Kudithipudi.Org » Management http://kudithipudi.org Too much time on hand!!! Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:33:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 True Leadership.. http://kudithipudi.org/2010/04/12/true-leadership/ http://kudithipudi.org/2010/04/12/true-leadership/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:46:44 +0000 Vinay http://kudithipudi.org/?p=797 As I was channel browsing yesterday, I happened to run across an episode of NOW on my local PBS station. It featured a Harvard educated man that decided to run for the mayor of a rundown steel belt town (Braddock, PA). Besides being impressed and humbled by Mr.John Fetterman, I thought he displayed all the characteristics of a true leader (IMHO).

  • Having a Vision
  • Committing to the Vision
  • Thinking out of the box to implement vision
  • Thinking objectively

Highly recommend watching the video, if you have the time :)

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]]> http://kudithipudi.org/2010/04/02/creative-genius-graphical-form/feed/ 0 Lessons of the Trade : Easy method to detect lame salespeople (companies).. http://kudithipudi.org/2010/04/02/lessons-of-the-trade-easy-method-to-detect-lame-salespeople-companies/ http://kudithipudi.org/2010/04/02/lessons-of-the-trade-easy-method-to-detect-lame-salespeople-companies/#comments Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:39:51 +0000 Vinay http://kudithipudi.org/?p=785 Some background.. I get an email from a sales rep from one of the biggest telecom provider. The sales person attached a 4 MB document that shows the services offered by the company in one page.. Yes, a one pager document that is 4MB in size!!.. And this document tells me how this company can do everything other than wash my dishes for me..that they are biggest and baddest out there.

Do you think that this person even gave a minutes thought before filling up my mailbox with a 4MB attachment? Nope.. will he be getting my business? Nope.. It is not that the sales rep sent me such a large attachment, but because the company that can supposedly offer the best technical solutions out there cannot figure out a way to show their offerings in a single page without bloating it. Shows that the company is not innovative and thinking of customers.

Maybe I am being harsh here.. but then I have pretty high standards :) .

]]> http://kudithipudi.org/2010/04/02/lessons-of-the-trade-easy-method-to-detect-lame-salespeople-companies/feed/ 2 Six Signs that you aren’t cut out to be a CIO.. http://kudithipudi.org/2010/03/11/six-signs-that-you-arent-cut-out-to-be-a-cio/ http://kudithipudi.org/2010/03/11/six-signs-that-you-arent-cut-out-to-be-a-cio/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:47:34 +0000 Vinay http://kudithipudi.org/?p=773 The first five reasons are in this video.

The sixth reason.. you are actually watching the video above to decide if you are cut out to be a CIO :) .. Come on people!!

]]> http://kudithipudi.org/2010/03/11/six-signs-that-you-arent-cut-out-to-be-a-cio/feed/ 0 MisCommunication http://kudithipudi.org/2009/07/24/miscommunication/ http://kudithipudi.org/2009/07/24/miscommunication/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2009 05:53:58 +0000 Vinay http://kudithipudi.org/?p=675 Another picture from a chain mail :) . My friend, Shashi, forwarded this via e-mail. Sarcastic look into communications in the corporate world. Not sure which publication this is from, so apologies in advance if this looks like palgarism. Click on the image to view a larger and legible image.

]]> http://kudithipudi.org/2009/07/24/miscommunication/feed/ 0 Overheard : Comment about progress http://kudithipudi.org/2009/04/08/overheard-comment-about-progress/ http://kudithipudi.org/2009/04/08/overheard-comment-about-progress/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:28:03 +0000 Vinay http://kudithipudi.org/?p=588 Comment by a colleague about progress

Somebody told me once that getting it right the first time is accident, second time is coincidence and the third time is consistence.

