The myth of management education exposed in these economic times

This week I read two articles in Newsweek. While both are related in some way, one rejected outright the need for management education; the other was more subtle in stating that we are better off without it. I was so fired up after reading them, I had to stop everything else to write and finish this post in one shot. Continue reading

Performance enhancement: at what cost?

“When you burn the candles at both ends, you pay the price” – Randy the Ram in the movie “The Wrestler”

Once I happened to view a cartoon where a professional baseball player, asking a young kid with a baseball bat in his hand, if he was in it just for the fun of it. To him it was awesome that the kid has such motivation but somehow found it to be unbelievable. Continue reading

Will writing blogs make you rich?

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What was I thinking?

My blog would one day make me a millionaire and at last I have my independent home overlooking the sea with my Ferrari standing in the drive way. My income for Google Adsense is helping me lead a luxurious life without a care in the world. Every day I have nothing else to do except to frequent one of the many social clubs where I am a popular member. I whiz past other ordinary mortals in their ordinary cars. I am not one of those worrying as to where their next paycheck is going to come from. I don’t have to work for the rest of my life.
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