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  1. Carry on Doctor

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    / April 1, 2012 / Leave a comment
    When you turn 57 and move towards the next day, a system that performed well all these years can begin to send signals. The wild and the adventurous overlook a calendar at their own risk. All machines have a lifetime. Some stand by their warranty, some outlast, some succumb. So...

  2. No longer `First Class First Pass’

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    / March 12, 2012 / 1 Comment
    The other day, my 10-year old son asked me “what is your job, daddy?” “Brand Consultant,” I replied. Pat came a dialogue. “Surya Bhai is not the name of a person, it is a Brand.” For those not in the know, this dialogue is from the latest Tollywood (nickname for...

  3. Outstanding > Very good > Good > Average > Poor

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    / October 19, 2011 / 3 Comments
    By Archana Venkat   There are only a handful of activities that every HR team is passionate about. Performance evaluation is one of them.   The lame corporate employee thinks of this no differently than a pay per use toilet – You pay (in this case, fill up numerous similar...

  4. The Boss is `not’ always right. For you.

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    / September 22, 2011 / 4 Comments
    By Archana Venkat   It is one of those scenarios where the “Hurray! Yipee!! At least someone is leaving this hell hole!” sentiment can soon give way to “Jeez, we have a new pain in the ass to deal with.” And if it is your boss who is being replaced,...

  5. Is a corporate’s privacy more private?

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    / April 24, 2011 / Leave a comment
    By E A S Sarma   I believe the government has drafted a Bill to protect the privacy of individuals and make data security breaches liable to stringent penalties. Protection of the Right to Privacy is a commendable objective, provided it does not conflict with the need to uphold the...

  6. Bharat to India, 100 km

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    / March 4, 2011 / 2 Comments
    By Uma Sudhir (This blog was posted by Uma Sudhir on her blogsite www.umasudhir.wordpress.com in September 2009. The blog has been edited to bring it up to date. But the subject matter of the blog is as relevant today as it was then) In the last week of August, I...

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