Archive for December, 2008

When did moustache go out of style in North America? Does moustache help or hinder a man in his social or business life?

To be competitive, should airlines be cutting expenses to the extent that passengers’ safety is compromised?

Corporate America in its greed for profits, has failed the investors the world over while burdening the American Taxpayer with ever more debts. Only transparent, ethical accounting with much emphasis on delivering value will save it and the world economy.

Surfing the Internet, on the surface may seems to be wasteful. But it has its hidden benefits: while giving some useful information at the click of a mouse, it actually makes a person a little smarter every time he or she is on the Internet.

In this much advertised world, where image is everything; promoters are getting increasingly sophisticated to hide the hype and get the message across. It is good to know where it is hidden.

Growing old is a natural phenomenon. It is futile to fight it or try to deny it by covering it up with artificial prop ups. It is rather wise to accept it and age gracefully.

Greatest motivators for decisions are greed, fear and laziness. – Edward De Bono
No one needs case studies with decisions taken to satisfy one’s greed.  History is replete with such decisions. Casinos would go out of business if there is no such thing as greed.
Fear coming in the way of rational thinking is also understandable. [...]

What’s missing in this picture? A cup of coffee? And some cookies to complement? Or you may say this is totally out of place (and anachronistic). This guy should have a laptop; instead he is holding a newspaper that he is pretending to read. Besides where is his Smartphone to show how important or how [...]

Once in a while I used to travel back in time. This time I went back to the time when I was six years old and wondered back then what I liked most.  Not my toys, not my friends, definitely not my elementary school but my time with my mom. I remembered the bedtime stories she [...]

This week I read an interesting article titled “Jailhouse Cop” in Newsweek. It was about a sheriff who locked himself voluntarily in a cell for a week, just to know what it feels like to be in jail. As it appears Mark Curran, the sheriff of Lake County, Illinois is a devout catholic, a soft-hearted [...]