Monday, 18 August 2014

Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus

Reading this amazing book by John Gray " Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus".
Discovering a lot of things which I actually do unknowingly and end up with lot of confusion.
I have not completed this book yet, however will write more about this book post completion.
I suggest every married men and women should read this.

Cheers ....

Monday, 16 June 2014

FIFA 2014 Germany Vs Portugal review

FIFA 2014

Germany Vs Portugal or was it Germany strategy Vs C Ronaldo.

Another fantastic match of soccer. Germany beat Portugal 4-0.Pepe head-butted Muller. Pepe shown red card.

German strategy of short passes proved worth against one man show Portugal. It seemed Portugal‘s reliability on Ronaldo cost them the match. Germans with their defending strategy greased the wheels for them.  Muller’s heroics were cheered in whole of Germany by their fanatic fans. Muller’s 3 goals out of the 4 scored by Germany sets the tone for the rest of the tournament. Without star player Germans proved how one can win match by a successful strategy. You don’t need star players to win matches.

Pepe being a senior player showed immaturity by head-butting Muller eventually shown red card. Portugal had their chances, but could not pull it off. Did it show lack of confidence or lack of practice?

Poor show by Portugal Goal-keeper adding to the injury.

After a penalty was not called on Portugal’s behalf, Ronaldo became incensed. He ran after a referee, pleading his case. USA TODAY Sports’ Mike Foss pointed out, “No one else on the planet would get away with acting like that towards a referee, Cristiano.”


Long way to go for the tournament let see if we see a turnaround.

Article on People Matters

Bullish & Bearish- Recruitment

http://www.peoplematters.in/blog/2014/06/10/talent-acquisition/bullish-and-bearish-recruitment/6041

Tuesday, 27 May 2014

My First article on People Matters

My First article on People Matters

http://www.peoplematters.in/article/2014/03/25/employer-branding/eleven-tips-for-hiring-the-right-candidate/4762

Tuesday, 6 May 2014

New girl in my life !

New girl in my life!

Adorable, true fighter, mood swings, shopping, travelling, difference in opinion, vegetables, backlashes, love, tender, soft moments, friendship, sense of belongingness, partying and partying hard…
Yes life has been full of all these and I am writing about my better half... Anamika after almost 1.5 years of marriage. People say life changes after marriage, yes it does and for me it changed 360 degree but for good.
Lost some friends, won some… Lost some hearts, won more hearts…
When you travel in Volvo bus and give up the window seat to your better half, then yes you are in love…
When tired coming from office and again you have to go back and buy something and you do it with a smile, yes you are in love…
When you try to cover up your wife's mistake... yes you are in love…
At times you give up your favorite programs then yes you are in love…

Very happy to commit always, yes I am in love…

Monday, 5 May 2014

Last few days @ Steria

Last few days @ Steria

More than a couple of days left in Steria. The energy is down, taken myself on the backfoot dont know why... Yet there is a ray of hope of win-win situation for me and Steria.
I will remember the lush green lawns where we celebrated many events and breaking ice with new members in the team. Playing cricket in the play-area till today could not discover whether the play-area was actually meant for playing basketball or tennis. There is also a faint memory passing by that we won a match against one of the process teams, well I don’t like to praise my captaincy in the match but the medals are the testimony. When irritated used to walk down to the waterfall area, water resonates from the top and produces a genuine expression of nature which eases all the worry, tension etc. and gives lot of energy & vista. We also used to have B-day celebrations at this place. Will miss the gossiping at Phase III, all wondering @ Steria Pune we have only Phase I and Phase II, where does this Phase III comes from? We call tapri as Phase III, where we used to break for tea in morning and in evening and discuss topics ranging from cricket to Indian economics to General elections, yes it’s the year 2014 and a ripple effect of NAMO travelling across.
Will remember second stint of my cubicle, yes I changed my cubicle post my below average performance in 2011, where I was best at cracking ideas, well that’s my take JJJ….
Most importantly shall miss the people be it Managers, Business, and various other stake holders…
There was a new learning whilst working with each and every individual. People elder to me taught me patience, professionalism while the younger lot taught me how to build relationship faster.
I shall remember recruitment reviews (Video conferences...) though am aware will have it in my new organization.
The most difficult task came to me when I had to prepare a handover folder; my mind was not ready to accept that there are few days left to be with those wonderful people. However, I had to do so I have started preparing my handover task.
I can go on & on ; on and on about my experience…… but everything has an expiry date…
Though there will be a ray of hope in my heart when I walk down on the last day that I could meet all these wonderful people again...

Cheers………………….



Sunday, 13 April 2014

IPL-7 KKR

                                              IPL-7 Team KKR
1 Gautam Gambhir (capt), 2 Robin Uthappa (wk), 3 Jacques Kallis, 4 Manish Pandey, 5 Yusuf Pathan, 6 Chris Lynn/Shakib Al Hasan, 7 Piyush Chawla, 8 Vinay Kumar, 9 Sunil Narine, 10 Morne Morkel/ Pat Cummins, 11 Umesh Yadav

KKR are the dark horses in this season of IPL-7. Gautam Gambir, their captain is retained and so is their most valuable player Sunil Narine. KKR looks a very formidable side and can demolish any side
On their day. On spin friendly pitches eg: Chepauk, Ahmedabad(Sardar Patel Stadium),Firoz Shah Kotla stadium(Delhi)- their spin trio of Chawla, Narine and Shakib Al Hasan ( an unsual spinner) will be deadly against strong oppositions.
In flat “ Patta “ pitches the pace attack with Pat Cummins, Morne Morkel, Umesh Yadav and Vinay Kumar may ruffle real good stroke makers.
In terms of batting KKR heavily relies on Gauti, Jacques Kallis and Yusuf Pathan( who just fired in first season of IPL). Gautam has backed him in all the seasons. Robin, Manish Pandey very unsure of their
form in the middle order. Only drawback is they are lacking fire power in the lower middle order except Yusuf Pathan. With the kind of bowling attack KKR will love to defend more totals compared to chase it down.


My observation:  Being the dark horses KKR may upset a team who is trying to qualify for the playoffs in IPL season-7.