Bertrand Russell in his essay “In Praise of Idleness”
Pearls of Wisdom
What’s Your Favorite “Game Changer”?
I am from Pune. Praising someone doesn’t come naturally to me. By the way, the first and the second line had no connection. I did not use “And hence…” or “So”. So don’t jump to conclusion about Punekars based on my second line. "Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value only to its scarcity"... Continue Reading →
Corporate restructuring, mumbo jumbo and Metrics
My organization is undergoing "yet another" corporate restructuring. It happens so frequently that I think it is one of the deliverable or KPIs of the top management - every year they would announce some "significant corporate restructuring" to make the organization "lean, agile and responsive". CEO announced organizational changes in a long email and said that his... Continue Reading →
A real-life example of Metrics
Further to my earlier blogs on Metrics, here is a real-life example of Metrics. Our Government's endeavor is to bring in more transparency and make things accountable (and of course, measurable). Right To Information Act 2005 is one such tool through which citizens can seek information on various aspects of governance. Recently, just ahead of... Continue Reading →
On Statistics & Distributions
I am planning to write few posts on Statistics and Distributions soon. Meanwhile, here is some food for thought...
Metrics – You are what you measure yourself on!
Even since I studies Statistics, and Six Sigma principles I got interested in Metrics. I had studied a subject on Instrumentation and Control in my under-graduation (Mechanical Engineering). But it was more about what different tools you use to measure, to take readings in conducting experiments. It was not about Metrics - the purpose and principles of setting right... Continue Reading →
Metrics, KPIs and CSFs – in Business and in Life
What is a Metric? Here I am referring to the first definition i.e. a system or standard of measurement, and not the Metric system. Metrics are for measurement. Business Metrics are for measuring Business parameters. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are for measuring performance. Critical Success Factors (CSFs) are for measuring the outcome (of an initiative or a... Continue Reading →
“What I Learned From Complete Burnout At Work” by Tomasz Tunguz
I came across a nice article on Linkedin written by Tomasz Tunguz and thought of reproducing it here (with link to the original article on Linkedin - and of course with due credit to the writer!) During my first few weeks at Google, I read through the internal resumes of my new colleagues, which detailed their work and... Continue Reading →
MAHABHARAT beautifully explained.
MAHABHARAT beautifully explained. It is said in the texts that 80% of the fighting male population of the civilization was wiped out in the eighteen days Mahabharata war. Sanjay, at the end of the war went to the spot where the greatest war took place; Kurukshetra. He looked around and wondered if the war really... Continue Reading →
Lies, damned lies, and statistics – and Modi App Survey
Former British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli once said: "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." This is so true about Statistics, and the recent survey by Narendra Modi App on Government's #Demonetisation decision is a classic example of how one can lie with statistics. Selective Amnesia is a virtue, big gift in Politics.... Continue Reading →
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