Cricket, Corruption...C What's Next?

When it rains, it pours - and the monsoon isn't even here yet! India won the Cricket World Cup last Saturday and this Saturday the government agreed to put up the Lokpal Bill which Anna Hazare championed - a landmark victory for the anti-corruption movement in India, presuming the bill passes by August. These 2 occasions brought 1.2 billion people together - all in one week! Its been such a treat to be on the ground watching all this unfold and watching people on the streets of all ages, castes, religions celebrate together! But setting my excitement and enthusiasm aside, I have to wonder whether it takes the magic letter "C' to get unite people - can people through as much passion behind, lets say "Climate Change" or "Children's Literacy"? What do you think will motivate people to Care?

IPL means Smarter Cricket!

All good things must come to an end - and so it is with Mumbai's weather. The sunny, breezy days and now over and so sitting on my balcony in the mornings with my cup of tea and newspaper means breaking a sweat at 7am without moving an inch. But there is something else in the air, other than the heat wave. Its IPL Cricket Fever! And I am totally hooked. I grew up watching one day internationals in Sharjah, where we used to have massive family outings, but 20 overs is a totally different beast. First off, the players are completely fearless. Every ball counts and everything is just faster and bigger. I've never seen so many sixes and wickets fall as I did in the last 2 or 3 matches. Like last night's Royal Challengers vs. Royals match - the Challengers were on fire and you could see them go after wickets like their life depended on it. In some of these matches the score went over 215 which is even higher than some one day matches with 50 overs. What that tells me is that if we give people less time and less resources, will it encourage them to take more risks, work better as a team and ultimately deliver better results?! What is we applied the same in the corporate world?? Will people work smarter?