Archive for the ‘leadership’ Category

current state of Nepal

June 23rd, 2010

When Nepalis who have the ability to create jobs, are afraid to invest time, effort into it, Nepalis who have wealth, want to hide it, Nepalis who have ideas, want to keep it to themselves either out of fear or lack of enthusiasm or sucked dry by the environment around them, Nepalis who want to … Read the rest of this entry »

Once in a while, we all need some inspiration on the directions of our own lives, specially the educated, talented, ambitious Nepali youths who are in a major cross-roads of their lives. Many are contemplating about which road to take to change Nepal out of the hole we are in today. This is the text … Read the rest of this entry »

Should we be supporting these leaders instead of the current ones at the top ? source of image here.

If business person can be blacklisted for defaulting, Cannot lawmakers be blacklisted for defaulting on our new constitution? Here are your 601 lawmakers that people of Nepal (yes, you!) asked to build a new constitution of Nepal, 2 years ago (yes 24 months)  that would help us enter a new age of progressive Nepal. Are … Read the rest of this entry »

Quiet yet inspiring Nepalis!

April 24th, 2010

Today, I am linking a lot of inspiritng stories  about generous  people who care about Nepal. They are making wonderful contributions amid the doom and gloom that engulfs most Nepalis thoughts today. Here is to inspiring us all. Doctor who grew up in leprosy asylum Bringing sight to millions Inspiring leadership in girls Shaking off remoteness … Read the rest of this entry »

This is a summary of our last Thursdays series of “Entrepreneurs for Nepal” group. I am one of the founder of this group which networks entrepreneurs working for Nepal. This first got published in e4nepal.com ————– Mr. Kiran Bhakta Joshi, the founder of Incessant Rain Animation Studios, left his job of 18 years at the … Read the rest of this entry »

Are you looking forward to this 3-day bandh, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday? (Total shutdown of Nepal) What say to the sorry fact that a few big egos with no-one’s interests at heart but their own, will oppress you for three long days with the threat of some cheap several-hundred-rupee-per-day-hired-goons. Who benefits from this? Can bullying create … Read the rest of this entry »

Originally co-written as part of “Entrepreneurs for Nepal” group along with Samriddhi, the prosperity foundation Bal Krishna Joshi argues that he might most probably be the most famous “goat-seller” of the world. Bal is best known for co-founding thamel.com, an internet e-commerce business that enables expatriate Nepalis to purchase gifts and arrange for their delivery within Nepal, … Read the rest of this entry »

We (as part of the entrepreneurs for Nepal group) have compiled a series of tips and lessons taken from established Nepal based entrepreneurs speaking at the Entrepreneurs for Nepal forum. Here are first in hopefully what will be a series. (downloadable pdf version at the end of the article) 1. Success takes patience. Min Bahadur Gurung … Read the rest of this entry »

here are the transcripts of the last thursdays series of the Entrepreneurs for Nepal group in September. It is based on an interaction with a Swedish investor and a nepali CEO. Jonas Lindblom (Swedish Investor in Nepal) “The market in India is very complicated and it is difficult to do business there. There are many … Read the rest of this entry »

Ambica Shrestha is a hotelier who is known in and around Nepal for her conservation efforts of Nepali /Newari heritage through her hotels and resorts.  I got to talk with her a week ago and it was an inspiring talk about how she got to where she is right now and the difficulties faced. Just visit … Read the rest of this entry »

Emotional Intelligence: or the ability to empathize, has a keen self awarness, good social skill, is motivated and is known for self -regulation. Look for these attributes in your next hiree or employee or partner, if you want to know  if he or she is made out to be a good leader or not. Don’t … Read the rest of this entry »

lately I have been involved in organizing informal sessions between young entrepreneurs and successful entrepreneurs in Nepal. Inviting all who read this blog. This is happening every last thursdays of the month. Last one was with Min Bahadur Gurung of Bhatbhateni supermarkets (which i wrote in an earlier post). Next one is on : Ajay … Read the rest of this entry »

if you are an entrepreneur in Nepal right now, then you are also a zen master too. Yes a monk ! because amidst great upheavals you have to keep your mind in focus, calm and empty of distracting thoughts. The trials and tabulations here is hostile to even seasoned entrepreneurs. The only entrepreneurs who will … Read the rest of this entry »

I am wondering and asking, if you are ever going to sell yourself extraordinarily successfully in the job market or any item in the market, which ever it is, Do this. Make sure you find a tribe (group of people) that listens to you and grow your tribe. Your tribe reflects your success. Don’t go … Read the rest of this entry »

My hypothesis: Best Working Environment >>> Best Workers >>> Best Product (or Service) >>> Profit !!! I wish i could explain it better with more words/paragraphs.. but this explains it all for what i wanted to say. btw.. if you think i missed ” Best idea”, no i didn’t. Its good if you have a … Read the rest of this entry »

Human Resources Management

September 3rd, 2007

I must say, this past few months, i spent more time on human resources management than on Business development. We have not been effective in finding a good human resource manager for our IT business. I see this as an industry wide problem in Nepal. Headaches! My suggestion to you is if you want to … Read the rest of this entry »