Jack Welch and The GE Way!

Amazing book, to say the least..especially if you are from a business domain, any kinda business for that matter... people from the production and services sector would appreciate the ideas much better i guess.. i was captivated by his 'futuristic' thoughts and innovative ideas, that saw GE through the tougher times before becoming one of the biz super powers in the world.. the way in which he restructured GE business by downsizing is truly remarkable.. few other CEOs in the history has endured such hues and cries from his own people, before emerging victorious:-).. imagine a thunderous applause even after a 'fiery' speech.. it was just that...

personally, i loved the way he introduced the work-out sessions in the work place... it did not take a while for GE employees to embrace it..straight to their hearts:-) me trying out this in our office.. 'nough inspiration eh?

bibliophiles.. go check it out...

so long
roy

Consumer rights....

i was thinking about the plethora of fitness/wellness/beauty/increase your libido kinda ads proliferating the media, both visual and print, of late.. enhance your good looks to shedding/loosing weight to build/tone your muscles to enhance your sexual performance.. VLCC to viagra and cialis.. body lotions to massage therapies.. yoga to power body building.. see 'before' and 'after' ads... ads of every hue and color you could imagine..

the point is, how many of us really care about these run of the mill shams? i discussed the same with a city based pharma professional.. he vehemently denied the claims in most of these ads.. why should we, as consumers, not react to these bogus and misleading ads? copying the west is outta fashion but why not take a step further, like they do, to take these 'promoters' to court if you dont see the expected results as advertised?

the lacunae for the culprits in india lie in our age old legal system.. am sure the punitive measures generally do not go beyond a Rs.500 penalty.. ludicrous, to say the least.. consumer rights in peril.. let's gang up:-)

so long
roy

Freedom of expression, challenges in the new world..

i always thought we enjoyed a strongly rooted sense of, and respect for, freedom of expression, living in the world's largest democracy.. couple of incidences in the recent past makes me wonder.. are we acting like the pawns in an autocratic world..?

well, whatever.. the statement made by an actress about pre-marital sex, and the totally unwarranted incidences that followed, underscores the fact that there are always factions of media and society who have a natural inclination for moral policing... i would say, shamelessly bold...

everyone, including a nine year old lad knows the basic facts about AIDS.. that it is an STD.. it spreads through sexual intercourse... and that using condums would always help to prevent the spread of this monster of all diseases... such has been the reach of the awareness programess launched by media, various NGOs, hospitals, shools etc. over the past couple of decades... this being the reality, why would any one feel that their orthodox beliefs and morals are under threat when some one, a celebrity in this case, makes an innocuous comment in the same lines?

why didn't the same outfit react when a Miss Universe (World?) made the same comments in her public speech recently in one of the metros? she was also donning the role of an volunteer spreading awareness on AIDS... the only answer would be politics playing yet another dirty game.. it is hightime the media, the educated public, gave no ear to such baseless, idiotic reactions to a common man's well formed opinions on social events/evils..

so long
roy