I was in a conversation with a colleague today and the whole discussion of the emergence of India came up once again. True, India is an up and coming power, and true India’s growing middle class has an insatiable appetite for all that they were not able to afford before, and true the well educated [...]
I was at the information session for the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Engineering’s 2008-09 competition for the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Endowment Fund (EIEF) and I think I heard one of the best descriptions for the difference between “Commitment” and “Casual Engagement”. Frank Mellor, the Executive in Residence, with the Faculty of Engineering when explaining the [...]
I am about to step out to vote … it is a great day to vote … a warm 20 degrees celcius, fall out in all its wondrous glory and the little village of Ottawa at its beautiful best … wow what a great privelege to be able to vote in this warm, accepting country … and [...]
I am, a self proclaimed, proponent of free market and a firm believer of the dynamics (ups and downs) of the free market. As I pointed out in a post couple of days back, the debates (specifically at a political level) emanciating from the recent market turmoil have really surprised me - and not in [...]
I have been asked this question before and I got asked this question again today, but today the caveat was that the concerned person wanted me to reply back in as brief a manner as possible. He specifically wanted no long drawn out argument based on “motivation” and “passion” and “what you want in life” [...]
Someone recently said something about “Customer Service” that totally resonated with me. In the words of the gentleman I am referring to (who absolutely refused to be identified on the internet) … “I do not know what Customer Service is but I do know when I dont get it“. So true …
And herein lies the [...]
Since the leadership debate, I have been a changed man, changed in the sense that I do not know how to feel about the majority of our political leadership and about the future of the Canadian political life. As if the “negativity” and “pure hostility” on display in the leadership debate was not enough … [...]
So the debate is over and all of the media analysis is out …. I just finished listening to CBC and CTV and I think I am finally prepared to put it out formally. I whole heartedly support Mr. Harper as the leader for Canada …. definitely my choice for “leader” for the coming elections … [...]
So, I am sitting in front of my TV right now and watching the “English Leadership Debate” with representation from the five major political parties …. and twenty minutes into the debate I am already blown away by the insistence on the “GOLDEN STATE HANDSHAKE” from the leaders of NDP, Liberals, Bloc and Green Party. [...]
So, I am back from the dead ….. and this time I am committed to keeping this blog rolling and constantly populated with my genuine and genius thoughts. I thought I will start with a story that quiet magnificiently captures my true feelings about “work-life balance”. As someone who is writing this at 3:21 [...]
In these times of increasing international hostility, a marked decrease in cross national camaraderie and a slew of stories borne out of media(s) attention on inept and bloated bureaucratic processes plaguing the top levels of our political echelon, it is but important to take notice of anything atypical of such fascinations. A small news item [...]
Without generalizing, I will like to share my thoughts about the current state of affairs in youth entrepreneurship …. in Ottawa specifically.
“Entrepreneurship as a serious career option” is increasingly a tough choice to make, especially if you are young. We have such a fixation in Canada (and in Ottawa in particular) on institutions (read public [...]
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