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Digital revolution. E-commerce. On line expansion. Artificial intelligence. This is what the world has been talking and working on in recent times....
The best way to control is to make people mindless. The best way to keep them mindless is to keep them illiterate and unaware. Education is the base...
We have low attrition rates. Retention rates are high. These two claims by the top leaders of a company are big achievement for the companies. The...
Is it déjà vu? Is it an illusion? Is it a knee-jerk? Is it real? Is it happening? These are all the questions that arise the minute the word...
The outside department. The palm greasers. The scam controllers. The ghost busters. These were some informal descriptions for any corporate public...
The world economy is in transition. The richest economies were exposed during Covid. Their might of resources was questioned. The height of knowledge...
It thrills but kills. They are people you love to hate but hate to leave. It is a fairy tale. It is a tragedy. It is news and breaking news. It is...
Letters are formal. Texts and chats are informal. Letters and emails are with a subject. Texts are boundaryless. Grammar is part of the formal...
OMG. Incredible. Astounding. Mindblowing. Stunning. Mesmerizing. And, you can go on and on with adjectives that laced the unfolding of the wedding of...
When you say it is your “better half”, but you treat it as the “worse half” the worst happens. Women are the center of every conversation....
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet.” This quotation by Shakespeare in his famous play...
Business environment has been uncertain and unsure. That was to be. Any country before the elections is naturally tentative. Any industry before the...
Depicting the glorious uncertainties of cricket, in a recent Test match between England and India, the first three days were all about the inevitable...
Behind the success of every small business is a family. This is largely true. “Behind the failure of most large businesses is a family”. This is...
The infamous four distinct eras; B, X, Y and Z had too many styles, multi mood swings, egos at work, clashing views, distorting communication and...
There is energy around. This tension is suffocating. It feels kind of comfy. It smells of toxicity. They aim and it gets done. They say and forget. I...
Human Resource (HR) is it. HR is the most important resource. Human capital counts. Humans are the assets. Human resources are the difference. These...
Business closures, downsizing, joblessness, recession, industry decline, market saturation, shutdowns, retrenchments, customer defection and staff...
Goodbye 2023. A year that was tentative, testing and turbulent. The world became more uncertain and businesses more uncomfortable. Economies faced...
It is 2030. Imagine walking down I.I. Chundrigar Road Karachi. Imagine what will you see? Imagine if banking becomes totally digital. Imagine if...
Mention artificial intelligence (AI) and the reaction varies from blank to reluctant to frightened to downright dismissive. AI enthusiasts are mostly...
IRobot was the famous Hollywood movie which was released in 2004. This movie examined the relationship between humans and robots. In the movie robot...
“Strength lies in differences”. Stephen Covey. Agreed; why then are we always searching for similarities. We look for similar backgrounds, cadre,...
The tremors of the post pandemic Covid shakeup are still reverberating in the corporate corridors. The world shutdown for over a year. The rust...