The reasons why Indians rarely go to a doctor – whether for cancer or a viral fever – are far more complex. More importantly, we also don’t receive proper attention when we do indeed seek medical attention. Here are three other reasons why I as a layperson think we fail to get adequate medical care […]
Leveraging technology, what inexpensive new product or service can you create in the health, energy or education sector that improves the lives of 5 million Indian citizens within 5 years? via ramanujan-bose-prize.org
“The Bhutanese have combined Buddhist spirituality and barefoot economics into a unique model that a lot of other nations can learn from,” observes Jean Timsit, a Paris-based lawyer and artist who provided the funding to publish a handbook on “operationalization of Gross National Happiness,” based on a conference held in Bhutan in 2004. The 750-page […]
The theme of TED2013 is ‘The Young. The Wise. The Undiscovered.’ and TED has launched a worldwide talent search to bring together the most remarkable lineup in TED’s history, the TED Worldwide Auditions. Applications for the speakers are available here : http://conferences.ted.com/TED2013/auditions/bangalore.php Who are they looking for? Anyone can apply to audition, so long as […]
“Why is medical care becoming more expensive everyday, while all other technologies are becoming cheaper and cheaper?” A young man, Saravanan Nagesh, who is studying at CMRIT Bangalore happened to be sitting next to me at lunch during the Global Shapers Youth Summit and was curious to know. I turned around and spent about 2 […]
“as a boss” — is critical because all trust is contextual. What’s expected of you will depend on the setting, circumstances, roles, and expectations of those involved. Thus, as a boss, you need to know not just what to do and how to do it, but also how to get it done in the organization […]
BRILLIANT MISTAKES | Paul J. H. Schoemaker 6 Habits of True Strategic Thinkers You’re the boss, but you still spend too much time on the day-to-day. Here’s how to become the strategic leader your company needs. After two decades of advising organizations large and small, my colleagues and I have formed a clear idea of what’s required […]
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I don’t really regret strategic errors or poor tactical decisions or career missteps (I made plenty of those.) I certainly regretted those things then, but now, not really. Instead I most regret the things I didn’t say: To employees who reported to me, to some of my peers, and to at least one person I […]
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