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Zapp!

Senthilkumar — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:30:56 +0000

Finished a book Zapp! the lightning of empowerment – an old book by William C Byham and Jeff Cox. Absolutely interesting read and a great illustrative piece I should say on the way to empower employees in an organisation.

A great narrative style made it such an easy read and we could easily find the analogies to our day to day working conditions. A must read for people who are looking to empower their people – employees and make the organisation a great one.

It does have a cover tag – How to improve quality, productivity, and employee satisfaction.

Hey Chetan Bhagat twittered thanks!

Senthilkumar — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:30:25 +0000

It’s a wonderful feeling when one of your most loved and favorite writer tweets you back saying thanks, it happened today. The night, day before yesterday was spent sleepless. Did earn the wrath of my mom when she passed my room to see it was 3 in the morning and I had not slept yet.

Well real culprit was 2 States – the new novel by Chetan Bhagat, I took it up the last day and after getting over with my work on Monday, I thought let me finish it off and I did at 4 in the morning….next day.

I promptly went to his website and did my feedback. He is one such author who knows how to reply. (we seldom get replies for fan mail.)

Then I thought boss, he is more active on twitter why not tell him there, sure I did and today when I saw his replies it included my name…@rsenthilkumar

I did think he was best a script writer the way he does his narration so much that we start thinking at times on what is next from him. Pretty cool and the book had one great character in the Dad, the Army Officer. Sometimes Dads are like that.

Anyways had a great time today with a thanks from my fav Chetan Bhagat. Thanks Chetan Bhagat Saab, Thank you very much.

See ya….

R Senthilkumar

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Senthilkumar — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 04:58:11 +0000

No marks for guessing, thats the Apple Steve Jobs biography…Just got hold of this book and it is an impulsive read as much as the man himself…Going through the narrative of the inside covers it was an excellent piece of introduction and led me think about the man and his ambitions and his achievements and the prologue transported me to the 2000 meeting. The narrative of the CEO clad in a round neck Tee and a pair of jeans to boot should be breaking convention at all times, but the man in question is none other than Steve Jobs. And to think he was booted out of his own company he built and then the perseverance that paid off when he was back all are worth the words there and I bet it would be a great inspiration…

As I keep flipping pages consciously treading every incident I am overwhelmed at the fact the man had traveled to India at a pretty young age by even Indian standards to seek his inner self…just a startling revelation for me personally….

I think am interested riveted as much as the iPod or an iPhone would make you hold your eye balls.

Will share about this whenever I can…

R Senthilkumar