Kodak has filed for bankruptcy is the headline of the day. The Economist, Jan 14, 2012 issue has published an interesting article on the Kodak's story and its comparision with its Japanese rival Fujifilm. A good comparative case study.

Article mentions the Fuji's transformation into profitable business with market cap of $12.6bn vis a vis Kodak's $220mn. On one hand where Kodak's diversification into pharmaceutical business flopped, that of Fuji's into line of cosmetics and optical films for LCD screen paid off.

Further it says 'Kodak acted like a stereotypical change-resistant Japanese firm, while Fujifilm acted like a flexible American one'.

The concept of perfection and the endless effort to achieve it has been documented at length, both in art and in real life. But what sets apart the individuals who truly achieve a level of perfection from the pretenders? One may argue that the former are never satisfied and never believe that they have achieved perfection in the first place.

Going through Abhinav Bindra’s autobiography, A Shot at History, the other day, I could not help but draw some parallels and differences between it and another masterpiece: Darren Aronofsky’s noir film Black Swan, starring Natalie Portman as a ballet dancer obsessed with reaching the pinnacle of her chosen profession.

Advancement in Science, Arts & Commerce has changed the scenario of the world. It has also impacted the population at large and has been successful in changing the way of living, of the man. It created a major change globally, and actually turned the world into a global village. What seemed impossible or hard to imagine earlier, the industrial revolution has actually made many things possible. Many new innovations, concepts and thoughts were put up and it has brought a complete new culture into the society. People started moving from place to place and are no longer confined to one place. In such situation it has become very much important for a person to see that this planet remains a peaceful place for generations to come.

I figured out that i am good in asking questions, so that's what i will try to do here. i will try to find new intriguing questions which interests me and might interest you as well, try to find their answers and share them with all of you. That's my purpose of starting this blog account. I will keep in mind that it adds value to your life in some way or other.

Let me know your thoughts..

An interesting article in Management Today Feb2011 issue 'Is an MBA a waste of money?'

Article says that even among businesspeople, MBA is a source of 'theological division'. Some say its essential while others say it's worthless. 'Which proves nothing about someone's talent for business'. An MBA just helps you in adding on to your friends list and few job interview calls. 'It's a cripplingly expensive form of Linked In.'

Further it talks of the expenses. The vicious circle: borrowing to get a degree which helps you in getting a job so you can pay back. All you learn can be easily done by sitting in a library and self-education at almost no cost.

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Rita Mulcahy, 50 who was a prolific Project Management author and teacher, is no more. She died on May 15th 2010 due to Breast Cancer.

Rita's books and teaching methodology has helped many professionals studying for PMP exam. I am certainly indebted to her excellent study material for helping me become a PMP (Project Management Professional)

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It was disheartening to see one sided comments on recent incident involving Mumbai locals.

No doubt the motormen created a lot of problem for the daily commuters but to make remarks like 'mismanaged by railways' shows only one part of story.

Am sure commentators must have visited atleast one of the two divisional control office situated in Mumbai and witnessed first hand the working/planning done in normal and unusual circumstances. Also, they must have met couple of officers directly responsible for the movement of trains and seen the arrangements made by them with the least of the resources available on hand on those eventful days.

Although this gets as close to the real life scenario, this is just for laughs! Get ready for the corp torture - current batch! ;) Warm Regards, Swanand Batch 07