Blog by P B



London listed company brought electricity to Kolkatta, 1897, & same city faced blackout in 2020.

Few things were done by Kolkatta, Mumbai-1905, Jamshedpur(JUSCO), Ahmedabad-1913, kind of cities successfully, & some cities at least tried like, Kanpur, Bhiwandi, Agra, Surat.

1996 onwards, soluti...
27 Jul 2020 01:17 AM - Comment(s)



We all heard about strengthening supply chain, reforms, attracting manufacturing to India. Except reforms all other things seem doable.

Reforms are going to be crucial & it’s actually state governments who can decide success or failure on this front.

All major Metro are out of reach from Central G...
27 Jul 2020 12:52 AM - Comment(s)

It’s very emotional issue & everyone wants to bring back their citizens back to their own state. The host states are also eager to send them back.

It seems very easy solution, but does it help migrant or economy. There can be alternate solutions. Many infrastructure projects are stuck for years. ...
27 Jul 2020 12:41 AM - Comment(s)

Two types of behaviors observed during last few days while managing crisis, Franklin & TLTRO 2.0.

If you see inquiries conducted in Europe & US, the answers given by top management seem sometimes rude but to the point.

In India, we have British inspired bureaucracy & we have our own cultur...
27 Jul 2020 12:36 AM - Comment(s)

Possibly bad time to be a leader, even worst if election is due in your area.
You might have done lot of good things in the past but this is surely going to impact election results.
What strategy Mr Trump can use may be different than that of Mr Modi.

What strategy Mr Nitish Kumar can use, may differ f...
05 Apr 2020 10:37 PM - Comment(s)

There are situations when you feel that 95-98% of your goal is achievable, at the same time remaining 2% seems very difficult to achieve. You are a planner & have sufficient time to plan, what will you do.
Good thing is to anticipate such situations well in advance. So, you have time on your side...
05 Apr 2020 10:35 PM - Comment(s)

Globally it’s one of the most difficult time for Sales & Marketing team. Targets will keep getting accumulated & sales-lead generation completely halted.
If we carefully observe, the bidding rates for digital marketing are falling down just like stock market. Organisations equipped to create ...
05 Apr 2020 10:33 PM - Comment(s)

It’s always good to invest part of the portfolio in equity anytime, if you have knowledge. This is the time when even if you don’t have knowledge, you may do well over period of 3-4 years, if you invest & hold your investment.
2000-2003 or 2007-2009 or 2018-2020, all have the similar story. Marke...
05 Apr 2020 02:32 PM - Comment(s)

It’s very sensitive topic for everyone, buyer, seller, financier, & revenue officials.
Indian market has gone through multiple challenges during last few years. With every challenge, there is expectation of prices getting corrected. Is there any scope left for that, I don’t think so.
Like any othe...
05 Apr 2020 02:30 PM - Comment(s)

It’s unique situation as leader. There is scenario which seems out of control. Still, as a leader one has to show the confidence & calmness.
“Communicate tough target”, The situation needs behaviour change, at the same time there should not be panic. So, expectation is to develop habit slowly ...
05 Apr 2020 02:20 PM - Comment(s)