Monday, July 3, 2017
Advice & Dissent: My Life In Public Service - Y.V. Reddy
Who Moved My Interest Rate? - D. Subbarao
The Course Of My Life - C. D. Deshmukh
From Reserve Bank To Finance Ministry And Beyond - M. Narasimham
Glimpses Of Indian Economic Policy: An Insider's View - I.G. Patel
The Age Of Turbulence: Adventures In A New World - Alan Greenspan
The Courage To Act: A Memoir Of A Crisis And Its Aftermath - Ben Bernanke
The End Of Alchemy: Money, Banking And The Future Of The Global Economy - Mervyn King
Bank Indonesia And The Crisis: An Insider's View - Soedradjad Djiwandono
Kulu: The End Of The Habitable World - Penelope Chetwode
Who Moved My Interest Rate? - D. Subbarao
The Course Of My Life - C. D. Deshmukh
From Reserve Bank To Finance Ministry And Beyond - M. Narasimham
Glimpses Of Indian Economic Policy: An Insider's View - I.G. Patel
The Age Of Turbulence: Adventures In A New World - Alan Greenspan
The Courage To Act: A Memoir Of A Crisis And Its Aftermath - Ben Bernanke
The End Of Alchemy: Money, Banking And The Future Of The Global Economy - Mervyn King
Bank Indonesia And The Crisis: An Insider's View - Soedradjad Djiwandono
Kulu: The End Of The Habitable World - Penelope Chetwode
British Serials @ Zee Cafe, every night @ 10pm
I must confess that the hoardings annoyed me a little - 'The British Are Back', they screamed all across the town. Sort of reminded me of Paul Revere and his 'The British Are Coming' shout in the 1700s. :-) The annoyance was of course due to the 300+ years of colonial rule. But I was curious too - because, truth be told, I am getting rather tired of the same old US serials. It is true what they say about variety being the spice of life.
And there seems to be enough variety on the plate all right. There is an adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's 'War And Peace', a glimpse into the life of Ian Fleming who created the dashing spy 007, a series with a dash of the supernatural (Class), SS-GB which depicts what would have happened if the Nazis had succeeded in occupying Britain (Fascinating!) and a whodunit featuring a serial killer on the loose in Paris.
I suspected that it would be rather difficult to watch the Lords and Ladies from 'War And Peace' on a full stomach (the shows are being aired at 10pm every night) so I gave this drama a miss. I did, however, manage to watch an episode of 'Class' - for all of 15 minutes. It wouldn't have been possible for me to watch it beyond that even if someone had put a gun to my head. And I am not even talking about the accents - God knows I could understand Mama Crowley just fine. The idea of the aliens living on Earth disguised as humans is palatable but I laughed out aloud when the two aliens in question revealed their true appearance for just a moment. God! They looked as if they had walked straight out of the set of 'Thor'. :-) And the alien who tried to kill that girl looked fit to grace the pages of kiddie comics. Couldn't help but roll my eyes when one of the aliens turned out to be a 'Prince'. Haven't they got enough of the royals already?
Despite this disappointment, I wanted to watch SS-GB and Maigret. The time slots - original telecase @ 10pm and repeats @ 5pm - aren't at all convenient. So, for the time being at least, I am forced to give up on these shows.
I am sure the Brits will be back as soon as the next season of these shows makes an appearance across the Thames. :-)
And there seems to be enough variety on the plate all right. There is an adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's 'War And Peace', a glimpse into the life of Ian Fleming who created the dashing spy 007, a series with a dash of the supernatural (Class), SS-GB which depicts what would have happened if the Nazis had succeeded in occupying Britain (Fascinating!) and a whodunit featuring a serial killer on the loose in Paris.
I suspected that it would be rather difficult to watch the Lords and Ladies from 'War And Peace' on a full stomach (the shows are being aired at 10pm every night) so I gave this drama a miss. I did, however, manage to watch an episode of 'Class' - for all of 15 minutes. It wouldn't have been possible for me to watch it beyond that even if someone had put a gun to my head. And I am not even talking about the accents - God knows I could understand Mama Crowley just fine. The idea of the aliens living on Earth disguised as humans is palatable but I laughed out aloud when the two aliens in question revealed their true appearance for just a moment. God! They looked as if they had walked straight out of the set of 'Thor'. :-) And the alien who tried to kill that girl looked fit to grace the pages of kiddie comics. Couldn't help but roll my eyes when one of the aliens turned out to be a 'Prince'. Haven't they got enough of the royals already?
Despite this disappointment, I wanted to watch SS-GB and Maigret. The time slots - original telecase @ 10pm and repeats @ 5pm - aren't at all convenient. So, for the time being at least, I am forced to give up on these shows.
I am sure the Brits will be back as soon as the next season of these shows makes an appearance across the Thames. :-)
The Five Dysfunctions Of A Team - Patrick Lencioni
“Politics is when people choose their words and actions based on how they want others to react rather than based on what they really think.”
I have never come across a more accurate definition of Politics than the above one. :-) Of course, this gem is just one of the many tricks and tips and techniques that are scattered about in this book as the author teaches us about what causes team-building to fail. Team-Building! The word sounds so positive and yet, those of us who have been tasked with taking care of teams know that it is one of the most difficult aspects of project management. I don't know if there are many ways to do it right, but I know that there are many ways to mess it up.
And one way to do it right is to understand what can make it go horribly wrong. Hence the 5-step model. The bottom-most step is 'Lack Of Trust'. The root cause of all evil, so to speak. That leads to 'Fear Of Conflict'. Where there is no conflict, there is 'No Commitment'. Without any buy-in, there is 'No Accountability'. And that means that everyone is worried about his or her own status that no one is paying any attention to the end result that they are supposed to achieve as the team.
Sounds familiar? I am sure it does. So if you want to learn about how to pull together a great team and read an interesting story while you are at it, this is the book for you.
I have never come across a more accurate definition of Politics than the above one. :-) Of course, this gem is just one of the many tricks and tips and techniques that are scattered about in this book as the author teaches us about what causes team-building to fail. Team-Building! The word sounds so positive and yet, those of us who have been tasked with taking care of teams know that it is one of the most difficult aspects of project management. I don't know if there are many ways to do it right, but I know that there are many ways to mess it up.
And one way to do it right is to understand what can make it go horribly wrong. Hence the 5-step model. The bottom-most step is 'Lack Of Trust'. The root cause of all evil, so to speak. That leads to 'Fear Of Conflict'. Where there is no conflict, there is 'No Commitment'. Without any buy-in, there is 'No Accountability'. And that means that everyone is worried about his or her own status that no one is paying any attention to the end result that they are supposed to achieve as the team.
Sounds familiar? I am sure it does. So if you want to learn about how to pull together a great team and read an interesting story while you are at it, this is the book for you.
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