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Category: The Whistle Library
Colour-conscious, Are We?
I have observed many new conscious biases and prejudices in the world of work for so many years now, that I wonder if this is just a trend or something more enduring. If it’s the latter, we ought to have reasons to be seriously concerned. It is recent, irrational and to that extent speaks of… Continue reading Colour-conscious, Are We?
Protected: Spring-Reading for Clarity
Burning Out, Giving In, and What it Means to Be a Woman Professional
It is that time of the year when we celebrate women around the world, as International Women’s Day comes around and it is also Women’s History Month in the US. A week ago, I shared a video that I made for International Women’s Day, as this year, it coincides with India’s festival of colours, Holi,… Continue reading Burning Out, Giving In, and What it Means to Be a Woman Professional
Protected: Reading At a Time of Heightened Conflict
Porter’s Competitive Advantage of Nations in Today’s Globalised World
Now that I have finally finished reading Michael E Porter’s The Competitive Advantage of Nations, I thought I’d write about its relevance in today’s globalized world. Like many business and economics books that I have been writing about recently, it wouldn’t be fair for me to review this book either, for the same reasons. I… Continue reading Porter’s Competitive Advantage of Nations in Today’s Globalised World
Protected: Reading with Davos Man
Why We Read and When It Matters
We are still at that time of the year, when everyone is compiling lists. Lists of the best books of 2022. The most popular books of 2022. Critics’ choice of 2022. And when we have just waded through enough of those, it’s time for most anticipated books of 2023. Books to look out for in… Continue reading Why We Read and When It Matters
Protected: Reading to Begin the New Year With
A Young Girl’s Dictionary
Anyone who has read Simon Winchester’s book, The Surgeon of Crowthorne, will wonder how the story of the compiling of the Oxford English Dictionary can ever be fictionalized. It is a fascinating account of an unlikely volunteer and his helping James Murray, the editor of the first OED, with words, their meanings and usage. Anyhow,… Continue reading A Young Girl’s Dictionary










