भयानक दरोडाहॉंगकॉंगमध्ये एका बँकेवर दारोडा पडला.‘सगळ्यांनी मुकाट्याने जमिनीवर आडवे पडून रहा. लक्षात ठेवा पैसा सरकारचा आहे पण जीव तुमचा आहे.’ दरोडेखारांनी ओरडून सांगताचसर्वजण मुकाट्याने जमिनीवर आडवे झाले.*याला म्हणतात ‘माईंड चेन्जिंग कन्सेप्ट’* ( *Mind Changing Concept* ) म्हणजेच माणसांच्यासर्वसाधारण विचारांमधे बदल घडवण्याचीकिमया.त्यातील एक महिला कर्मचारी 'अश्लील’ पद्धतीने आडवीपडली होती. एक दरोडेखोर तिला ओरडूनम्हणाला, ‘मॅडम! जरा सभ्यपणे... Continue Reading →
Mansoor Khan on “Third Curve”
If you were born in India in late 70’s or early 80’s and if you were a movie buff, you would remember two cult films – Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988) and Jo Jeeta Wahi Sikander (1992). Both films were directed by Aamir Khan’s cousin and veteran film maker Nasir Hussain’s son – Mansoor Khan.... Continue Reading →
“भाव” तसा देव…
"भाव" तसा देव... स्थळ: शनिवार पेठ, पुणे वेळ: दिवेलागणीची (संध्याकाळी ७) विषय: गणेशोत्सवानिमित्त गणपतीची मूर्ती खरेदी माझ्या मित्राला गणपतीची मूर्ती घ्यायची होती म्हणून मी त्याच्या बरोबर गेलो होतो. एक ज्येष्ठ नागरीक दांम्पत्य एका गणपती मूर्ती विक्री केंद्रावर सुमारे २५ मिनिटे रेंगाळून गणपती मूर्ती न्याहाळत होते. म्हणजे "अहो" मूर्ती बघत होते, आणि "अगं" पूजा साहित्य... Continue Reading →
Peter Drucker said…
Peter Drucker said: "Culture eats strategy for breakfast"
Going “viral”
When I was a kid, "viral" referred to a type of infection/disease/health issue. Something caused due to a "virus". However, in last few years since the advent of Social Media, "viral" has a new meaning. Today, “going viral" refers to the sharing of something — often a video or a website link — via email or... Continue Reading →
Thought for The Day
The saddest aspect of life now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.—Isaac Asimov
श्री. शि. द. फडणीस /S.D. Phadnis
These cartoons are by famous Indian cartoonist S.D.Phadnis. Awesome work...he doesn't use caption or speech bubble. His illustration are good enough.सुप्रसिद्ध व्यंगचित्रकार (किंवा अर्कचित्रकार) श्री. शि. द. फडणीस यांची काही चित्रे
Culture eats strategy for breakfast everyday – decoding Murthy-Sikka battle
If you were operating at or connected to the senior levels in the technology industry, the news of Sikka's exit from Infosys would neither be shocking nor unexpected. It was a question of when - not whether - Sikka would be out of Infosys. So what went wrong ?The HistoryWhen Sikka took charge, Infosys was... Continue Reading →
Economics by a professor – Brilliant and yet so Simple
Economics by a professor - Brilliant and yet so SimpleSuppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this...The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing.The fifth would... Continue Reading →
Something interesting and something humorous on Stock Markets
In an interesting research paper, Michael Bar-Eli, et al, analysed 286 penalty kicks in top soccer leagues and championships worldwide. In a penalty kick, the ball takes approximately 0.2 seconds to reach the goal, leaving no time for the goalkeeper to see clearly the direction the ball is kicked. He has to decide whether to... Continue Reading →
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