Shivakumar regularly discusses his thoughts on various topics with relation to management. From pointing out how the post of General Manager had slowly become irrelevant post globalization to what skills a fresh pass-out from an MBA school should possess to what the relationship between the individual leader and the company should be, Shivakumar engages with management theories by publishing articles and blogs.
He also shares his knowledge with corporate and college students alike by taking courses and appearing for guest lectures.
Shivakumar has published his thoughts and experiences in a book titled ‘Reflections’. He is currently working on his second book.
Shivakumar is an avid reader who regularly puts out his reading list and book reviews. He looks up to management gurus and leaders like Peter Drucker, Jack Welch, Robert McNamara and Harold Geneen as role models.
Shivakumar is also an avid sports watcher, following both the Manchester United and Barcelona football teams. When it comes to tennis, he is a fan of John McEnroe and Roger Federer.
Shivakumar resides in Mumbai, and is married to Hamsini Shivakumar, a semiotics’ entrepreneur and founder of Leapfrog Strategy Consulting.
Wiltz (river)
The Wiltz is a river in Belgium and Luxembourg. It is a left tributary of the Sauer river. It is part of the drainage basin of the Rhine river.
The Wiltz river has a length of , and a drainage basin with an area of .
The Wiltz starts in the Ardennes, in Bastogne, a municipality in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. The river is formed to the south of Bastogne by two small streams.
After a course of about in Belgium, the river gets into Luxemboug flowing to the east through the Oesling region. In the village of "Niederwampach" (Clervaux canton), the river turns to the south.
In "Kautenbach", commune of Kiischpelt (Wiltz canton), the Wiltz is joined by its main tributary, the Clerve (, ).
Finally, the Wiltz river flows into the Sauer river in Bourscheid, Diekirch canton.
Niederbruck
Niederbruck used to be a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of east France. On 1 January 2016, it became part of a new commune, Masevaux-Niederbruck.
Niederentzen
Niederentzen is a French commune in the Haut-Rhin department. It is on the left side of the Ill river.
Niederhergheim
Niederhergheim is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of east France.
Niedermorschwihr
Niedermorschwihr is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of east France.
Sue Grafton
Sue Taylor Grafton (April 24, 1940 – December 28, 2017) was an American author. She mostly wrote detective novels. She was best known for her "alphabet series" of books, featuring the character Kinsey Millhone. The first in the series was ""A" Is for Alibi" (1982); the final was ""Y" Is for Yesterday" (2017). She also wrote screenplays for television movies. Crime writer Ross Macdonald was her biggest influence as a writer.
Grafton was born in Louisville, Kentucky. Her father was crime writer C. W. Grafton (1909–1982). She was divorced twice and had three children. She was married to Steven F. Humphrey until her death.
Grafton died of cancer on December 28, 2017 in Santa Barbara, California. She was 77.
Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance
The Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance (PIRA) started in 2002 as a co-operation between the Fiji, Samoa and Tonga Rugby Unions. Niue and the Cook Islands also became members of the Alliance and sent players to the Pacific Islanders team. Both the PIRA and the Pacific Islanders team ended in 2009.
Hebo
Hebo can mean:
Jimmie C. Holland
Jimmie Cristine Holland (9 April 1928 – 24 December 2017) was an American medical researcher and psychiatrist. She was born in Nevada, Texas. She was the founder of the field of psycho-oncology.
In 1977, she worked with two colleagues to establish a full-time psychiatric service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. The program was one of the first of its kind in cancer treatment, and trained its psychologists to specialize in issues specific to people with cancer.
Holland died of a heart attack on 24 December 2017 in New York City at the age of 89.
Thomas Hunter
Thomas Gregory "Tom" Hunter (December 19, 1932 – December 27, 2017) was an American actor and screenwriter. He was born in Savannah, Georgia. He was known for work in foreign Spaghetti Westerns.
Hunter began his movie carerr in a small role in Blake Edwards' "What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?" (1966). He was the star of Dino De Laurentiis's produced "The Hills Run Red" leading him to a career in European cinema with guest appearances in American television series.
Hunter was also the founder of the New England Repertory Company. He wrote the screenplays for "The 'Human' Factor" (1975) and "The Final Countdown" (1980).
Hunter died of pulmonary edema on December 27, 2017 in Norwalk, Connecticut at the age of 85.
Carmen Franco, 1st Duchess of Franco
María del Carmen Franco y Polo, 1st Duchess of Franco, Grandee of Spain, Dowager Marquise of Villaverde (14 September 1926 – 29 December 2017) was a Spanish noble. She was the only child of Spain's "Caudillo", dictator General Francisco Franco and his wife Carmen Polo y Martínez-Valdés.
In Asturian fashion, she was known by many nicknames such as Nenuca, Carmelilla, Carmencita, Cotota and Morita. She was born in Oviedo, Asturias, Spain. In 1950, she married Cristóbal Martínez-Bordiú, 10th Marquis of Villaverde, a well known surgeon. In 1968 he conducted the first heart transplant operation in Spain. The couple had seven children. He died in 1998.
Franco died of lymphoma in Madrid on 29 December 2017 at the age of 91.
Sid and Marty Krofft
Sid Krofft (born July 30, 1929) and Marty Krofft (born April 9, 1937) are a Canadian brother team of television creators and puppeteers. They were important figures in children's television and variety show programs in the U.S., particularly throughout the 1970s and early 1980s.
They are largely known for a unique brand of fantasy programs, often featuring large-headed puppets, high-concept plots, and largely use of low-budget special effects. The team also dominated the arena of celebrity music/variety programs during the period.
They helped design the characters and sets for Hanna-Barbera's "Banana Splits" (NBC, 1968-1970), the Kroffts' producing career began in 1969 with the landmark children's television series "H.R. Pufnstuf".
Their works have included "The Bugaloos" (1970), "Lidsville" (1971), "Sigmund and the Sea Monsters" (1973-1975), "Land of the Lost" (1974), "The Lost Saucer" (1975), "Electra Woman and Dyna Girl" (1976), and "Wonderbug" (1976).
Zubin Mehta
Zubin Mehta (born 29 April 1936) is an Indian conductor of Western classical music. He is the music director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO).
Mehta was Music Director of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra from 1961 to 1967, and Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra from 1962 to 1978, being the youngest music director ever for any major North American orchestra. In 1969, he was appointed Music Adviser to the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and in 1981 Mehta became its permanent Music Director for Life.
In 2016, Mehta has been appointed as Honorary Conductor of the Teatro San Carlo, Naples.
In December 2016, the Israel Philharmonic announced that Mehta is to retire from his permanent position as music director in October 2019.
The Government of India honoured Mehta in 1966 with the Padma Bhushan and in 2001 with India's second highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan.
In September 2006 the Kennedy Center announced Mehta as one of the recipients of that year's Kennedy Center Honors, presented on 2 December 2006 by President George W. Bush.
Chuck Close
Charles Thomas "Chuck" Close (born July 5, 1940) is an American painter, artist and photographer.
Close was born in Monroe, Washington. He was raised in Everett, Washington. Close studied at the University of Washington and at Yale University. He suffered from dyslexia.