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 [...]
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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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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Richard Laermer – 2011 Trendspotting For The Next Decade – A Futuristic Concoction That Aims To Inspire
April 21st, 2008 6 Comments
Be it as you want to make sense of what is happening in your life or be inspired as you look ahead into the next decade, futurist Richard Laermer’s new concoction made of personal observations and opinions that are witty, humorous, and enlightening sprinkled with a healthy dose of sarcasm and brutal honesty will certainly make you stop and [...]
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