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Why would you want to read Bangalore Tiger?

Extremely few companies in India have achieved such an astounding success as Wipro, which was founded as an edible oil company and turned to IT. In fact, people outside India would be surprised to know...

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Prahalad and Krishnan Bring IT Out of the Closet

If there is one thing I would credit Prahalad and Krishnan for achieving via their latest book, it is to boldly bring Information Technology out of the closet to mainstream corporate strategy. Their...

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Must Read -Prahalad and Krishnan's book on innovation

If Dr Prahalad’s previous book on BOP kicked up quite a debate, here’s one that you should not forget reading – "The New Age of Innovation: Driving Co-Created Value through Global Networks" must be...

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Amazon Acquires Shelfari, Good for us

As a person who buys loves to buy books every now and then, I have faced a constant nag. The stores in the town sell books that in their judgment, will move. They are not necessarily the books that...

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Short One on Chetan Bhagat

True to the promise in the title,  I would keep this one short. While driving yesterday, I was wondering what’s the matter that Chetan Bhagat is a rage in today’s youth – even among those, who do not...

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Cold Steel is a gripping read

I am reading (once again) a book by Tim Bouquet and Byron Ousey titled Cold Steel which actually covers the Mittal pursuit of Arcelor few years back. The coming together of Arcelor and Mittal resulted...

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Book Recommendation: I love Outliers by Gladwell

In a long time, I came across a book that challenges the core of all that I have learned in my professional education as well as professional career. How how effortlessly so! We are all taught to be...

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Hickory Dickory Shock by Gorai Captures Drama Around IT Workplace Beautifully

If you use these terms everyday without taxing your brain too much -  terms such as Conference Calls, Cost overrun, tele-presence, Toll Gate Review, Version Control, Source Code, Transitioning,...

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Checklist Manifesto – Irritatingly Simple, Pleasantly Good

If you wish to read an irritatingly simple but tremendously valuable book to read, you must read Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande. Why do I call it irritating? Deep inside our perceptive prejudices,...

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Anyone Read Tapscott’s Macrowikinomics?

Normally, it is me who is dishing out my unsolicited judgment on books that are on my shelf, or that of my friends and colleagues. This time I am soliciting your advice on what you think of Dan...

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