tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-349321572012-01-28T14:02:28.365-08:00Vinod Gopalakrishnanhttps://profiles.google.com/112626083620196601613noreply@blogger.comBlogger131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34932157.post-6317629468413022982010-05-07T10:38:00.000-07:002010-05-07T10:39:27.164-07:00

I happened to read this article by Jon Katzenbach and Zia Khan, which talks about driving growth and change in an organization effectively. The article talks about the formal and the informal organizations and the significance they have in effective execution of strategy.Most organizations have a very well defined “Formal” side with Org charts, Process flows, metrics, targets etc. Whereas the

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Adam Hall, a young lawyer with a brilliant career in a top law firm. But he decides to take up a case,risking his career for a death row inmate Sam Cayhall. The story weaves around both these men and the mysterious background they share. May not be as gripping as some of his other books as the book thrives on the emotional backdrop as much as the suspense.

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Well this one is a more recent read..The book promises a lot as you start off, and draws your complete attention by the time you are through with the first few pages. The protagonist Robert Langdon, of the Da vinci Code/Angels and Demons fame continues unravelling mysteries of the ancient world. This time its about the secrets of the ancient wisdom held within the highest order of a secret group

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Well.. its been a while and its not that I stopped reading entirely, but reading has certainly taken a back seat in the last couple of years.So I did read this book before the movie came out, and let it suffice to say that the movie hardly did any justice to the book as is usually the case.So for those of you who have seen the movie and have not read the book, please go get yourself a copy. And

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This was my first novel by Amitav Ghosh and to be frank I did not really know what to expect. However, as i finished this book I rushed out to the nearest Strand bookstore to pick up his latest novel the Sea of Poppies. The book is rich in so many ways starting from the Narrative which flips across geographies, timelines, imaginations and reality. Despite this constant crisscrossing it still

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Yet another page turner from J Archer, though not probably among his best. Even while I did find some of the key premises in the plot a little hard to digest, the book still managed to keep me engrossed. The emotions of pity, anger and revenge that he manages to arouse in you for Danny Cartwright are so strong that you begin to yearn for revenge just as Danny would. And once you are in that mode,

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Ken Follet has churned out yet another gripping tale, where the female protagonist takes on the bad guys. The central theme being the theft of a deadly virus - Madoba-2 from Oxenford Medical. The story is set in the chilling winters of Scotland and makes for a gripping read. The theme itself is something very relevant to us today, given the rapid strides being made in the biotechnology and

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A thrilling book while you read it. And you'll finish it in a few hours, because such is the build up. But its such a let down in the end. And there is nothing to take home.

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This is a book you simply cannot miss. Google is THE WORD doing the rounds in the techno circles today. Everybody is listening to what google has to say or is guessing what google will do?This book will take you through the life of Google, how it changed from a noun to a verb, how it transformed from a startup to a behemoth thats challenging the likes of Microsoft today.It is indeed an inspiring

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English August is about a young man Agastya Sen, who is called August partly because of his fondness of the english language and partly because of his mixed blood. I have to thank my friend ananth for recommending the book. I took a while to finish it, but that was because i enjoyed every page and literally soaked it in. Humour in this book is not garish, but very subtle and at times funny not

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If you have a brilliant idea and have no clue how to sell it. You ought to read this.In fact everybody ought to read this book, as it certainly does manage to explain certain epidemics/ideas which would otherwise leave us thinking "it worked somehow".Orkut clicked!!!!! But so many others, some probably with many more features, did not. Why???ICQ!!! Skype!! Google!!! .. and so many more... How did

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This book is certainly very different in many ways. Just as it promises, it has no unifying theme or "Big Idea". But what Levitt has managed to do, is to direct you to think a little differently. Look at everything from a different perspective.One thing thats available in plenty today is information. In fact we are overloaded with information that we just cannot assimilate. But ofcourse, we do

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In what turned out to be a wonderful book, Tim Sanders introduces the concept of "Business Love" and the lovecat way of life.Its a simple, practical book that will help you conciously practice what you may already know.We are no longer in a world where information is best used when kept to yourself. He introduces you to the lovecat who shares his knowledge, shows compassion and builds his network

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