How To Turn Executives Into Wizards

"Yes. They are jealous and mean.” “Not at all! In reality, you are often against yourself.” “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 AI-based 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'. With as much serenity as I could muster, I requested him to give me an opportunity for tra...

J oy O f B looming  When People Bloom/Shells and Silos in Doom Business Booms/Company Zooms   The lines rhyme well, but do they make business sense?   Well, the answer is an emphatic yes. “To blossom like a flower means to thrive in life. The idea is that you are able to grow and progress in your life just like a flower grows and blossoms,” says an expert.  And here is the evidence. According to the world-renowned Wall Street Journal , Tim Cook “a behind-the-scenes operations expert, is in full bloom after years of subtle internal changes”. The booming business and zooming of Apple’s share are obvious from the all-round adulation and its top rank. The ‘subtle internal changes’ that the WSJ talks about are indicative of executives breaking their shells and of the disappearing organizational silos. Steve Jobs himself had asserted, “It’s in Apple’s DNA that technology alone is not enough ……it’s technology married with liberal arts, married with humanities t...