Management Perspectives

Mindfulness is more than a missing key in business. It is a doorway. One that leads from stress to resilience, from ego to empathy, from chaos to clarity. The business case is compelling, but the human case is even stronger.

Fundamental concerns such s literacy rates, primary educational levels, income levels, and internet access all affect the starting point for an IT job creation strategy. But those nations that are the most progressive in addressing their IT job deficit will be the most successful in improving their economies and the lives of their people over time.

Disinvestment of shareholding and privatisation of public sector undertakings in India, spanning over the last two and half decades, is a mission that did not get accomplished. It was a frontline manifestation of the paradigm shift in the planning process towards national development that the government need not be in business and need only be a facilitator, the dictum still holds true with the present union government.

While still a ‘work in progress’, GST has immense potential to bring large sums into the government’s coffers.