tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74847931840465013902024-11-01T03:45:36.009-07:00Musings on life, leadership, supply chain and green technologyRoshan Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407463123558070058noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7484793184046501390.post-32569067137656611992018-03-17T13:34:00.000-07:002018-03-17T13:34:17.625-07:00

A very interesting animated video describing the 6 universal Principles of Persuasion that have been scientifically proven to make you most effective as reported in Dr. Cialdini’s groundbreaking book, Influence. This video is narrated by Dr. Robert Cialdini and Steve Martin, CMCT (co-author of YES & The Small Big).

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Came across this great talk by Simon Sinek. He has a simple but powerful model for inspirational leadership all starting with a golden circle and the question "Why?" His examples include Apple, Martin Luther King, and the Wright brothers. Enjoy!

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For many, conflict immediately invokes thoughts of hostility, shouting matches, or even negative relationships. Certainly, this is not what I am suggesting as good for the workplace. Conflict is a natural process of communication and facilitates the sharing of divergent point of views.  The process of getting multiple perspectives on any issue is critical to identifying

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Wired released a series of cool videos in July 2013 that give a behind the scenes peek into the Tesla Factory in Fremont, California and how Model S is manufactured from scratch. You will see how coils of aluminum are converted into blanks which are then fabricated into car bodies using in-house automated large stamping lines. It also provides an overview of the totally automated paint line and

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It was a rainy night and John Records was driving up north from Golden Gate Bridge and he saw someone on the side of the street seeking a ride. John was not very sure, but nevertheless he stopped and asked the stranger where he wanted to go and found out that the stranger’s destination was in the same direction that he was heading. The stranger hopped in and along the ride they struck up a

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I am excited about this news that was announced yesterday at Tesla in our Palo Alto office about the partnership between Tesla Motors and Toyota Corporation. It was great to see someone like Akio Toyoda (President, Toyota Corporation and grandson of the Toyota founder) at Tesla (and of course our Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger). As part of the partnership, Tesla will be purchasing the New United

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Nortel Networks Corp, once a telecommunications equipment giant, after years of being under tremendous pressures and trying numerous reorganization and cost-cutting actions to improve its competitive position, filed for bankruptcy protection from creditors on Jan 14th 2009. The Wall Street Journal reported that the company was expected to pay creditors $107 million in bond interest that week and

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Lately, I have been posting stuff about all serious business. So I decided to mix it up this time with couple of humorous videos.These days one of the frequently talked about topics in supply chain is about supply chain risk. It revolves around product quality, supply assurance and lead times associated with delivering a product when the customer wants it at a reasonable price. Examples of supply

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“From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked” - Luke 12:48I am sure lot of you have been disgusted by the recent news of John Thain, Ex-CEO of Merrill Lynch, spending $1.2 million in corporate funds to decorate his office, which included an $87,000 Persian area rug and a $35,000 personal toilet cistern

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I would like to dedicate this piece to the symbolic importance of tomorrow (Jan 20th, 2009), when Barack Obama takes over as the President of United States of America at a critical juncture in time for the World.I want to start by sharing a personal story of mine. I believe that I have strong work ethics which I imbibed by watching my father work very hard to become an entrepreneur. I've given my

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There are hardly any leadership or management books out there that do not talk about inspirational leadership. So why another post on the topic of inspiration? Around 2.6 million jobs were eliminated in 2008. In October, a CNN poll found that 59 percent of Americans believe another 1930s-style depression is very or somewhat likely. A separate poll for Condé Nast Portfolio shows that people

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In the winter of 1991, Nora Gross, a 4 yr old and her father were walking down the street in their neighborhood when we passed a homeless man. For some reason, this man struck her differently from all the other homeless people she had seen on the streets of her neighborhood. Perhaps it was the way he shivered in the cold winter air, or the friendly smile he gave her as they passed. Whatever it

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There is an explosion of eco gadgets in the market. I have been tracking few them of which I would like to share. While there is plethora of gadgets out there, the ones that I mention here can be pricey but really useful.Husqvarna Automower Solar Hybrid Lawns are great but, for all the freedom to roam they grant you, maintaining them can become a pain. Thanks to this Automower Solar Hybrid robot

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General opinion is that the holy grails of supply chain management are high speed and low cost. Though necessary, Hau L. Lee in his highly circulated 2004 article, “The Triple-A Supply Chain” in Harvard Business Review pointed out that they aren't sufficient to give companies a sustainable competitive advantage over rivals. He demonstrated this through a distribution statistics that though U.S.

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Green peace, the environmental watchdog last month published 10th iteration (Guide to Greener Electronics) of their measurements of some of the famous electronics firms which make personal computers, mobile phones, TV's and games consoles. Greenpeace scored the electronics brands on tightened sets of chemicals and electronic waste (e-waste) criteria and on new energy criteria. Some of

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I think we are close to the "tipping point" where solar energy will become economically viable for the general masses. Experts used to say couple of years ago that the "tipping point" will arrive when the capital cost of solar power falls below $1 per watt, roughly the cost of carbon power. The best options today vary from $1.5 to $3.5 per watt - down from $100 in the late 1970s. Cell conversion

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When you talk about successful people who do you think about: perhaps Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Sam Walton, Tom Cruise, Lee Iacocca, Oprah Winfry, Madonna, Barack Obama. What about Madelyn Dunham? What about her you might say? Madelyn Dunham worked at the Bank of Hawaii, where she worked her way up over two dozen years from secretary to one of the firm's first woman vice presidents. "This lady

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Imagine a city with no cars, a city run on 100% electricity generated by harnessing wind, solar, and geothermal energy. A city where there is zero waste and zero carbon emissions. Imagine a city whose landscaping and crops will be irrigated with treated waste water produced by the city's water treatment plant. A city where drinking water will be provided through a solar-powered desalination

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This video ad from i2 technologies presents a holistic picture of the value that an efficient supply chain brings to this greater world that we live in.i2 Technologies is a supply chain management software and services company, founded in 1988 by Sanjiv Sidhu and Ken Sharma. It grew rapidly during the late 90's to reach its zenith at the height of the dot com boom in 2000, when it crossed the $1B

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Welcome to my blog where I will be discussing about supply chain, green technology, leadership and life in general. The reason for me to start this blog is to reignite the dormant writer germ in me . I want to use this blog as an avenue to express my thoughts about things on my mind. I plan to post something every week or at minimum two times a month. So stay tuned and hope you find this blog

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