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The Toothy Tale

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  गणेशः or Ganesha is a Sanskrit compound word joining the words Gana which means people and Esha means chief of the group or tribe. The elephant god's birthday falls on the 4 th  day of the lunar cycle as he got his head transplanted and thus his birthday is celebrated from the Chaturthi and it took him few days to practice and exercise his full power hence his birthday celebration lasts upto 10 days.   Within infinite myths lies the Eternal Truth Who sees it all? Over the centuries the retelling of Ganesha’s elephant head transplant and one tooth story has been retold a hundred thousand times; here I am shaping up this time the story for the modern readers. Going beyond the usual festival mood and devotional images, Ganesha elephant head on a human body shows a scientific aspect of thinking of ancient times of Bharat.   THE MOMENT:   It is said that an angry deed has its consequences like Lord Shiva after his wanderings returned to his home to find a seven year old boy guarding t

Smart-age calls to resolve or improve your behavior - An Initiative

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Come September when the calendar year re-tells that the months are passing away faster and autumn leaves will make the nature once again vibrant and beautiful. Its also time to relook at those resolutions made during the begining of the year. A tradition quiet fashionable in current times,  where a person resolves  to change undesired trait or behavior  to accomplish personal goals or improve their life. SMART WORK = SMART MANAGERS USING SMART TOOLS to increase ROI. And Smart managers also in an ideal world are good Team-Players. The Team that works towards a single goal, achieves it faster, better, quicker. In the Information-age, Smart is when one does not spend time chasing information. If you ’ ve used Post-Its then you know the Kanban board too. Humans are visual creatures. It is easier for us to process information with a visual aid than without. For this reason, a Kanban board is the perfect tool to help teams instantly SEE and un

Shift focus to talents

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Condense, simplify and speak as briefly as possible. Have the courage to speak in grade-school language. Carmine Gallo talks on the benefits of brevity in communication.  Reason, in short attention span very few things could get read and understood because time is money.  Now the giant corporates while speaking in public follow a separate measure and in practice its different, as monsoon meltdowns were well pronounced this July.   The UK PM’s resignation and the no deal of Musk and twitter, had the social media at buzz. Sharper focus and more hunger are the key words in current situations. As Sundar Pichai remarked Scarcity breeds clarity in his Google meet before announcing the job cuts.  Well indeed everyone in these dispiriting times are looking forward to not worsening climate change, war in Europe, record inflation and deadly political polarization and job cuts. But to better economic times, where companies streamline and consolidate initiatives which are relevant and purpose dr