12 Oct 2018

2018, Branding
  Welcome to Day 3 of Brand colours. The rains are on their way out, the fields are verdant green, the trees washed clean and their leaves glistening. Navratri, the longest dance festival in the world is in progress and the colour of the day is GREEN. Green represents fertility, growth and yes - abundance. It's all about greenbacks - the money. Green means plenty. Green al...
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11 Oct 2018

2018, Training
Today is the second day of the Navratri, the nine nights of festivities that will culminate in Dussehra - the triumph of good over evil. We continue to look at how a colour influences brand perceptions Wear yellow today! Bring on the sunshine, the cheer, the joyous spirit! Yellow is the colour of optimism, of hope, of confidence. As sure as sunrise, yellow stands for positivity. He...
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10 Oct 2018

2018
It’s upon us once again: the festive season. With the start of the Navratri – the Nine Nights of the Divine Feminine. It matters not whether you celebrate it or not, there is a so much ‘singing and dancing’ around this one that you simply cannot ignore it. This year we start the day one of this festival with the colour blue! For everything that blue represents, it's the most used colo...
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30 Apr 2018

2018 8 Comments
Avengers: Infinity War: A review of a revolution Disclaimer: Lest you’re worried: no spoilers in here! If you’ve been for MCU’s Avengers: Infinity War or planning to go for it then obviously, you’ve been devouring enough information about the film, the Infinity Stones, the characters, who wins, who loses and how does it all happen. I did manage to catch it over the weekend and wi...
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09 Apr 2018

2018, CrossCulture 1 Comment
It's called Indian English. And this list could go on and on! The very fact that  most young Indians speak a reasonable level of grammatically correct English (let's not discuss accents please) and that they listen to a range of music from ColdPlay and Justin Bieber to Pavarotti does not mean we are that steeped in what is called the "Western way" of thinking. We've taken English to its...
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07 Apr 2018

2018, CrossCulture
Transition time? The RFP is done successfully. You are now sitting plum on a huge deal and all you have to do for the next promotion is to see that it goes smoothly. Are you the transition manager for the big deal everyone in the office is talking about? Are you the one who's taking over the reins for that winning logo? Easy, right? Or...wait a minute... is it keeping you up at nigh...
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30 Mar 2018

2018, CrossCulture, Customer Experience
Disclaimer Alert: I am not a cricket fan. So before all you seasoned followers of the game start, I'd like to own up to that. Not a cricket fan. Not a cricket player. Not an expert. Phew! Now that that's done, I'd like to say two things that will make the next few paras make sense. I do not live under a rock. Which means I do know what's happening in my immediate universe. And I ...
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29 Mar 2018

2016
Cross culture can be serious. Or it can bring a smile on your face. Here are some ways Cross Culture and Cultural Diversity can actually be funny. There's one way of looking at cross cultural teams. And there's another way of looking at it. And there's a way of looking at cross cultural communication   Diversity can be welcomed. Or diversity can be viewed with a ...
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