Good Strategy Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why it Matters – Richard Rumelt

A uniquely distinguishable book from its normal run of the mill compatriots, “Good Strategy Bad Strategy” by Richard Rumelt, makes for some refreshing as well as ambivalent reading. While the author by juxtaposing real life examples and management theory, rivetingly differentiates good strategic making capabilities from the bad ones, the reader at the end is … Continue reading Good Strategy Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why it Matters – Richard Rumelt

Gratitude

"Look dear son", gently said the father pointing to the rolling hills "Mother Nature's Eden for her children to experience sacred thrills; "What is that father" asked the Son as a thick smog drifted in from yonder "Our ingratitude to her; our inexcusable blunder." (Word Count 44) Sammi Cox Weekend Writing Prompt #202

Small Things Like These – Claire Keegan

Claire Keegan pays a glorious tribute to the thousands of tormented mothers - employed by the infamous Magdalene Laundries, also known as the Magdalene Asylums in Ireland – whose lives were nothing short of an inferno. “Small Things Like These” is an achingly emotional fictitious story that highlights in equal measure the paradoxical traits of … Continue reading Small Things Like These – Claire Keegan

Making Excellence A Habit: The Secret to Building a World Class Healthcare System in India by V. Mohan

Part-memoir and part-manifesto for inspired living, “Making Excellence a Habit” is one man or rather one determined family’s unrelenting crusade to prevent and treat diabetes. Dr.V.Mohan started out with his wife Rema Mohan in an unassuming fashion in 1991 on a mission. Egged on by borrowed funds and benevolent well wishers the couple faced insurmountable … Continue reading Making Excellence A Habit: The Secret to Building a World Class Healthcare System in India by V. Mohan

Whirlpool

An orbit of influence is a dangerous whirlpool Whose swirling eddies suck in many an unsuspecting fool Birthing chat bots and echo chambers Fueling incendiary passions and stoking deadly embers Always remember the wisdom behind taking things with a pinch of salt Enjoy life with swigs of unadulterated single malt. (Word Count: 50) Sammi Cox … Continue reading Whirlpool

Unsung Valour: Forgotten Warriors of the Kurukshetra War – Curated by Sai Swaroopa

As unerring in impact, as the immaculately whetted tip of an arrowhead employed in the epochal Kurukshetra war, “Unsung Valour” is an unvarnished, unabashed and unashamed tribute to some of the heroes whose fearless and valiant exploits in what arguably has to be the greatest war every fought – mythically or otherwise – in the … Continue reading Unsung Valour: Forgotten Warriors of the Kurukshetra War – Curated by Sai Swaroopa

The Case for Basic Income: Freedom, Security, Justice – Jamie Swift & Elaine Power

The early part of the twentieth century birthed an extraordinary concept, where the ethics of work was deemed synonymous with the concepts of diligence, discipline and frugality. Termed the Protestant work ethic, this philosophy was first purveyed by the German sociologist, Max Weber. Also known as the Calvinist or Puritan work ethic, this thinking laid … Continue reading The Case for Basic Income: Freedom, Security, Justice – Jamie Swift & Elaine Power