Loud Thinking December 02, 2013 at 07:38PM
Perseverance is persistence to continue, despite difficult obstacles.
Loud Thinking December 02, 2013 at 06:26PM
“A winner is just a loser who tried one more time.” George M. Moore, Jr.
Loud Thinking December 02, 2013 at 02:46PM
Understand Meeting Dynamics As much as we’d like them to be, meetings aren’t purely logical business mechanisms; like any human interaction, they’re embedded with non-rational dynamics. Consider underlying motivations and personal agendas: For some people, being part of a meeting is a status symbol, so they may continue to attend even when they have little […]
Loud Thinking December 02, 2013 at 02:01PM
Lahore canal road and its arteries are witnessing the worst traffic jam in the history of the city.
Loud Thinking December 01, 2013 at 09:07PM
“For fast-acting relief, try slowing down.” — Lily Tomli
Loud Thinking December 01, 2013 at 10:29AM
In 1992, while I was posted in the US, I learnt that my father, living a retired life with my eldest brother, had suffered a third degree burn injury and was admitted in the Safderjung Hospital in Delhi. I flew back to attend to him – he remained for a few days in critical stage, […]
Loud Thinking December 01, 2013 at 10:20AM
At that time, my father’s transfer order came. A few neighbors told my mother why she was taking so much pain to beautify a government house, why she was planting seeds that would only benefit the next occupant. My mother replied that it did not matter to her that she would not see the flowers […]
Loud Thinking December 01, 2013 at 10:16AM
Father taught us a simple lesson. He used to say, “You should leave your newspaper and your toilet, the way you expect to find it”. That lesson was about showing consideration to others. Business begins and ends with that simple precept. Subroto Bagchi
Loud Thinking December 01, 2013 at 10:14AM
To me, the lesson was significant – you treat small people with more respect than you would treat big people. It is more important to respect your subordinates than your superiors. Subroto Bagchi
Loud Thinking December 01, 2013 at 10:12AM
My father was a fervent believer in the British Raj. He sincerely doubted the capability of the post- independence Indian political parties to govern the country. To him, the lowering of the Union Jack was a sad event. My Mother was the exact opposite. When Subhash Bose quit the Indian National Congress and came to […]