If you happen to fall under the category of someone who has heard of the term “cloud computing”, may have some ideas of what it is, but cannot quite pinpoint what it does and how we can benefit from it, “The Cloud Revolution” written by editor-at-large of InformationWeek Charles Babcock will get you acquainted with [...]
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The Cloud Revolution By Charles Babcock – If You Need To Know What Cloud Computing Is As Of Today, This Is It
June 6th, 2010 No Comments
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Happiness At Work By Dr. Srikumar Rao – Parables And Advice That Could Be Life Changing
April 24th, 2010 4 Comments
By now, I have joined the workforce for a decade and a half and I consider myself – after years of learning and finding my way - pretty happy at work. I manage to maintain a good level of work life balance, I have built good rapport with my colleagues, and I take pride in my [...]
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Numbers Rule Your World By Kaiser Fung – With Depth, And Figures To Support
March 29th, 2010 3 Comments
It is hard not to make the comparison between “Numbers Rule Your World” and “Freakonomics”. Even the book has made a reference once. Ten real life case studies are used, paired up in five chapters, to illustrate how different aspects of statistics affect our lives. Blogger statistician Kaiser Fung has made the topic surprisingly accessible, narrated [...]
Your Next Move by Michael Watkins – A Good Resource For Your Major Career Transitions
October 1st, 2009 14 Comments
I have read Michael Watkins’s “The First 90 Days” quite a number of years ago. Arguably one of the must-have books for the corporate executives. In fact, the initial reception was so successful that the author has released a similar book targeting at the public sector. 6 years have passed since the author talked about critical [...]
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The Silver Lining by Scott D. Anthony – Now It’s the Time to Innovate
July 28th, 2009 No Comments
“The Silver Lining” is a timely read. Great Disruption is here, today. Just about half a year or so ago, companies were further revising down their targets, cutting cost, and have stayed cautious for the uncertain times. The economic downturn affects both the multinational corporations and the local companies. I have had a chat with [...]
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Mission, Inc. by Kevin Lynch and Julius Walls, Jr. – Using Business for the Common Good, Yes We Can
May 9th, 2009 No Comments
By the authors’ definition, social enterprises are businesses whose purpose is to change the world for the common good. And “Mission, Inc.” is a practitioner’s guide of building and sustaining such businesses of unique nature. Maybe you too share the same sentiment with me and wonder why our economy rewards businesses that do not bear the full [...]
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Leadership in the Era of Economic Uncertainty by Ram Charan – Loud and Clear, Concise Yet Actionable
February 17th, 2009 3 Comments
The message is clear, the timing couldn’t be more appropriate, getting the right things done in difficult times calls for a different kind of leadership, a different set of strategy. It is because the rules have changed. Global economy no longer favors a revenue growth strategy; profitability and cash-efficiency are now the keys to survival. “Leadership in [...]
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LES50NS – Doing Business Globally – An Inspiring Read from the World’s Top Business Leaders
January 8th, 2009 4 Comments
For most of us, being able to listen to the wisdom of the world’s top business leaders – however concise it is – is a rare opportunity. While many business books today may quote and extract what some of these successful people have to say and expand the ideas within the scope of the titles, it [...]
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Pilgrimage to Warren Buffett’s Omaha by Jeff Matthews – A Highly Readable, Well Balanced Travelogue That Will Get You Thinking
December 28th, 2008 3 Comments
As someone who has close to zero prior knowledge on the phenomenon of Warren Buffett, hedge fund manager and financial blogger Jeff Matthews has done a marvelous job in painting a holistic picture of a world according to Warren Buffett. Pilgrimage to Warren Buffett’s Omaha is highly assessable. Supported by close to 90 quotations from various [...]
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My 4th Book Review at McGraw-Hill Education
October 30th, 2008 4 Comments
Thank you McGraw-Hill for posting my book review on “Crucibles of Leadership” to your website, unaltered. Ever since April this year, it has been an exciting and rewarding journey. Though I have been writing reviews of all sorts for years, writing for a much wider audience adds a whole new level of experience. And to my [...]
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