Analogies are always interesting. Although there is not enough grounding to draw conclusions of far-reaching nature, we are tempted to do so when we hear a compelling analogy. Here is one such case. On my way to lunch today with two of my very good friends, there was an interesting conversation. One of them said… Continue reading →

With all the corporate scandals coming into light, ethics is now taken a front row seat ( that’s what we hope, right?) Here is something that came in the mail. Hopefully this will make you smile too. A father is explaining ethics to his son, who is about to go into business. “Suppose a woman… Continue reading →

I was Alan‘s guest at ACG Grow! awards last night. Dr. Curt Crawford in his keynote talked about extreme personal leadership. Dr. Crawford also shared an interesting story A prospective student was filling up his student application for getting into an university. He got stuck with a question on the paper Q. Are you a… Continue reading →

Lawyers please note: Many of you are my friends. I do love you. But I couldn’t resist posting this 🙂 Lawyer shows up at St. Peter’s gate. He asks “Why am I here, I am just 36?” The response is immediate – “Oh I see. According to your billing, you are 96!” Please sign up… Continue reading →

I know many of you may not understand Hindi here but I guess all of you will enjoy the twist here. First, watch this song (on YouTube) from a movie called Major Saab (Hindi)YouTube: Song – Pyar Kiya To Nibhana (don’t worry if you don’t understand it completely. It’s a love song and they say… Continue reading →

Actually I am so glad that my name does not start with J. After Java gained popularity, anything starting with J seems like a technology acronym. Although I love acronyms, I don’t want to be confused with technology 🙂 This one gets even better. When I coined an acronym for myself “EAT with Passion” where… Continue reading →

I met Tom Hill a few months ago when he spoke at our Vistage Group. His talk was fascinating. Since then I get his Friday Newsletter and read it without fail. In Eaglezine issue, I found this interesting piece about Oxymorons. Oxymoron [def] A rhetorical figure in which incongruous or contradictory terms are combined, as… Continue reading →

Mukundan S. sends me this set of notices (fictional, of course) and each one is a gem. While they provide the much needed laughing tonic, they also show how a simple idea can be brilliantly communicated to enhance effectiveness of the message. Here they are: #1.  Seen on a famous beauty parlor in Bombay: Don’t… Continue reading →

Last week I was attending an event organized by SIPA related on SOA. While the organizers were setting up things, Jnan Dash (former EVP of Oracle) was one of the speakers on that day and he shared this story (fictional, of course) with us. I am sure you all will enjoy this. John is changing… Continue reading →

I have got so many emails that I have a very serious blog and sadly I have also been accused that I don’t have a sense of humor. It is not true (probably) and I want to prove it. I will be posting some things that make me smile every now and then. This is… Continue reading →