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Tom Peters, alumnus of the management consulting firm of McKinsey & Company and one of today's best known and highest paid management gurus, first came to prominence in 1982 with his ‘knock-out’ book; In Search of Excellence. This thought-provoking classic provided us with many valuable lessons from America's Best-Run Companies.

In his first book, Peters introduced us to the key concept of MBWA (Management By Wandering Around). MBWA does not mean leaving your res… Continue

Business Minds; that’s the label of one of the most instigating books I’ve read about conducting business in the 21st century. This unique material is a profound compilation of thoughts and view-points of renowned entrepreneurs, professors and leading consultants globally. (I strongly recommend you get this text)
I extracted a few landmark pronouncements by some of these thought leaders and put them here (though some are paraphrased)

• Warren Bennis: intellectual capital (know-how… Continue

Microsoft Encarta Reference Dictionary explains trafficking as ‘having dealings with something or someone’ and could also mean ‘engaging in illegal trade’.
Child Trafficking was the main point of discussion on Channels TV’s Rubbing-Minds show. The guests talked about the numerous factors contributing to this universal ill, and aired divergent views on how and when to determine at what point, trafficking takes place.

Child trafficking is an illegal global busin… Continue

In 2000, Fortune Magazine did a survey of American CEOs and business leaders who were forced out. Top reasons were:

• Bad earnings (Poor return on investments, faulty investment decisions)
• People problems (failure to get on with owners and other executives)
• Lifer syndrome (creativity drought resulting from being too long on the job)
• Decision gridlock (lacking influence and political clout to implement ideas)

The critical challenges facing business leade… Continue

Jim Collins in his book Good to Great argues that the journey from capable individuals to managers and finally to leaders is a lengthy one that involves development of multiple new skills at each stage. He argues that there are 5 levels in the hierarchy of skills. I’ve paraphrased these levels as:

• Highly capable individuals: They make productive contribution by applying the… Continue