A boy has a superb assortment of colourful stones that he has gathered over the years. He meets a girl with a unique collection of antique coins. The boy is fascinated by the girl’s coins and tells her that he will give her all his stones in exchange for her coins. The girl agrees. The boy sneaks out a couple of his most exquisite stones, and gives the(..)
A young executive was leaving the office at 6 PM when he found the CEO standing in front of a shredder with a piece of paper in her hand. "Listen," said the CEO, "this is a very sensitive and important document and my secretary has left. Can you make this thing work?" “Certainly, Madam" said the young executive. He turned the machine on, inserted the(..)
The shackles of success… It is intriguing to observe achievers.(..)
Big lesson of a small kind… This is a simple story of three(..)
An old farmer travels a great distance through freezing snow to his local chapel for Sunday service. No-one else is there, aside from the clergyman. "I'm not sure it's worth proceeding with the service. Shall we go back to our warm homes for a hot drink?" asks the clergyman. “Well, I'm just a simple farmer," says the farmer, "But when I go to feed my(..)
The great give-&-take circle It was like a volley of(..)
Truth is the foundation of a healthy partnership. No rocket science there. Movies like “Lage Raho Munnabhai” help reinforce our appreciation for the timeless ‘Truth’ principles. Particularly when it comes to personal relationships where the stakes are high, shying away from deceit comes natural to us. However, what about business(..)
Customer Perspective About a century ago, mankind was going(..)
It is not always about logic It’s not necessary that every tricky experience in corporate life should give a logical action point. Many times, the only take away is mere knowledge of a potential situation and some workaround options to deal with tight corners. Here is an account of two such(..)
Once a 10-year-old boy walked up to the counter of an ice-cream parlor and climbed onto a stool. He caught the eye of the waitress and asked, “How much is an ice cream sundae?” “One Dollar,” the waitress replied. The boy reached into his pockets, pulled out a handful of change, and began counting. The waitress frowned impatiently. After all, she had(..)
Personification of Duty Just before the turn of the 21st century, drove in Odyssey Technologies in Cybage life. Odyssey was the first amongst our second-generation customers, and started off the growth-through-references trend that Cybage was to behold for years to come. One of our delighted ex-customer POCs—Dan Eshner—had joined Odyssey as its new(..)
