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The Salad Bar: October 2010
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Sunday, October 24, 2010. Betting on Unripe Fruit! A friend I met last week was recalling his experiences from his first job and telling me about his boss. The friend had started off as a rookie reporter with Sportsworld – the magazine that Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi used to edit! His boss was the assistant editor at Sportsworld: David McMahon. And he recalled with great enthusiasm the one trait that marked David out as someone rather special: his willingness to bet on youth! And here’s the story:. Which is...
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The Salad Bar: December 2009
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Tuesday, December 22, 2009. If you think you can, you can! Have you heard of Roger Bannister? He was the first athlete to run the mile in less than four minutes. And in doing so, he not only broke the four-minute barrier, but also taught all of us a valuable lesson. And then, on 6th May, 1954, Roger Bannister did the impossible. He finished the race in 3 minutes, 59.4 seconds. The four minute barrier was broken! So what really happened? Did coaches get smarter and teach the athletes new techniques? So wh...
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The Salad Bar: Life Lessons from the Ping-Pong Table!
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Monday, December 2, 2013. Life Lessons from the Ping-Pong Table! Like several of my colleagues at work, I too look forward to the lunch hour every day. Not just for the appetizing canteen food, or the lunch room conversations – but for the table-tennis game that follows after lunch. As I sat back and thought of the fun-and-games, I couldn’t help thinking that the daily ping-pong session also offers us some interesting life lessons. Here are just a few:. Not too high, not too low. Who are those almost for...
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The Salad Bar: June 2009
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009. 8220;If it is to be it is up to me! Have you heard of the rather unique funeral they had in an office in New York some years ago? As all the employees of that firm trooped in to work on a Monday morning, they were greeted by a rather solemn-looking notice at the entrance. On it was written the following: “The person who was responsible for inhibiting you growth died yesterday. The body has been placed in the cafeteria, till 2 pm today.”. 8221; It is not often that you can get a se...
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The Salad Bar: June 2010
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Sunday, June 27, 2010. The Elevator Not Taken! It happens to me almost every day. The dilemma of choice. And I wonder if you have a similar tale to tell too. Or whichever comes first? And as I wait with other folks for an elevator - it's fascinating to watch the dilemma play out every morning. People look at each other with a shared sense of dismay. One face seems to say "Why did this lift have to stop on every floor? And all the faces seem to be saying "We should have taken the other lift! And often our...
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The Salad Bar: Betting on Unripe Fruit!
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Sunday, October 24, 2010. Betting on Unripe Fruit! A friend I met last week was recalling his experiences from his first job and telling me about his boss. The friend had started off as a rookie reporter with Sportsworld – the magazine that Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi used to edit! His boss was the assistant editor at Sportsworld: David McMahon. And he recalled with great enthusiasm the one trait that marked David out as someone rather special: his willingness to bet on youth! And here’s the story:. Which is...
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The Salad Bar: Getting a Licence Does Not Make You a Driver!
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011. Getting a Licence Does Not Make You a Driver! He is 58 years old, bespectacled with distinguished silver grey hair. He’s spent 25 years working for one of India’s most respected corporate houses. I have learnt a lot from him. But it is unlikely you would have ever heard of him. His name is Karunan. And he worked with me as my driver. 1 Getting a driving licence does not make you a driver. 2 The real world is very different from a classroom. 3 Slog. Get your hands dirty. Best ...
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The Salad Bar: September 2013
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Thursday, September 26, 2013. Who is Your Hero? Here’s a question for you. Who is your hero? A question I often get asked is who my hero was. I have had several heroes in my life. And I thought it might be useful to share some of those stories. So here goes…. One of my earliest heroes in life was my father. Now that’s probably true for many of us! And lesson two: Carry your own school bag – don’t have someone else to do it for you! As a cricket-crazy kid in school, I got a new hero when Sunil Gavaskar bu...
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The Salad Bar: May 2009
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Monday, May 4, 2009. The Second Best Time to Do Anything! Do you find yourself looking back and wishing you had done things differently? Do you wish you had cultivated the reading habit as a child so you'd be a better-read person today? Do you wish you had played a sport and stayed with it beyond college, so you would be a fitter person today? Do you wish you had gone easy on sweets and on food so you wouldn't be an obese diabetic today? Business gurus and spiritual leaders have all talked about the powe...
