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Our Iceberg Is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions
Filed in Management,Reviews, December 26, 2007, 1:00 pm by Ganesh VaideeswaranOur Iceberg Is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any ConditionsIf you liked “Who moved my cheese”, you would probably enjoy “Our Iceberg Is Melting” as well. The author’s explain how change can be effected in an organization via the story of a group of penguins that is forced to relocate because their current iceberg of [...]
A Thousand Splendid Suns
Filed in Reviews, December 19, 2007, 1:40 am by Ganesh VaideeswaranA Thousand Splendid SunsJust finished reading Khaled Hosseini ‘s second novel “A Thousand Splendid Suns”. While reading the book, I could not help but compare this novel with the author’s first novel “The Kite Runner” – which I thought was glorious. I understand that the comparison may not be fair, but it is inevitable. Writing [...]
One billion customers
Filed in Books,Reviews, December 18, 2007, 2:49 pm by SukumarOne billion customersIt is James McGregor’s absorbing account of his tenure in China as Dow Jones’s China boss. I am fascinated by China and its rapid rise and I have been wanting to read this book for a while now. The book is littered with insights about China and its culture. I picked out some [...]
Kite Runner
Filed in Books,Reviews, December 4, 2007, 10:18 pm by Ganesh VaideeswaranKite RunnerI am not a big reader of fiction. I can certainly count on my fingers the number of fiction that I have finished start to finish in one shot – within a 24 hour period. Kite Runner, a New York Times Bestseller by Khaled Hosseini is one such novel. I am not good at [...]
Long tail by Chris Anderson – win a copy of the book
Filed in Books,Management,Reviews,Strategy & Business Models, November 11, 2007, 10:01 am by SukumarChris Anderson made a superb presentation about his concept of Long Tail at our customer conference 2 weeks ago. Before i talk about his presentation, i want to give you all a few pointers to pick up this concept. I strongly believe that all management professionals must understand the Long Tail because…
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