World Cup Schedules Anyone?

May 25, 2006 in Links

World Cup KickOff is all you will ever need for knowing all the match details for the upcoming World Cup 2006.
You can download and keep all the fixtures you are interested in so you will never miss a single game! Just download the calendar file specific to your calendar app and install it.
There are customized [...]

Difference between an Idiot and a Politician

May 25, 2006 in Links, Politics

An idiot would not give an interview like this.
As Falstaff says:
It would be hilarious that a cretin like this is the minister for education, if it weren't so incredibly tragic.
Here's the question I wish Karan Thapar had asked Singh: If there's no point debating something after it's been passed by the parliament because then it's [...]

Corporate Culture – Disconnect between Vision & Reality

May 24, 2006 in Business, Links

Mike Gourley, in his paper “Mission Statements – The Disconnect between Desire and Reality” says:
“While senior managers want cultures that encourage initiative, co-operation, teamwork, goal setting, creativity and commitment, most instead unwittingly develop cultures that encourage politics, internal competition, individualism, avoidance of blame and an unwillingness to commit.” (emphasis mine!)
He goes on to make the [...]

Meira Govt. Mahan

May 22, 2006 in Politics

This is the f$%&ing limit! 
Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Meira Kumar has said that the private sector will be given two years to introduce reservations voluntarily.
Mr. Singh, time to wake up & smell the manure!

Managers’ Delusions

May 19, 2006 in Business, Thoughts

Ask any manager this question, "Your company's revenues reduce by 20% per annum over two years. What would you do?"
Or this one, "You have an employee who hasn't delivered on his potential, and clearly is not worth the money you are paying him. What would you do?"
I'm quite willing to bet that nine times out [...]

Libertarian Basics

May 16, 2006 in Politics, Quotes, Thoughts

Arnold Kling sets out the Libertarian Basics as a response to Austin Bramwell's comment that "What libertarians do not have, however, is a comprehensive argument for their ideology."
From a libertarian perspective, if I choose to give my money to someone perceived as less fortunate, that is my business. If you choose to give my money [...]