Every company worries in some way about how to make people more productive. To do this, most companies normally focus on two things: training – building knowledge and skills, and technology. No doubt this does yield returns. However, there is something else, perhaps even more powerful, that is largely ignored. Productivity is how much you… read more »
Physics of Poverty series by Dr. Tara Thiagarajan,Chairperson, Madura Microfinance Ltd. What we need are Masters in Enterprise Building (MEBs) Ask MBA (Masters in Business Administration) students what they want to do after they graduate and the answer is usually a variant of ‘Get a good job’. A good job, they will explain to you, is a… read more »
Physics of Poverty series by Dr. Tara Thiagarajan,Chairperson, Madura Microfinance Ltd. There is a certain romanticism that we all carry about rural living. For many of us it represents the simple life, a place where you go when you need to slow down and not do much. And it is precisely that. The world’s relentless march forward… read more »
Physics of Poverty series by Dr. Tara Thiagarajan, Chairperson, Madura Microfinance Ltd. Many CEOs and HR folk will tell you that happy people make for more productive employees. In fact there are even studies that demonstrate that when you are happy you are more productive. Therefore, the reasoning goes, it is important for companies to… read more »
Physics of Poverty series by Dr. Tara Thiagarajan, Chairperson, Madura Microfinance Take a risk. Use your imagination. Transform your world. Try to say this in any Indian language. I challenge you. You will fall short. Short on comparable, easily accessible vocabulary, short on that easy feel of flow and short on memories of when you… read more »
Physics of Poverty series by Dr. Tara Thiagarajan, Chairperson, Madura Microfinance In my last post, I mused about who actually knows what something is worth? Beyond survival, ‘value’ is simply collective perception, a construct of our collective mind. So what do we mean when we talk of ‘value’? What is our mind ‘valuing’ and for… read more »
In 1989 as a 17 year old college student I had a childish view of what it took to get by in the world. Foolishly, I thought that $150 (7,500 Rs.) was sufficient to spend a month in Greece (it was my own hard earned money and seemed a lot to me at the time). … read more »
Physics of Poverty series by Dr. Tara Thiagarajan, Chairperson, Madura Microfinance Ltd. Some weeks ago I received a rather acerbic email from a reader lambasting me for my relentless focus on productivity. Life is not just about productivity, he said. It is about relationships. Have I thought about this? Maybe people don’t want to be… read more »
Physics of Poverty series by Dr. Tara Thiagarajan, Chairperson, Madura Microfinance A couple weeks ago my newly married maid came asking me for a loan to pay the rental deposit on her flat. I knew she had saved up much more than the amount she needed so I asked her what she had done with… read more »
Physics of Poverty series by Dr. Tara Thiagarajan,Chairperson, Madura Microfinance Ltd. A couple weeks ago we surveyed readers like you to see what your perceptions were of rural India with regards to mobility and connectivity. We also wanted to get a sense for how different your own behaviour and access is from the villagers. We asked you… read more »
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