Books Review

Jack Welch the amazing CEO, who turned around General Electric’s attempt to become a white elephant into a role model of efficiency for all industries. The ideas presented in the book are not old wine in new bottles rather thoughts of one of the successful leaders of last century.  All of the book is worth reading and worth implementing (if situation allows). Differentiation and Candor are two powerful ideas presented in the book. Candor Candor means quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech. This powerful trait is what it takes to untangle complex knots. Implementation of candor is easier said than done. Candor should be used in two different ways to praise one who is working well and to call a spade a spade. Once candor becomes the modus operandi of the organization the employees know exactly what is expected of them also exactly what is lacking in them at the moment. The continuous appraisal leads good results because all stakeholders are clear in th...

Hill's 1937 Book sold 30 million copies in 70 years . Reviewing a book that has been around for over seven decades is both easy and difficult. Think and Grow Rich (TGR), is also claimed to be the Genesis to most of motivation literature of last century. So whats so special about the book that deserves a review. Yes everybody knows almost everything the book brings to the plate. What makes it worthy of precious reading time specially in this age? Is the book still relevant, when we have Kiyosaki's wide variety of books dealing the same theme in a much more modern environment? The answer to both the questions is "read the book and you would know I was correct". Since that would be too late here are some of the reasons why Hill's book is a sure to impact. 1. The emphasis is not on tricks but rather on mindset 2. The book helps analyze life / career 3. The book helps in incorporating / building character traits which go a long way What are the three words that g...

A very interesting movie featuring dog and customer service representative. How both intend to make a contribution towards life by trying to satisfy/ follow the how-to manual of the superior. In what seems to be mostly contrived set of similar situations between Max (the dog) and Max (the man), one is made to think that the situation is not out of this world. Everyone has felt similar feelings during one or other time of the career/ student life.

,Pelican brief a well written piece by John Grisham. The book revolves around clueless murder of two judges and its short-term long-term implications. The key elements of the plot are well hidden until the climax. The book was made into a movie but the depth of the book cannot be portrayed in the movie. The book deals in detail about the travails of the character Darby Shaw investigation. The company's coming after her. The pelican brief (the brief itself) take backstage in what becomes a mouse and cat race in the movie. The Pelican Brief speaks out now global the distrust of multinational companies / large corporations about the laws of the land and their ability to muscle through anything of their liking. However the silver lining presented by the author is that one voice of truth is enough to ensure that the law of the land is upheld. The fact that the voice is heard at the highest echelons of power is a bit absurd / Utopian but on the whole the book lives up to the billing...

Frank Herbert's contributions to the genre of science fiction are under appreciated. Herbert's lack of popularity is attributed to the lackluster performance of Dune Movie and the three-part miniseries . The latest movie Avatar by James Cameroon has a similar story line to the Dune novel by Frank Herbert published in 1965. The following table illustrates the corresponding characters etc. Dune Avatar Planet Arrakis Moon Pandora Fremen People Na'vi People Paul Atreides / Muad'Dib Jake Sully Chani Neytri Lady Jessica Dr. Grace Spice Melange unobtainium Baron Harkonnen Colonel Miles Dr. Wellington Yueh Kynes Dr. Grace Sand worms Exotic Animals in the forest Shai-Hulud Toruk The story development is also similar like fighting against own people and unifying the whole fremen (na'vi) community. Jake's special spiritual status is almost similar to Paul Maud'Dib. The community's special bo...