![The Chinese Are Here Already!](https://vivekvsp.com/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
Two years ago I was away visiting Tonga, an exceptionally beautiful island in the Far East, which sees the first sun of the day because…
![The Bystander Effect](https://i0.wp.com/vivekvsp.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Parrot2.jpg?resize=94%2C124&ssl=1)
“Hello, you are so absorbed watching TV, what’s that?” Lulu, my wise parrot, asked.“You are a very keen observer Lulu,” I said, “I am watching…
![Two Ways of Handling Succession](https://vivekvsp.com/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
Succession planning is a very sensitive subject in the corporate world. But some have managed it quite well. The latest case in discussion is Deepak…
![The Political Roots of The National Protest Day](https://vivekvsp.com/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
A news report appearing in Mint tells us that Oct 28 will be observed by unions as ‘National Protest Day’. The work will not be…
![Lulu on Mukesh Ambani](https://i0.wp.com/vivekvsp.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Parrot.jpg?resize=98%2C122&ssl=1)
“You can’t ask me that question, Lulu” I protested, “There is no question of my reducing my pay and perks. First of all, I am…
![Roy George, Wave of Violence and Bitter Truth](https://vivekvsp.com/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
Is violence returning to the labour scene? That’s the question everyone is asking, one TV Channel interviewed some union officials and HR managers, including yours…
![The Ethical Dilemma of Compassionate Employment](https://vivekvsp.com/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
I have witnessed the fire at Tarangan Complex as I stayed there with my son and his family on the fateful night. There was a…
![Six Firemen and An Elevator](https://i0.wp.com/vivekvsp.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/fire.jpg?resize=135%2C90&ssl=1)
We decided to celebrate Diwali Festival [Festival of Lights] with my son and his family who stay across the road in a housing complex called…
![Forgetting Mother Tongue](https://vivekvsp.com/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
How much time would you require to forget your mother tongue? The world knows [I really think so!] that I am a ‘Marathi manoos’ and…
![Hand of Destiny, Clairvoyance and Synchronicity](https://vivekvsp.com/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
As a young science student, I never believed in dreams coming true, coincidences and synchronicity. But gradually experience started taking toll. The provocation for writing…