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Quarter Se Quarter Tak (QSQT) The task of continuously showing an ever increasing topline with a steady growth in the bottomline is akin to a tightrope walk across two skyscrapers without a safety harness– one representing the revenues and the other profits. Managing the expectations of various stakeholders has become an onerous task indicated by periodic telecon with investors and institutional investors to continuously update on the business outlook and the earnings potential. While the companies spell out short and long term objectives, increasingly it is becoming evident that the pressures to deliver in short term, overrun the policies required to deliver long term results. Most of the review meetings today start with earning per share (EPS) figures and the ability of the company to outperform on the stock market vis-à-vis its industry peers. Failure to do so in certain cases means the exit door for people at the helm of affairs. Capital is scarce and the fight to a...

All through my childhood, my mother told me that friendships are the most valuable relationships. Infact I always proudly said, my mother was one of my closest friend. She also ensured that our home maintained that value, so I always told myself, ' we are a close knit circle of 4 friends, my father, my mother, my sister and I.' And I truly have been blessed. When on one hand I have been lucky to have my family as friends, I have been able to form some truly beautiful friendships outside of it as well. As the heading of the post suggests, I do not know whether friends last a lifetime. But one thing I am certainly sure of. The duration doesn't count. What matters is that they exist. My family will remain to be confidante. My school pals will remain to be the thread that connects me to my past. But there will certainly be others. The ones who come and go and enrich your life. The idea is whenever in life, you are down and low. Just look around. Even if you have one pers...