Disclaimer: All characters are purely fictional. Gender is interchangeable, but since there is a moment of sudden physical violence, the perpetrator (rather than the victim) of the act has been kept as a woman. While this opens up a debate on typecasting women in organizations, the author felt it is a lesser evil than being seen as condoning violence against women. Strong feminists who are … Continue reading The apple of his eye
Here’s the story of business in a nutshell. How all the functions in an organization work as a seamless whole attracting those elusive customers. A sneak peek into the hallowed world of marketing, customer acquisition and all that sort of stuff! The cast of characters: Joe: Potential customer Lord: The CEO Rob:The organization coach and consultant Baig: The Sales Guy Steele: The Marketer Barrow: The … Continue reading The elusive Joe and the three idiots
The Cast M: The Client (who runs a large company) K: Account Head – Serviving X: Creative Director – 1 Y: Creative Director – 2 I: Management trainee who works with M Place: The agency board room (M has just finished laying out his company plans and talked through the issues he is facing) M: (looking at X and Y, who have been silent right … Continue reading The 2 halfs, the haves and the have-nots
Sometimes, all it takes is just a single statement before we form a judgement about someone – things like where he is coming from, where he’s headed and what he is doing in-between all the coming and going. Of course this can be good or bad depending on whether you are the judge or the judged, and your risk assessment of what a more detailed … Continue reading Are you getting judgemental at work?
Yet another Bored-room bug leak that looks at how diverse points of view, multiple intelligences, and a love of complexity can flourish in a culture of collaborative decision making (phew!) and confuse the hell out any issue! The Cast: V: Sales Head O: V’s official subordinate and unofficial henchman J: Sales and marketing head M: Head of the Company A: M’s assistant R: Brand manager … Continue reading Management by obfuscation
Scene: Boardroom Theme: Boredroom Cast: V: Head-Sales M: Head-Company A: Assistant to M J: V’s Boss S: Assistant to V L: A very senior person in a quite inconsequential role who attends most meetings R: Brand manager (who is absent for reasons that become apparent as the events unfold) Time: Monday Morning Sales Review V: (starts with a pre-emptive move) V: “I can definitely see … Continue reading the bored room bug
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