Purpose – Why Bother Having Kids

I cannot stop myself to go back to this question of Purpose. Some say that life is full of shit, but I think that expletive doesn’t even describe. So why bother? For more toys? More adulation? More respect? Why bother? What’s the purpose?   I think, i feel, that the Purpose is to implement the [...]

Meritocracy, Objectivity, and the Selfless Leader.

In my post on Meritocracy & Objectivity, I state that without Objectivity, the good intentioned logically sound meritocracy criteria can still be used to justify dysfunctional culture.   Some say that by asking “why” for 3 times, we might arrive at the root of an insight. So now we try to ask why 3 times. [...]

Meritocracy & Objectivity

In my last post, I state that Meritocracy is very important and yet, although the definition of meritocracy is well documented, the nature or criteria for meritocracy is open to each organization. I also state that thus, the nature or criteria of meritocracy selected by an Organization is critical, have the right components of meritocracy [...]

What is Meritocracy?

I think this is among the chief value of an ever growing, ever relevant organization.   Meritocracy pushes people to outdo themselves through productivity and innovation. But with the wrong application, it can also lead people to a sense of resignation and futility.   Due to it’s value, should we start with a definition?   [...]

Stop the War on Workers. Rise of the Proletariat?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_economic_thought “People are therefore alienated from both the fruits of production and the means to realise their potential, psychologically, by their oppressed position in the labour market. But the tale told alongside exploitation and alienation is one of capital accumulation and economic growth. Employers are constantly under pressure from market competition to drive their workers [...]

Rate of Innovation at Scale

As organization grows, it shows inability to scale, i.e. to deal with projects at large numbers In response to this supply demand gap, company develop procedures to deter validly poorly conceived project Yet, competition and internal innovation pressure mounts. The company has more division and managers, each identified solidly innovative ideas that if pursued, will [...]

Thank you for such a fine lesson

Watched the inside job. It’s natural that deregulation would lead to higher returns to investors. By deregulating, you allow higher volatility in the market, allowing band of extreme return to get wider and extending the potential range of extreme return. So, it is logical to conclude that yes, financial deregulation would lead to more profits [...]