Book Review
Fighting and winning
What is stress? Response to change, says the expert. If that is so then the modern world is a hot bed of stress. If you just look at your workplace, you will find changes taking place everywhere. In the corporate world workers from production lines to ma
nagement suites face new theories of organisation, streamlined production, downsizing, mergers, acquisitions, consolidation and cost-cutting measures, and transitions from salaried employees to temporary hires and consultants.
A trade-off?
For almost a decade now there have been several discussions, publications and documentaries on the consequences of participating in the liberalised global economy. And the world has been taking hesitant/careful steps towards the same.
Meeting the Ethical Challenges of Leadership
This book identifies the unique ethical demands of leadership and equips students to meet those challenges. Written in an informal, accessible style, it takes an interdisciplinary approach to leadership ethics that will appeal to readers from a variety o
f academic backgrounds. Blending research theory with practical strategies, the book also looks at a leader's inner life including character development and values.
Work Like Your Dog
This is an inspiring call to `come out and play' at work. Dogs seem to have endless energy and tackle tasks with enviable enthusiasm. By learning to play more at their jobs, workers can face difficult challenges, take pleasure from tasks previously dread
ed, reduce stress levels, and recharge their creative skills. This book is a launching pad for fifty fun lessons about frolicking your way to success.
Corporate
Crown the customer
Picture this -- a true story. You've just spent 25 hours flying from Mumbai to Washington DC. You escape from customs ill-fed, ill-rested, disoriented, dishevelled and downright cranky. You scan the crowd looking for a way out. And, behold! You see a vis
ion. Waiting amid the chaos with a serene smile is a representative from your hotel. You know because she carries a placard from The Mayflower with your name on it. She takes you to a waiting cab, gives you a few particulars of the drive -- distance, tim
e, interesting monuments/scenic spots en route, even the name of the driver.
Health
Turn to healing zones
In his book, A Different Kind of Health, Dr Blair Justice speaks about Kim Nelson who attended his therapy-workshop in the Colorado Rockies to cure her rheumatoid arthritis and now enjoys a more normal physical life.
Management
India, here we come...
Entrepreneurship, free thinking and creativity -- the spirit of Silicon Valley is being brought to India. More and more American universities are choosing the Indian IT industry to send their students for internship.
Miscellaneous
A global medley
As world music unveils its global talent, Indian artistes are finding innovative ways to showcase their talent on the world stage. Chitravina exponent Dr Ravikiran, who began his career as a child artiste, has today made a name for himself on the world m
usic scene. His musical concept, Melharmony, a unique music technique that reconciles melody and harmony, has been hailed as an interactive platform of music expression for ethnic music forms.
Ab Baazi Kiski?
A couple of weeks ago, during one of the innumerable soaps that are currently on air, a struggling scriptwriter was shown poring over a pile of papers in desperation. Most of her scripts had been rejected, and an elderly relative who was trying to help o
ut, advised her to get hold of a `tagda' (strong) story if she wanted her script to succeed. She suggested something along the lines of `Pati, Patni or Woh' -- Woh, not one extra-marital affair, but two, with both the husband and the wife cheating on eac
h other.
Paint away as you potter
The upmarket locality is all quiet roads and big bungalows. You ask the security at an ornate gate and an idling auto chap for directions to this new place where you can paint on pottery. They seem to think the Sun hasn't been treating you kindly and you
are beginning to wonder if they could be right. Till you come up to this cute little artistic signboard, just off Chennai's pretty Taylor's Road, which says discreetly `Potter About'. Too discreetly perhaps!
Breaking a silence
Narsamma's fingers expertly move the knobs on a mixer to regulate the sound of folk music being played. It's an engaging song sung by Arya Dora, a beggar. ``We met him one day in the nearby village of Pastapur and asked him if he could come to the studio
and sing for us,'' she says.
Travel & Places
City of contrasts
Bengt Callinggard, General Manager, SAS, was full of smiles during the bus ride from the Arlanda airport to the city of Stockholm, where he had spent a good part of his childhood. With great ease, he rattled off the fact file on this historic city which
stands on 14 interlocking islands between the Baltic sea and Lake Malaren.
Warming up to winter
Thirty minutes on the highway can be heady enough, especially on the Alps, especially in the Tyrolean Alps...
In Nature's own reserve
The Western Ghats, extending from Maharashtra to Kerala, are well-covered by rain forests on both sides. Closer to the Equator, the forest cover is dense and home to a variety of flora and fauna. Since the Western Ghats form a continuous chain, the fores
ts receive copious rainfall in June-September. All this make the ghats a treasure trove of biodiversity.
