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Price of culture
Many large, successful organizations stay private just so that they can enjoy their culture and lifestyle the way they want to. It’s hard to think of a large listed organization that can pull off a Naked Friday, like OneBestWay did in 2009.
14th March 2019 | Issue #407 | Salaries are for Suckers, say Nick, Priyanka,...
The Jonas Brothers are out with a new hit, Sucker, after a break of 6 years. The bros are all grown up and feature...
7th March 2019 | Issue #406 | Konkona funds her own worth – and...
Women’s Day is tomorrow and I’m already seeing pink. Er, red. As the parent of a dyslexic child I was not happy with the Prime...
28th February 2019 | Issue #405 | Are you an authority?
The recent skirmishes between India and Pakistan have pitted WhatsApp as a source of information against the mainline media. Increasingly I am seeing requests on...
22nd February 2019 | Issue #404 | Launching the Impact Network – Wish Me...
Landing in Delhi yesterday, Tuhina found a debit card stuck in the ATM. Being good marketers we analysed it – wealth management card so...
14th February 2019 | Issue #403 | Happy Lupercalia! Ok, Valentine’s Day
Lupercalia was the Roman festival of fertility conducted between 13th and 15th February. Apparently it was a time for men to hit on women. With...
7th February 2019 | Issue #402 | Will we go back to drinking Campa...
I grew up drinking Bovonto and Campa Cola. India had asked Coca Cola to leave because (among other things) they refused to share the...
31st January 2019 | Issue #401 | Chanda And The Business Of Morals
The purpose of a business is to make money and unless legally prevented from pursuing a particular route, it will do so. The individuals...
24th January 2019 | Issue #400 | It’s my quadricentennial, so ignore Priyanka for...
Or quatercentenary. It’s this newsletter’s 400th issue. I understand that this may not be as important to you as, say, Priyanka Gandhi Vadera joining...
17th January 2019 | Issue #399 | The Hardik And Gillette Story
When I studied engineering the women’s hostel had a 10.30pm curfew. The men had none. If we went out to the local town with...