All Entries Tagged With: "Economy"

The greatest evangelists of open markets are now trying to change the rules, again, focusing on their benefits. In the 80’s Regan and Thatcher promoted globally that all countries should open their markets, go for the privatisation of their public companies and services, let financial markets work freely worldwide, and so on.

Is this BA management completely misreading the way that the workforce feel about the company they work for? Or is this a cynical manoeuvre by management to deflect the blame for the failure of the company?

Almost every organization I know is seriously into cost cutting triggered by the downturn. In most cases this has led to instances which are funny, hilarious to downright stupid. Here are a few examples for you to contemplate: A meeting is on and an important vendor has come to the office. The pantry is called [...]

Looking at the pink papers for the past 9 months have left me depressed. The saving grace however is the economists and financial gurus  are now seeing bamboo shoots of recovery. The focus of this article is not about why or how it happened; there are many experts who can do a better job explaining [...]

Amidst conflicting news of the downturn having bottomed out, while yet another company is sacking employees and the more optimistic of the lot talking about leveraging the turnaround – one point seems to be falling between the tables. What about the fallout from this downturn and how will it affect employers, employees and the overall [...]

I was reading some posts and news about the current crisis and diverse opinions about possible turnarounds, about the consequences in developing countries, some trends and forecasts, different perspectives and evaluations and the usually wizards’ visions of future, some with the Armageddon perspective and others with an optimistic vision of short-time crisis. What make me [...]

The Womens’s 2.0 Summit was arranged by Silicon India on 13th March . There were quite a few women achievers who doled out their success mantras. I have summarized a few here.  Women must be decisive, have self-pride (vanity is good), be independent, give high priority to their needs, and network.  GOAL can be an [...]

Once there was the ant, saver and thoughtful. She was able to look forward, calculating expenses, saving seeds and tiny pieces of whatever for the cold cold winter. I need to save, I need to have, she’d stress The cicada, shallow and shopaholic, jigging about through hot and shiny summers, wouldn’t bother with savings and [...]

Is Barack Obama the Robin Hood of our times? Look at this man, stuck in a world of capitalists, but doing his best to get the wealth distributed. Sustainability is his mantra! Not because he is pitching for clean energy via wind turbines, solar panels only but also, for asking the corporate to be responsible [...]

Beyond the film itself and beyond the awards that the film has received, there is a dimension that might have escaped your attention. This movie has brought into sharper focus India and its development experience. A correspondent for the Financial Times of London wrote about the movie and how it had brought India into the [...]

Since the end of last century we are seeing global changes never seen in recent or old history. The iron wall collapsing and the Soviet Union breaking in pieces are unique events in history because never a large empire disappeared so smoothly. Coupled with what we saw in China, moving from communism to capitalism. Never [...]

The Wikipedia definition of a recessionista: A recessionista is someone who seeks out fashionable items of clothing and food, which are also low-cost. I am a recessionista who cares about food as much as fashion. I don’t think food and fashion are mutually exclusive. You are what you eat, and what you are determines what [...]

Cash is God. Such was the mantra of Venture Capitalists at the TiE Summit 2008 Bangalore. Money has always been expensive, but since the economic meltdown, it has now become more of a rarity. The mechanisms for the financing of small-time start-ups are breaking down. The future looks bleak, if you are looking for funds. [...]

“Who is an entrepreneur?” Scott Cook, Founder & Chairman of Intuit asks. An entrepreneur makes something better or faster or cheaper or all three. These words were representative of the Entrepreneurial Summit conducted by TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) – straight-shooting, practical and unblemished. A grand event at the Hotel Lalit Ashok in Bangalore, the TiE [...]