My Foray into Franchising: The Entry
Part 22 of My Career Story - Ravikumar Pillai There is much to learn in the Art of Selling My search for a potential business domain...
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- Aug 21
- 7 min
Navigating the corporate terrains: my early days in MRPL
The Author with the Late Aditya Birla at MRPL site in the early days of construction Changing to a new employer and getting acclimatized...
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- Aug 13
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My Days at MRPL - Baptism by Fire: Mumbai Blasts, 1993
My Career Story - Part 19 A view of Mangalore Refinery (MRPL) In early 1993, Mangaluru was still a quiet and sleepy city. India was on...
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- Aug 7
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The Career Transition Saga
Career Memoirs Trail by Ravikumar Pillai - part 18 The interval between career shifts is an unusually cool and detached experience. A...
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- Jul 27
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My Career Move to Private Sector
Daring to tread the unknown path is key to the career cycle maturity curve After completing the training in London and visiting the...
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- Jul 12
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My First Tryst with Corporate Transformation
The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new – Socrates In the second half of the...
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- Jul 6
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The Krishnamurthy Effect
My Career Memoirs - Chapter 14 V Krishnamurthy - The Manager with the Midas Touch ' When the announcement came that PM Rajiv Gandhi...
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- Jun 29
- 9 min
The ‘Chennai’ Twists: How My Career Shifted Gears
31 October 1984 - When India came to the brink of survival The greatest contribution that my Mumbai stint made to shaping my perspectives...
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- Jun 24
- 9 min
Aamchi Mumbai
The Legendary RK Laxman and the ubiquitous 'Common Man' My next career move came in February 1979. It wasn’t anything spectacular. The...
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- Jun 15
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The Enigma called Kolkata
As I was set to anchor myself in Kolkata for the medium term, my first task was to find a place to stay. My first base in Kolkata was a...
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- Jun 8
- 8 min
Lost in the Wonderland of an Indian PSU
Graphic Image of Agitating Workers - AI-generated My tenure in the Organisation and Methods function exposed me to the entire range of...
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- Jun 1
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The Birth and Tribulations of SAIL
Mohan Kumaramangalam India’s governance, business and social ecosystems have changed dramatically since I started my career in 1975. In...
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- May 26
- 7 min
The Fall and Resurrection of Indira Gandhi
Over the months following my NITIE training, I progressed in my professional track, growing in confidence, strengthening internal...
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- May 20
- 8 min
Facing Up to the Reality of PSUs
Mumbai played an important role in my career and professional development. The city and the opportunities it provided shaped my...
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- May 12
- 8 min
Getting into the Groove: Career Blues of a Novice
At the end of the induction training, I was all set to join the functional specialisation assigned to me. Though I had already started my...
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- May 6
- 6 min
On To Bhilai
After nearly two months of orientation training at Rourkela, our cohort moved to Bhilai. By now, the batchmates had become more of a...
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- May 4
- 9 min
My First Immersion to Corporate Canvas
The transition from student days to work life is the first major breakout in life cycle maturity. A mix of excitement about novel...
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- Apr 29
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The Rourkela Days
Back in the mid-1970s, my eyes and ears were yet to open beyond the myopic fallacy of complacency! Frogs in the well hardly show the urge...
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- Apr 16
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Crossing the Vindhyas
I was excited to receive my appointment letter to join Hindustan Steel Limited (later to be renamed and transformed to Steel Authority of...
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- Mar 27
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Memoirs of My Life and Career Chapter 1: The Novice Years (1975-1980)
Memoirs 01-2024 Transitioning through Challenges and Change Ravi Kumar Pillai My career started in the shadow of the infamous National...
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