This came in the email day before yesterday. Harish, as you can see, has mega-tons more experience than I do. And also runs a big company. So you should probably listen to him.
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Last Friday’s Cubiclenama piece has been well received. So much so that it has given the nation strength at a time when it is ravaged by rife corruption, nadirs of public virtue and plumbing displays of power-play batting.
If you follow me on Twitter or on Facebook you’ve probably already received a link to the latest edition of the weekly Cubiclenama column I write for Mint.
But there is more value-add in this blog post. So don’t go.
The missus, whilst being a fanatical editor, quality checker and supporter of Dork and Cubiclenama, often says that I am too harsh on MBAs in general and management consultants in particular.This, of course, is nonsense. And I have the PowerPoint slides…
Clipping 1: First of all there was the column in Friday’s Mint about Google’s mysterious and ominous new algorithm to pick out employees who were most likely to quit. There was much to think about that:
Now I can finally tell you peeps why the blog slowed considerably over the last one year. Look what came in the mail today: (I’ve blacked yellowed out some bits due to contractual obligations.)
Transcript of conversation with anonymous public relations professional on newsroom phone a few days ago. Edited for readability.
(Phone rings)
Sidin: Hello… Sidin (It is a miserable habit of mine, that line. So many people respond by…
It was one of those dinners that happen way too infrequently nowadays.Fungus was there. The author and the missus…
Do you have friends who are totally, totally on a different wavelength?Sure you guys get along just fine. But…
Unfortunately time pressures and a laptop less Sunday means I have nothing original to blog about for the time being. However I do have the latest Businessline column to cross-post. Sneaky third-rate manipulation of regular readers no doubt. But better…
