The Swiss inventor Johan Heinerich Bachmann had deep knowledge of herbs and their use in developing natural remedies for medicinal use and also in insecticides as natural repellant. Johan Heinerich prepared several mixtures from herbs and alongwith the help of his daughter Sylvia established Orphea, an insecticide brand in 1920. Over the years Orphea added several productsContinue reading “Trapping the Bugs in Milan“
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A Season of Layoffs
The past few months have witnessed several reports of employee layoffs in India and beyond. During the pandemic people suffered not only with the disease but its devastating aftermath on the economy leading to a severe stress on employment. There were major layoffs and job losses and an unprecedented situation prevailed, never seen by the existingContinue reading “A Season of Layoffs“
A Postman, A Beetle & A Pizza Delivered
In the year 1960, two brothers Tom and James Monaghan bought a Pizza eatery in Michigan by borrowing $900. The eatery named DomiNick owned by Dominic DeVarti was located near the Eastern Michigan University at the West Cross Street and catered to both students and residents alike. Pizzas were sold at the eatery only and inContinue reading “A Postman, A Beetle & A Pizza Delivered“
Branding : The Delicate Challenge
Branding is an extremely critical part of a product’s success and there are several examples of befitting and brilliant branding strategies which have led to massive gains for companies, be it market share, customer loyalty and over flowing cash registers. However, if the branding goes awry, the effects are equally disastrous and telling. A strategy goneContinue reading “Branding : The Delicate Challenge”
Magic from Radha Daga
Once while travelling on an early morning Indigo Flight I got the opportunity to try the Magic Upma*. Since it was breakfast time and Upma being a light and nourishing dish, I thought it best to have one. With hot water poured into the granular Upma mix I waited for a few minutes before I removedContinue reading “Magic from Radha Daga”
The 4 – Day Week
This week in the UK, a one of its kind experiment has been launched , wherein more than 3000 employees from 70 organisations would be taking a day off from their weekly schedule I.e work 4 days a week without any pay cuts . From large corporations to small retailers, a wide spectrum of theContinue reading “The 4 – Day Week”
The Humanistic Matsushita
It is said that ‘ The best view comes after the hardest climb ‘ . From a childhood pushed into hardships, to losing loved ones, an apprentice post schooling, working strenuously long hours, starting a business without funds or support and facing the horrors of World War II, there emerged an entrepreneur, an amazing business leader, who byContinue reading “The Humanistic Matsushita”