Which Group Do You Belong To?

"There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit.  Try to be in the  first group; there is less competition there." — Indira Gandhi … [Read more...]

Stars Can be Overrated

"Everybody is a star in the league," lamented NBA great Larry Bird. "It's the superstars that win Championships." This perspective also holds true in business. Competence and meeting expected levels of performance, while acceptable, is not worthy … [Read more...]

A Meal vs a Snack

The NCAA (the body that overseas collegiate athletic in the US) concludes that if a university offers a student a bagel it is a snack. Slap a dab of cream-cheese on it and it becomes a meal. Why the debate? Universities are allowed to feed student … [Read more...]

Employees First

I have tremendous respect for "Out of the Box" thinkers. Meet Vineet Nayar, CEO of HCL Technologies in India,  who has taken his company to soaring heights using the “employee first, customers second” mantra. His book by the same name articulates his … [Read more...]