Tag: Factory

  • The after-effects of the Chaos (1, 2 & 3) were not very clear. The life proceeded in the usual way – same apathy, same fool-hardiness, and same dis-interest. The chaos did not usher in any major transformation – positive or negative, except that CEO’s over-confidence seemed to have died down a bit. Again, I can’t…

  • “I am very busy today. I need to wait for the chairman’s call on my intercom, so I can’t really get up from my seat whole day today”  “Hope the chairman does not call me today between 3.00 pm to 4.30 pm when Rahukal will be on”  “I have been told to wait until 9pm this…

  • Strategy is the word we freely use. Strategy as I have seen in my work situations always allude to personal strategy. Because the company as a whole does not have any strategy of its own.  Individual strategy most of the times than not always turns into mind games. While strategy ideally aims for a collective…

  • The mornings have become colder than the normal this winter. The wife feels a mild stress in the winter nights, thinking that she may not hear the mobile alarm ringing at 5.30 in the morning. Poor thing, she has to pack lunch for both Kids and has to make the younger kid take bath and…

  • Excerpts from a phone conversation –         Saw the mail from XYZ corp. How much volume are they talking? –         They are ready to lift 50 tonnes at our price, subject ofcourse to approval of the factory. They would like to visit us. –         Hmmm…no issues…but we do not want to be taken for a ride! –         I’m not sure I…

  • The Prologue Kalyana Raman is in his mid-forties. He is ambitious but is idealistic. So his career path becomes turbulent at times. He has changed many jobs. While a recruiter will feel shaky on seeing his CV, but on closer scrutiny it will be noticed that with every job change Kalyanam (his short name) has…