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http://managingleadership.com/blog/about-me/ Jim Stroup is a management consultant specializing in organizational leadership. Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Jim began his working career with stints in a diner, several gas stations, a tool and die shop, and in an advertising agency mail room. During this period, his academic career went into a long hiatus after two years studying philosophy and history. After a few years, he moved to North Dakota to take a job as a common laborer on a construction site. Later, Jim enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps, and served as an Infantry Marine in the United States and Japan, as well as on deployments to the Mediterranean and the Western Pacific. After several years, and promotion to the rank of sergeant, Jim was selected for a commissioning program. As an Infantry Officer, he continued to serve as a commander and staff officer in the operating forces in Hawaii, with further deployments to the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans. Upon

http://managingleadership.com/blog/management-readings/  ...please visit this site to get a beautiful insight into the subject called management :  Following is a list of books that I believe anyone who is serious about being a good manager – at any level – should read and consider carefully. There is no natural bent to being a good manager – no instinct, no inherent talent. When we think we see those characteristics in people, it is really the manifestation in particular circumstances of careful and deep preparation. Begin yours with these readings. This is a work in progress and will be updated periodically with new recollections and new readings. Eventually, all of these books will be reviewed on the main pages of this site; this will be indicated below each entry with a link to the review. You can purchase most of these books from Amazon.com by clicking on the title. Please stop by frequently, and let us know what you think – and what you recommend. — Adair, John (19

  Imagine starting a winery for just $44,000 in a country where the wine industry is growing at a rate of 25% to 30%. Yes, the Wine Industry of India is at its introduction stage of its life cycle and a small winery can be started in India with an investment of about $44,000. Required know-hows and machinery are available locally. For the year 2008-2009, the wine consumption in India was only about 13.3 million litres or 1.5 million 9-litre cases at a value of $82 million. At a per capita level, the consumption was about 9 millilitres annually. In the same year, the world wine consumption was 2.6 billion cases. The size of the Indian wine market is small when compared to global consumption and annual per capita consumption of 70 litres in France and Italy, 25 litres in the US, 20 litres in Australia and 40 millilitres in China.  The prospects of growth for wine in India are quite high. About 600 million Indian’s are currently below the legal drinking age and 100 million

http://www.accolade-wines.com/ Drawing on a proud heritage with one of the first wineries established in Australia , Accolade Wines has evolved into a global wine company with some of the world’s best-known brands sold in over 80 countries, including Australia, the UK, Mainland Europe, the US, Canada, Japan and China. The business is the number one wine company by volume in the UK and Australia, with a portfolio of brands ranging from the historic Hardys, the number one Australian wine brand in the UK and significant wine brand in Mainland Europe, through to Kumala, the number one South African wine brand in the UK. The UK portfolio also includes Echo Falls, the third largest wine brand in the UK, Stowells, the number one wine brand in the on-premise trade, Banrock Station (Australia), the UK’s number one environmentally-friendly wine brand and South African Fish Hoek and Flagstone. The portfolio also includes various other premium branded wines and a Wine Fusion portfolio in

Food product choice is overwhelming as well as TV commercials and print advertisements that want to sell their food products to us. Who to believe? How to choose? Do you trust what is shown to you? Obviously, it’s up to each of us to decide what we eat but if we’re constantly bombarded with images of food every time we pick up a magazine then we’re going to be swayed in what we choose.. http://www.dirjournal.com/shopping-journal/food-advertisements-what-makes-us-buy-it/

http://www.indianwineacademy.com/india_in_numbers.asp   Sources - FICCI & Austrade  A Realistic Figure for the Consuming Class In India , over 30 million people (2.8% of the entire population) have an ability to spend over US$30,000 a year (in PPP terms) on conspicuous consumption. Consumer demand is driving retail growth, but it is in turn being driven by the following factors: Boom Time for 40 Million Households A growth rate averaging 8% has meant greater disposable incomes for the Indian middle class, which comprises 22% of the population. This figure is expected to increase to 32% by 2010. Disposable incomes are expected to rise at an average of 8.5% a year till 2015. About 40 million households earn the equivalent of US$4,000-10,000 per household and comprise salaried employees and self-employed professionals. This segment is expected to grow to 65 million households by 2010. It is the key driver behind the explosive retail sector growth. Discretionary Inco