-CODE’ has a definitive promise. Industry experts expected to focus and share “One Best Work of Theirs”, the genesis, strategic intent, logic, and the result of the successful digital intervention. Share ‘3 Tips On How To Break The… Read More »

EASY WAY TO TURN PROFESSIONAL: VISTAPRINT

In 2018, VistaPrint released the TVC ‘Professional’. It uses a very myopic definition and understanding of the term Professional. Tailoring is a profession, and many tailors are professional. In the PrintVista TVC, the young tailor is rejected by his potential future Father-in-law. The father of the would-be-bride wants his daughter to marry a professional. It… Read More »

The Myth of No Alternative, No Problem & Prof Mote.

Whose Line Is It? “No Alternative. No Problem”. I love it. It is one thing I learnt at IIM Ahmedabad. I regularly use it in my workshops. When you have no alternatives to choose from, there is no problem. A problem has to do with alternative solutions. Just like a lock must have a key;… Read More »

‘The Internet is NOT the Answer’, Andrew keen. Book Review.

I always knew that ‘The Internet Is NOT the Answer’. It is a milestone in the chaotic river of evolution. Life and future will find its own way to correct the follies of technological advancement and misuse. No there is nothing to worry about. Andrew Keen as an author of ‘The Internet Is NOT The… Read More »

The thought of Green Brand Building!

‘Green Brand Building’ is a thought in the inception stage. It is inspired by ‘My Green School’ an idea supporting education for ‘Gross National Happiness’ (GNH).  It is an initiative by Thakur S Powdyel, former Education Minister of Bhutan. Bhutan believes in GNH as a measurement of Growth and prosperity.  It believes- ‘The ultimate desire… Read More »

Catalyst makes to my list of 10 most recommended books to read

It took me time to pick ‘Catalyst: The Ultimate Strategies on How To Win At Work And In Life’ by Chandramouli Venkatesan. Reading it, I realised, I cover a lot of it in two of my workshops ‘Brand-I’ and ‘Re-Discover Yourself’, but from a different perspective. On the other side, I have that sinking feeling… Read More »