Vivek Kaul

2 weeks ago | newslaundry.com | Vivek Kaul

There is too much uncertainty in the situation. And that’s one thing that companies don’t like at all. In the second trimester of my MBA we had a course called Organisational Behaviour. I flunked it. One of the things that was taught in that course was the concept of the Johari Window (we will come to the details). I just couldn’t get my head around why I needed to know what this window was all about.

2 weeks ago | livemint.com | Vivek Kaul

Indeed, like that cricket shot, ‘stupid, stupid, stupid’ is what best describes US President Donald Trump’s tariff economics. It raises several points. First, many of Trump’s Make America Great Again (MAGA) supporters, possibly even him, seem to believe that tariffs will be paid by the countries exporting goods to the US. The fact is that tariffs are paid by importers, who then pass on the cost to end consumers—in this case, the American people. Second, then why do this?

2 weeks ago | htsyndication.com | Vivek Kaul

New Delhi, April 7 -- On the third day of the Boxing Day Test match between India and Australia in Melbourne on 28 December, when India were precariously placed at 191 runs for 5 wickets, Rishabh Pant at the crease attempted an audacious ramp shot off Scott Boland and got out. Sunil Gavaskar, in the commentary box, reacted with three words: "Stupid, stupid, stupid."Indeed, like that cricket shot, 'stupid, stupid, stupid' is what best describes US President Donald Trump's tariff economics.

2 weeks ago | newslaundry.com | Vivek Kaul

“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards,” said the nineteenth century Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard. In this piece, we will try and understand life backwards. Piyush Goyal, the union minister for commerce and industry, recently said: “I know at least three or four billionaires whose children make one brand or the other, very fancy ice cream and cookies, and run a very successful business.” He went on to add: “And I have no complaint against that.

3 weeks ago | livemint.com | Vivek Kaul

The digital system as it has evolved is at the heart of such things. Until a few years ago, selling an idea or an investment scheme required gathering people in a room. Also, threats had to be made face-to-face or by a phone call; a ‘digital arrest’ was inconceivable. And frauds lacked scale. The digital economy has broken this dynamic, allowing scamsters to reach more people quickly and also reducing the gap between someone receiving a proposition and thinking and acting on it.