]]> http://kudithipudi.org/2009/04/08/overheard-comment-about-progress/feed/ 0 Open Source Education http://kudithipudi.org/2009/03/26/open-source-education/ http://kudithipudi.org/2009/03/26/open-source-education/#comments Thu, 26 Mar 2009 06:35:19 +0000 Vinay http://kudithipudi.org/?p=574 If you have time on your hand and want to learn something useful, head on over to Academic Earth (http://academicearth.org/) and view lectures from some of the best professors in the world..

I liked this one by Alan Blinder about the cause of the current economic crisis

 

Quote from his lecture.. NINJA (No Income, No Job [and] Asset] loans are bad :)

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Yesterdays recipe is today’s shit

In other words, there is no end to the race :) ..

]]> http://kudithipudi.org/2009/03/16/overheard-comment-about-contribution/feed/ 0 Stomach Stimulus Package http://kudithipudi.org/2009/01/13/stomach-stimulus-package/ http://kudithipudi.org/2009/01/13/stomach-stimulus-package/#comments Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:09:21 +0000 Vinay http://kudithipudi.org/?p=460 I stopped at Hippos, a hot dog place in Elk Grove for lunch today. I was using the drive through and saw this sign on the drive through window

The owner put together a combo for $15.99, which will get you a meal for 4 people. The sign reads “Feed a Family of 4 for under four bucks per person!!! Times are Tough. Hippo’s will help you get through it with our stomach stimulus package.”

After I pay for my lunch, the hostess hands me an envelope which looks like this

Simple but brilliant marketing. First connect with your customers in this tough time.. then give them an incentive to come back.  I would go back to the place to check out if I won anything.. and guess what, even if I don’t win anything, I will most probably end up getting something to eat there. I am sure this joint is going to survive

]]> http://kudithipudi.org/2009/01/13/stomach-stimulus-package/feed/ 0 Response to “Is this the end of affordable flying in India? http://kudithipudi.org/2008/10/26/response-to-is-this-the-end-of-affordable-flying-in-india/ http://kudithipudi.org/2008/10/26/response-to-is-this-the-end-of-affordable-flying-in-india/#comments Sun, 26 Oct 2008 18:19:10 +0000 Vinay http://kudithipudi.org/?p=375 My friend, Ravi, responded via e-mail to my ranting about the end of affordable flying in India and the note that we might be slipping back to socialism..

I understand that there will be no Rs.99/- deals in future (Yes, Rs.99! + Taxes, which are close to 20 times the price of the ticket). There should not have been such deals in the first place. Many airlines to gain market share have priced their fares dirt cheap and are now facing the consequences. If they are not even making money to pay the salaries, how are they going to become profitable by bearing operating costs and considering all loans they are unable to repay even after 5-10 years of starting their operations.

In a way I feel it is good that the airline sector is making some adjustments at-least now but the managements made some blunders in implementation of their ideas. If you followed the story of Jet employees getting sacked, it looks ridiculous and shows how stupid the management was. This is a perfect example as to how a company will have to take back it’s decisions due to social pressures if it makes decisions without proper implementation plan. People like Raj Thackeray making comments like the Jet airways will not be allowed to land if the employees are not taken back, etc and his previous hatred comments against North Indians shows how narrow minded politicians are able to speak whatever they want and can come to limelight and ENJOY their actions.
Read the below article which describes how a CEO of a company was attacked and killed recently in India. There may be various versions of the same story but what bothers me most is people get away with no one being held accountable for the crime.
Also, there are so many political games in all states in India that it has become difficult to feel secure to do any business though you abide by the law, unless you have local support. Recent move of Tata Nano plant from Singur in W.Bengal to Gujarat is a perfect example of how things can turn due to political gains.
Yes, there is corruption anywhere in the world but in India you can get away with relatively easily, even if caught. This is a major setback and I fear things will get much worse before some radical decision comes out later to tackle such situations.
Sorry for going into social aspect of the problem rather than financial aspect.
Anyways, we need to have political power to do anything better for the society on the large scale and to get there we will face the same issues of combating corrupt and dangerous politicians who are ready to do anything to regain their position.
I will go back and spend money for the betterment of the system if I win BigGame :)
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