In any organisation, we deal with two clear sets of people &mdash; the producers (employees) and the consumers (customers).

The BOOK that inspired me

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If organisational transformations are to succeed, change can&rsquo;t be thought of as a single, standardised process
Organisations need to change constantly, for all kinds of reasons, but achieving a

Creating organisational transformations

    Name the subsidiary of an Indian retail company that has a Sanskrit name meaning &ldquo;worship&rdquo;. The subsidiary handles the company&rsquo;s distribution and logistics functions.

The Strategist Quiz (#063)

The Indian bakery market is valued at Rs 3,295 crore and is expected to reach Rs 4,308 crore by 2012.
The market is split into the rural market, which is 22.5 per cent, and the urban market, which is

KIT: The Indian bakery market in 2008

In the book, The Game-Changer, Procter &amp; Gamble chairman and CEO A G Lafley and business consultant Ram Charan explain why it is important to make innovation central to every driver of your

What is real innovation?

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    For which product launch in the US, did the CEO of the company ride a vintage Sherman tank through New York&rsquo;s Times Square, aiming fire at a huge Coca-Cola billboard?
    Richard Branson, to introduce Virgin Cola in the US&nbsp;
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    In order to make cost-cutting a priority, which Indian company has launched a &ldquo;one component, one gram&rdquo; initiative that requires every parts supplier to make lighter components?
    Maruti Suzuki India Ltd&nbsp;
   

Answers to last week's quiz (#062)

Twelve years ago, I shopped for kitchen supplies for my first-ever grown-up kitchen at Mehta Merchants and General Suppliers in Sarojini Nagar.

Kitchen porn

To everyone who prayed and fasted on Tuesday to prevent the world from being sucked into a black hole on Wednesday, thanks for nothing.

TGIF - not

Abhilasha Ojha meets Shravan Shroff, who decided to start his own chain of multiplexes after being denied tickets for a film...

Meet The exhibitionist

Charmant properties are available in old Europe for less than the price of a dream farmhouse. Rrishi Raote tells you why and how you must buy in.

Europe on sale - Now, buy that

Recently I was asked to supply my views for a newspaper story about the increasing demand for child-free zones in public places.

The parent rap

Too many drops may spoil the broth, as they caution, but a touch of just the right perfume is always a sure-shot winner.

Fragrances for you

Spice, starch and variety - New Orleans cuisine definitely resembles Indian food, Enzo Renda, CEO of Eggspectation resto cafe chain, tells Neha Bhatt
What is New Orleans cuisine all about? 
New

New Orleans on your plate

The difference between the Bilbao Grand Slam scoring system of 3-1-0 (for win-draw-loss) and the traditional system is apparent with two rounds to go.

CHESS #555

Kishore Singh flips through a sweeping tale of architectural traditions that inspired the Umaid Bhawan, and catches up on some nostalgia in the bargain.

A palace... And a book

Gargi Gupta visits the Google office and discovers that it&rsquo;s a place where the young can feel at home and express themselves freely.

Work while you have fun

Abhilasha Ojha discusses the art of the abstract with Vishaka Apte whose interesting works are currently being showcased in Delhi.

The subtle drama of life

All the hype notwithstanding, you wouldn&rsquo;t have thought that Stephenie Meyer is as big a phenomenon as Rowling in India &mdash;yet. Apparently she is.

Romancing the vamps!

The all-new Toyota Corolla Altis - time to move benchmarks then?
Come to think of it, there is no point in writing a driving impression of the Toyota Corolla Altis &mdash; it is not going to make a

Altis ego

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The third Yokohama Triennale begins today and will continue until November 30. Shilpa Gupta, who&rsquo;s lately been gathering accolades at various international fora, will be part

Indian art around the world

Finally, India gets its first world-class event for its heritage automobiles.

Par for the Concours

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