Planning is half the work done, they say. True, it is. But plans don’t always go the way we want them to go. No matter how specific and fool proof your plans may be, life has many curve balls up its sleeve. But armed with a plan, there are few things that can knock you…
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Ramayana: Stolen Hope
Ramayana and Mahabharata are perhaps the oldest stories in Indian philosophy. Written by a seer named Valmiki, Ramayana is the story of Rama, son of Dashratha, of the Ikshvaku clan. It is supposed to pre-date the other Indian epic, Mahanbharata. Both these poems or stories show the readers the complexities of human nature and its…
Driven by Difference by David Livermore
Driven by Difference looks at some of the proven management techniques and principles, but from the lens of cultural diversity and instructs how organizations can best use diversity to come out with innovative solutions.
Book Marketing Steps For Higher Book Sales
Writing a good book is a time consuming task. Fiction or Non-Fiction, the author must go through hours of research and multiple drafts before the book is deemed worthy of publication. But if keeping your head down and writing thousand plus words everyday seem tiring to you as an author, book marketing is the real…
Smart Investments for 2016
“My lord of second house is moving into the eleventh house. You will see, next year I am going to kill it on Dalal Street.” Now, this was an argument that my dear friend Raj made a few months back as we sat for one of the long, slightly infrequent meetings that we have. It…
Best Time Management Books: Skills, Tips, and Techniques
You don’t think about time much until one day when you have too little of it to do anything worthwhile. Of the many things taught since childhood, time management is surely one skill that must be a part of every curriculum. No matter if you are a busy executive or a high school student, lack…
Forked
Forked: A New Standard For American Dining is an eye-opener for diners and and appeal to remove wage anomaly and improve the working conditions in the restaurant industry.
The i’MPossible Project
Josh Rivedal believes that stories have healing powers. By sharing stories with each other we teach as well as learn. So when the skies get all dark, pick up The i’MPossible Project book and read a story or two, be inspired, and wait for the storm to pass.
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
Laura Hillenbrand captures Lou Zamperini’s life as a kid and a young ambitious, hopeful athlete who travels to Germany just before the war. Through numerous interviews with Lou and his relatives the author stitches a 360 degree view of his life before and after the war in a compelling narrative.
The Triumph of William McKinley by Karl Rove
Karl Rove returns with The Triumph of William McKinley and the same arguments that won the 2000 election campaign for the Republicans in the US.