Go on..be a tiger ! (but an Indian one please)

There are two tigers doing the news rounds off late. An Indian one and an American one. Well, the American one is busy hiding in the woods while the Indian one is busy having a master blast.

Iconic figures have two qualities. They are great at what they do, and they are good human beings. These are necessary and sufficient qualities. Drop the ball on any one of them and you are out of the game. That is precisely what has happened (sadly) with Tiger woods. He is a brilliant player but failed miserably at being a good human being. One might argue that extra-marital affairs are not something new. So why blow this one out of proportion? Because Tiger Woods is a celebrity (possibly was an icon too before this incident). If as an individual I would have considered Tiger woods my idol, I would be deeply stressed by what he has done. Because in a way it would have reflected on my personal preferences. I find it indeed very sad that such a great player of the game had to take an indefinite break from golf. All his hardwork, persevarance and patience seems to have come to nought. And I am not even talking about shelling out half his wealth to his wife.

Now about the Indian tiger. Two decades in cricket, tons of runs, infinite respect and a billion hearts backing him up. Top it up with humongous personal wealth. This is the stuff icons, nay idols are made of. Of course one can always argue that there might be skeletons hiding inside his closet too that have simply not come out. For the benefit of a billion people I hope this isnt true. In fact at a personal level I am sure that there aren't any such.

All this has got me thinking about a new twist to IT off-shoring. Tiger woods has been dumped by Accenture as a brand icon. Can his job be offshored to the Indian Tiger ??

Go on..be a tiger ! (but an Indian one please)