Recently I read a book titled The Monk and the Riddle by Randy Komisar. I do not wish to give the book any undue credit because at best it can be described as a very
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The Formula for a Successful Workplace Culture
In 1984 when bti ltd was incorporated, my only assets were an engineering degree and an unimpressive bank account which every month had much more debits than credits. There was an urgency to start making
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Making Sense of The Proposed New Building Rules
The new Dhaka Structural Plan (DSP) has been proposed with a vision of “Making Dhaka a Livable, Functional and Resilient Metropolis Respecting Local Socio-Cultural Fabric and Environmental Sustainability”. Very nice! But the question is how
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U is the New Paradigm of Marketing
Every marketer has been told about the 5 Ps of marketing- Product, Pricing, Promotion, Place and People. There was a time when ticking these 5 boxes meant a successful marketing formula. Times have changed and
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The Scourge of Consumerism
Sir David Attenborough is probably the best known environmentalist in the world. He is 94 years old and recently made his debut on Instagram and promptly entered the Guinness Book of World Records with the
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Positive Emotions
In 2006, Rhonda Byrne wrote a book called “The Secret”. I do not know of too many books which have polarized the readers into two extreme groups of either “Love it” or “Hate it”. In
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25 life lessons I wish I knew when I was 25 – Robin Sharma
That most of the things we worry about never come to pass. That life has an intelligence we cannot understand yet everything happens for our best. That sunrises and star showers are more valuable than
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The Importance of Customer Service
The business landscape is brutally competitive today. For anything we need there is a wide array of choice and options available. Deciding which one to choose is often a dilemma. Let us look around; If
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The Pursuit of Passion
A life spent without pursuing one’s passion is a life wasted. Passion is the spice of life. It is the elixir that gives meaning to our purpose in life. Life’s holy grail is to discover
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Leadership and Decision Making
If you google leadership you will get 2.6 billion links on the subject and Amazon showed me 9000 books on Leadership. It is a vast subject on which volumes have been written. It would obviously
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