11 March 2010
“A breath of fresh air” was what I experienced as I spoke to the CEO of a new, young, innovative emerging company in the IT sector recently. It seemed like the innovation, the new idea and the feeling of being the firsts in any segment can keep energies at a high for a long time [...]
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11 March 2010
Fortune magazine is out with its annual list of the world’s most admired companies.The survey was conducted across 4,100 executives,directors,and analysts.Little wonder it is that Apple tops the list.Google is at second place, although the gap between the top 2 is considerable. In a world under the impact of the global recession, trust and integrity took [...]
10 March 2010
Here is an example that Gawande cites on the impact a simple checklist had in the ICU of Johns Hopkins Hospital in the US. A critical care specialist, Peter Pronovost, decided to use a checklist of one aspect of ICU management- controlling central line infections. It was a 5 step process. Provonost made the nurses [...]
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10 March 2010
The Women’s Reservation Bill has finally been passed. Men and women are born equal they say but are we then succumbing to acceptance of inequitable status of women in society passing over generations? Or has this move begun 13 years ago because of the reality that women have after all been second citizens everywhere? Is [...]
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09 March 2010
Discussing competition in the consulting industry in our offsite meet made me revert to the basics of understanding the term consulting. In reality, where “consulting” could mean very high end services that help strategic decisions for the senior management in the client company, it could also mean services related to everyday workings of a client [...]
09 March 2010
We love to hate it. We believe it is mundane, curbs creativity and is for dummies who cannot hold stuff in their head, or think on their feet. Yes, I am talking about the checklist, the much abhorred tool that is supposed to help bring in efficiencies, reduce errors and improve productivity. This being the common [...]
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Raji: A lovely article! Yes, internet and service firms ...
Raji: A checklist logicaly is supposed to compensate for...
Mallika: Well, the Bill in my opinion might serve a purpose...
Sharon: I find checklists encourages one to dream. Like if...
Raji: Checklists almost always shows the progress made i...
