India, Aug. 12 -- Sustaining organisational competitiveness demands realistic standards and unwavering efficiency, achieved through a strategic balance of judgement, data, adaptability, and contextual awareness in decision-making

Pursuit of efficiency is advocated everywhere. The pursuit of efficiency assumes the setting of standards, adequate resources, proximity to provision, and follow-up in an effective manner, which can produce sustainable results. These attributes may appear simple, but they are complicated to deliver.

It's not a simple complication - it has deep psychological overtones. Many people expect the other person to be efficient. When it comes to themselves, they would like a more lenient view, euphemistically put across...