It was meant to be normal hectic day at work where I would go about managing my responsibilities in distribution and inventory management , working mostly on demands coming from seven retail locations and corporate orders for information technology products. However, as I walked through the main entrance of the modern building with nice big glass doors, something looked different. Local police...

I have known Sam ( not his real name ) for a decade now. He is a good friend. In many of our conversations, I have tried to allure him to work for me. He is that good! Last year for family reasons Sam took a year off. He is now in the process of looking for a new job. He is clear on what he wants to do and I can't fulfil that need. But whilst he is waiting for the right oppurtunity I offered him...

Notification, you are added to a WhatsApp Group. WhatsApp groups have become a common way for teams to communicate. And being added to a WhatsApp group often gives us a sense of belonging. It fulfills one of the strongest human desires, to belong. However, a group can never be a team because quiet often it overlooks inclusion.And when inclusion is ignored, you may be in the group but not as a...

In an uncertain world, we seek for certainty. When managing business profitability, cost saving strategy brings that certainty and as result we latch on to it. And then we build tactics around the strategy of cost saving. Here are some tactics of a 5 Star Hotel to live the cost saving strategy: Remove coffee and tea urns and replace them with sachets Remove fresh milk and get UHT milk pods Reduce...

I am sure I do not need to justify why reading is a great habit but just reading alone rarely works for me. I have been reading for a while now but what I have noticed is that in about 6 months time the book I have already read becomes new to me. What does that mean? That means I have forgotten most things I had read! I needed to some how ensure that all these great things I read, I can remember...

Last week I published a blog titled Storytelling : I had dinner and I read a report. Soon after I published it I had a chat to one of our regular blog reader who said, " You make mention of Tacit Knowledge in your blog but you don't explain what it is ". My response was" but I had a Wiki link. So, those who don't know can look it up". However, the reader disagreed that it was enough to provide a...