Sunday, June 27, 2010

The Journey of a Lifetime: A few problems we Indians need to fix

Another post I again wanna highlight...

The Journey of a Lifetime: A few problems we Indians need to fix

A very old writing...

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maOM AaOr maora hmasafr

lahraoM kI maMijala saaihla hO
Par yah ek AjaIba baat hO ik
vahI lahroM saaihlao Aavaama ka [Mtjaar
krnao ko ilae iknaaro Par nahIM $ktIM

tuma jaanato hao ik tuma @yaa caahto hao
pr maanato nahIM ik tuma vahI caahto hao
]saI caaht kao panao ko [Mtjaar maoM rhto hao
magar [Mtjaar nahIM krto

@yaaoMik na jaanao iksa Kumaar maoM rhto hao

“ saaihla kao pakr BaI DUbaI kStI tao @yaa panaa “

rot ka [Mtjaar na kr patI hao lahro
ifr BaI CaoD tao jaatI hOMM ]sapr Apnao inaSaaÐ gahro

lahrao ko ilae Aasaana nahI hO saaihla tk Aa jaanaa

ifr BaI jaao caaht hO ]nakI
jaao maunaaisaba kr dotI hO ]naka ]nakI maMijala tk phuÐca panaa

Aba yah AjaIba baat hO ik kao[- lahraoM kao hI Ktavaar maanata hO

caaÐd doK rha hao yaa doKoM isataroM
gar , lahroM hI BaMvar maoM fMsaI hao ,
tao kaOna phuÐcaae iknaaro
@yaaoMik lahroM tao vaao haotI hOM ,
jaao DUbaI kStI kao rah idKatI hOM
BaMvar maoM fMsanao vaalaaoM kao
Saaihla ka pta batatI hOM
lahraoM kao kao[- @yaaoM par lao jaae
lahroM , Aap hI BaMvar sao inakla AaeMgaI

ifr vahI caah]nhoM saaihla tk phuÐcaaeMgaI

The Journey of a Lifetime: My strongest beliefs in life

Just thought I should bring it up...:)

The Journey of a Lifetime: My strongest beliefs in life

Thursday, June 24, 2010

The Future of Programming

Something I always wanted to write, but here's it:

http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=284730

I'll find time to elaborate on this in my words...watch out for it...

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

The MBA Exchange

Well...I know I'm gonna hear back a lot on this one...But it's something I'm really looking forward to write...Even if it means to offend some of my friends :P

Simple question - What is an MBA needed for? More specifically, why is everyone running after an MBA degree?

You'd say the obvious answer is money, what's there to write a blog about? Well, yes, but why would businesses pay so well to an MBA?

Any MBA? No. I'm talking about MBAs who are in highest demand. People who're at the top of the organizations. People who 'seemingly lead' the businesses. Real Masters of Business Administration.

So what's needed to be a Business Administrator? An MBA degree. I disagree. Yup, you can say who am I to say that, but I have a logical reasoning here. To administer a business, you need just one thing - Do not ever get too 'close' to your business. Do not let your emotions control your business sense. Because when that happens, your visibility of 'Business' tends to diminish. You get drifted away from what's most correct thing to do, and rather do what you think is the most correct thing to do.

Confusing? Well, I'm specifically talking about what's known as 'Strategic Inflection Points'. You'd better read about them on Internet or in the excellent book by Andrew Grove, the Intel Chief. When a strategic inflection point comes, one of the most important things that's done is to replace the CEO. Not because he's done badly or he's not capable, but because a new CEO is 'emotionally' in the best situation to deal with the situation at hand. And mind you, the situation is really a very complex one, which doesn't leave room for emotions...

Ok, so I'm done with the background. Coming back to my question. Considering above, the CEO and senior leadership, which are almost always 'the MBAs', will move to a new company in the event of a 'Strategic Inflection Point'. Did I say this above? Actually yes. Suppose company A has to replace it's CEO. Then the new CEO has to come from some other company. Well, in that case, it's very likely that the incoming CEO is coming from another company also going through a strategic inflection point. Overall, there'll be CEO exchange, and so would happen to other senior leadership teams.

Do you see the win win situation for 'the MBAs'. No matter what happens to the business, whether the new CEO can steer it through it or the organization damages under his leadership, there'll always be demand for 'new CEOs' as long as there're Strategic Inflection Points. And there'll be Strategic Inflection Points as long as there's innovation. And there'll be innovation as long as there's a desire to earn money. New businesses will emerge, they'll bring new technology, and pose danger to the existing businesses, causing Strategic Inflection Points. And this will eventually lead to 'CEO', or let me now say, 'the MBA exchange' :)

So, to me, that's the underlying reason for the mad rush towards being an MBA. No matter what good or bad you do as a senior leader, no matter how good an 'MBA' you're, no matter if you're a master or not, common business sense says - Exchange MBAs when the business is hit by a storm...and the life goes on :)