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Leadership Mantra: Bring clarity to the table. And then get out of the way. In 4th class, I wanted a carrom board. My parents told me that they would buy it for me if I topped in all 4 sections. I topped my section but came 2nd in all 4 … Read More →
Every quality you may think of is a ‘quality’ within a context. In a different context, the same ‘quality’ becomes a hindrance. So Context is Critical. When it’s time for Action, being patient is detrimental. When the tide is high and it’s time to wait, unnecessary heroic action will lead … Read More →
Life Tip: “Just the act of saying something to yourself, silently, changes your approach towards it.” Say to yourself: When facing a tough task – “I will do it. Let’s get started. Let’s get going.” When feeling lazy – “I am feeling energetic. Let me finish <<xyz>>” t works. It … Read More →
The Future of India is BRIGHT. In a tier-2 town in North India, speaking good English wasn’t the norm in the schools in the ’90s. The best convents used to give that edge to few but most students struggled. A student coming in an IT job from a tier-2 city … Read More →
Should you have many mentors or one? I was in the US and was bored with the food I had been eating. So, I wanted to make ‘Rajma’ one day. Youtube recipes weren’t popular in those days. I called my mother in India and she gave me instructions to soak … Read More →
Productivity Tip: “Your mind is designed to generate ideas, not to hold them” GTD method by David Allen is a very popular method for a long time. In the book “Getting Things Done”, he suggests always carry something with you where you can quickly note down the ideas that come … Read More →
During my MBA tour to South Africa, we met the CEO of Volkswagen group (SA) and one thing he said during our discussions was – “Competition Solves Everything” Jio is doing great. Not that Jio competitors lacked the deep pockets (Airtel, Vodafone, Idea) but they cartelized telecom, and pricing was … Read More →
When I was leaving an organization I had worked in, my boss wrote this to me as a piece of advice for the future – “Most things in the world are not black or white. They are gray; then we choose our shade of Gray” What he had written was … Read More →
Due to the pandemic, many companies are announcing furloughs, job cuts, salary cuts, etc. Now you can look at it as an obstacle in life or a big opportunity. Look at it this way – If you ever wanted to chase your dream, the opportunity costs just went down. Think. … Read More →
The only people who are ‘always’ absolutely sure of everything they know are ‘Ignorants’. Because sometimes Doubts are good too. Nobody knows everything. ‘Knowledge‘ by its very nature is closely linked to ‘Discovery‘. And Discovery by its very nature is all about something that – has happened, is happening, or … Read More →