Don’t Keep Sally..!
It was a video clip of a lion, most probably an escapee from a zoo walking freely on a city bridge! The person shooting the video, had even rolled his glass down to get a closer shot, obviously excited that he had a forward that would go viral, but in…
Fooled by a Golden Glow..!
The other day someone told me his sister had bought a phone worth a huge amount. “But your sister’s just picked up a job!” I said. “With her job, she applied for a credit card!” I was told. And today, that’s what I see; with no money in the wallet…
Keep a Balance..!
“Is today a holiday?” I asked my driver as I observed the roads empty. “All the people are up there!” said my driver. I wondered what he meant, then realised he was pointing to the metro line, running alongside the road. I was happy, less traffic jams meant less fumes,…
Freedom to Disagree..!
The greatest gift a leader can gift himself or herself, is to present oneself with a team who have the freedom to disagree with the leader. “Sir, I don’t agree with your views!” is a statement one should welcome in a meeting, whether it’s government, corporate or religious. Because that…
Shouldering The Plough..!
This morning I spent the better part of an hour with a friend of mine discussing whether I should take upon myself certain responsibilities: He was quite insistent that I serve on a particular board and I, knowing that my hands were full, was very reluctant. “It means more than…
Robert Clements is a newspaper columnist and writes a daily column, which has graced the pages of over 60 newspapers and magazines, from a daily column in the Khaleej Times, Dubai, the Morning Star, London, and in nearly every state in India, from The Statesman in Kolkata, to the Kashmir Times in Kashmir to the Trinity Mirror in Chennai.