Tag Archives: Business

It is time to be little optimistic

Indian economy witnessed its maximum growth in recent years in FY 2006-07 where the growth was reported at 9.4%. Post 2006-07 the economy slumbered at an agonizing and painful pace. According to a recent survey, Factory output in India for … Continue reading →

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Sustainable Business – Need of the Hour

From the traditional goal and objective of business of  maximizing  profits, Managers are now talking about creating values. It can be safely said that the neo age managers look upon maximizing prosperity rather than maximizing profits. Prosperity is a greater  challenge  than profit as … Continue reading →

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Performance Vs. Conformance

January 1948. Mohammad Ali Jinnah had decided to be adventurous and had pushed mujaheedeens in Kashmir Valley. India had just gained independence and was under charm of Lord Mountbatten and Mahatma Gandhi. Though it is ironical in many ways but … Continue reading →

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The Art of Storytelling

Above is a famous photograph. Almost everybody of us would have seen above and have admired the deception it portrays. The wow factor in the photograph is amazing and so is the strong underlying message it conveys. This photograph has … Continue reading →

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Persuasive Communication

I am a big fan of Jagjit Singh. 20 years back, I got a chance to attend one of his concerts in New Delhi. More than the excitement of listening him live; it was the prospect of getting face to … Continue reading →

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Valuing Human Capital

During my early articleship days, I and my peer group were often enthralled during the process of finalization of Balance Sheet of big corporates.  We saw with amazing disbelief as to how figures and values were assigned and fine-tuned to various … Continue reading →

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Managing Cash to Cash Cycle – The Pragmatic Way

As a finance professional, whenever I look at a Balance Sheet, my first focus area is Inventory portion of it. To me, apart from operational inefficiency, the biggest sinkhole in any organization is Inventory. In this entry, I would not … Continue reading →

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Intrepreneur Vs. Entrepreneur

As an educated and informed professional in his Mid-Forties, I am from the fortunate generation which has witnessed perhaps the most blazing era of development of all times. My children, who are 15 and 11 years old, refuse to believe … Continue reading →

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