A little boy brought home a cocoon from a picnic in the woods. He put the cocoon in his garden, and watched it daily in fascination, awaiting it to crack and a beautiful butterfly to emerge! However, the cocoon was too exposed—the urban setting did not protect it from wind, water, and sun. As it struggled to survive, one day a crow scooped down and(..)
Two college friends go to a bistro. One of them orders a large cup of coffee, takes a couple of sips, and then leaves the rest. Annoyed, the second one questions him, “Why did you waste it?” The boastful youngster replies, “I bought this cup not to consume but to do my bit to create employment.” When we are young, frivolous ideologies often drive(..)
15 years. Sometimes, they feel like a lifetime. Sometimes, a blink of an eye. Many early memories of Cybage flash like a set of scattered scenes from a movie you saw as a kid. The shooting for this Cybage movie began in an old army colony apartment of ‘Salunke Vihar’. In those days, the first person to report to work used to be “Maushi”. All our(..)
The Morningmare… I had an unusual start to the day. Actually(..)
Co-authored by Roshan Varghese & Arun Nathani An IT professional while getting ready for work, gazed in the mirror and noticed a grey strand of hair. “Age is catching up,” he reflected gloomily, “and I still haven’t found my life partner!” His glance slid down to his old,(..)
Unlaugh it out… Robin Williams is no more. The funniest man on(..)
During the 1960s, an American psychologist, Walter Mischel, conducted “the marshmallow test” at Stanford University. Working with four-year-olds from a preschool, he assessed their abilities to delay gratification. Each pre-schooler was given one marshmallow. The four-year-olds were told that they could eat it immediately or, if they waited until(..)
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(..)
Lesson in Crisis Management... At the dawn of every organization, there often is one unique employee who joins in as a fresher and goes on to become a legendary veteran. Cybage had a good fortune of one such fine professional in Mahesh GB, the first Cybagian of our shaping years! But this story is not about Mahesh’s meteoric ‘flight’ from fresher(..)
The grey shades of right... The verdict is out. It is a landmark(..)
Two stars & a fan… Houston. Last night. I hadn’t planned(..)
Yeh dosti… The older we get, the difficult it becomes to make(..)
The Power of Parity It is nice to meet a star, even if it is for a fleeting moment. Such encounters leave us starry-eyed and moon-struck. Even the most conceited amongst us will invariably steal a glance at the footprints the star leaves behind. Now imagine what would happen if you were to hold the hand of this star and walk together for a couple of(..)
Work and Play Mike Cartwright was a little different than most of(..)
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(..)
