How To Turn Executives Into Wizards

Ram was on his way to a mall one evening when he decided to drop in on his close friend Krishna. He wanted to check how Krishna’s preparations for the planned management course in the USA were progressing. Ram was aghast to see Krishna with dishevelled hair, crumpled clothes, and worry written large on his face. “Hi, my friend. How are plans progressing for your USA sojourn?” “Oh, Ram, I’m so glad to see you. You have come by at the right moment when I need your advice, like a prescient angel.”   “Tell me what problems have you created? Sorry, that have arisen?” “Not one problem, I am facing many. There are fires burning on both the home and office fronts. I am at a loss to decide how to balance work and life.” “Where did you pick up that most impractical idea of balancing work and life? Let me first uproot that from your mind in order to avoid the turmoil you are in now and will get into in the future too if this archaic idea of ‘balancing work and life is not eliminated from your...

"Yes. They are jealous and mean.” “Not at all! In reality,  you are often  against yourself.” (This is part 2 of the last blog that you may wish to peruse before reading this one).    “Hi Krishna, you seem to be on cloud nine and admiring the rainbow in the water jets from the sprinkler.” “Hey Ram, come on in. Actually, a rainbow has come into my life.” “What joyous news! Tell me more about this new lottery you’ve won.” “My boss has nominated me to be part of the team that’s going to the USA for training in 3D production technology.” “How come the ‘monster’ has metamorphosed into a minister rather an  angel?” “That’s all because of you – your manager-cum-professor-cum-Baba's krupa, or blessing.” “Oh, I can now take to Babagiri alias consultancy! But, tell me how did this come about?” “After our last meeting, I could see clearly the disaster that would have crushed my family if I had resigned. So I took your suggestion and made an appointment with the 'Monster'. ...