Mahtab Uddin Ahmed

At a multinational company, a new group CEO with a bureaucratic background, who had little knowledge of the industry, was appointed. From his high seat, the big boss decided to cover up his lack of knowledge by flexing his powers.

In an amusing incident highlighting the generation gap in technology use, a grandmother new to internet was being taught how to use search engines by her grandson. Believing in the importance of politeness, she wrote a stack of thank you notes for internet, grateful for its answers to her questions.

It is often believed that a dual-brand strategy is perfect for companies that want to confuse their customers twice as much! Many criticise the proposition of two brands sarcastically as “why limit your market failure to just one brand when you can fail with two?” Or “one brand just isn’t enough to hide all your mistakes.” Such views are particularly common when your lone brand is not performing well.

As a sequel to my column last week, I can’t emphasise enough the importance of focusing on a smaller catch with an eye on a bigger target as an effective strategy for turning around a business

The balance sheet says it is a "crisis", bankers and shareholders say "no fund", but some motivational speaker insists it's all "part of the journey". The journey to what, exactly? A suicide note, a resignation letter, or a bonus cheque?.

Nepotism in any industry has also been linked to mental health issues, such as depression, anxiety, and suicide

There are great bosses and HR colleagues, but how often do we talk about them

I had a very interesting experience recently being a part of a podcast on “The Generation Gap"

Such behaviour is called the “I know it all” syndrome

Brain drains occur only when a country fails to offer living conditions that are not at par with others

Often, we end up choosing a partner who does not quite match what dreams are made of. It leaves little to the imagination how catastrophic it can be if this realisation dawns after tying the knot! Well, choosing a partner is all about trial and error that does not come with a user manual. But mercifully, most of us are resigned to accepting our fate just as we do when a natural disaster strikes!

Fed up being obese, Shrek decides to lose weight. He switches to a healthy diet and works out every day, feeling amazed at how well he adapted to his new lifestyle.

The cherry on top is not always as delicious as it beckons you to believe. Those who look up to their leaders as infallible are often too soon disillusioned by their fallacies, double standard and hypocrisy being the most common of them.

Who doesn’t like talking about the boss, especially if he or she happens to be a nasty one. By now, most of us have come across a boss who can predict the future better than an astrologer. And this skill seems to get honed to perfection during the annual appraisal process each year.

Who doesn’t like talking about the boss, especially if he or she happens to be a nasty one. By now, most of us have come across a boss who can predict the future better than an astrologer. And this skill seems to get honed to perfection during the annual appraisal process each year.

In today's modern era, most parents have concerns about their children’s screen time. While we delude ourselves saying the problem is mainly with the new generation and is still reversible, the real test would be to spend a day or a week without a smartphone with all its goodies like Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook, etc! Forget about the kids; try it on yourself first. Your misery is likely to melt the heart of even your Creator!

Ever imagined a bank CEO getting slapped in a board meeting? Or a CEO changing his name through an affidavit to save his job just because it annoys the owner of his bank? These are real-life events that took place in our banking sector in recent years.    

A teacher was once pranked by two students. They tricked him into thinking that he was experiencing a 5G-enabled VR application that turned out to be a nightmare. They hacked into his smartphone and VR headset to create a customised frightful VR environment and recorded his reactions as he suffered in the VR world.

Property disputes are nasty, but it is particularly distasteful when it follows the death of a parent. And this phenomenon of fighting over inheritance continues to be a part of human history, no matter which part of the world you are in.

You’re hungry? Not up to preparing a meal? No worries! Just enter your menu choices into a computer and your dinner appears before you.