Jan 12Member-onlyWrite more… and write oftenThis has been something that I have wanted to do for a while now — to write more and to write often. Topics that I want to write about often rattle in my head. Sometimes, I even have detailed sentences and paragraphs. And, then, they are gone. Those thoughts just…Writing1 min readWriting1 min read
Apr 1, 2021Member-onlySlow down and enjoy life more!What is success and how do you measure it? Think about it. For most people, it is about Salary and Job Title. Take a look at this graphic:Life Lessons4 min readLife Lessons4 min read
Mar 16, 2020Member-onlyEliminate the UnacceptableEliminate the Unacceptable Eliminate the Unacceptable — those are my words. But, as almost always happens with me, they came from someone else. In this case, it was Ray Dalio and his principle — “Make Sure That the Probability of the Unacceptable (i.e. Risk of Ruin) is Nil.” As Dalio said — “Thinking…Leadership3 min readLeadership3 min read
Dec 31, 2019New Decade: A Personal EssayIts the start of a new decade and I’ve been thinking about what that means. The last 2 decades, and maybe even the last 3 or 4, have been pretty good. A lot happened, as it is wont to do. …Family4 min readFamily4 min read
Nov 10, 2017Do you work for an authentic company?Last time I wrote about the importance of being authentic. I wrote about how employees have increasingly become disillusioned by managers who are trying to “sell” something that they are not; we all want to be led by someone “real.” …Leadership4 min readLeadership4 min read
Apr 18, 2017Do you really have to work on weekends?We often hear about work-life balance — the need to balance the two. Managers and companies talk about this, and there is more and more literature coming out that says that this is important. …Work Life Balance3 min readWork Life Balance3 min read
Sep 19, 2015Understand the customers perspective. Strive to give them what they want.Understand the customers perspective. Strive to give them what they want. Lets start this conversation with asking a fundamental question — do you really understand your customer and give them what they want? Really understand their needs, their desires, their goals? And, you really work to provide them what they need? My take is that very very few do. …Business Strategy4 min readBusiness Strategy4 min read
