After crossing 40, the major learning of life has been “what I don’t want.”The simple answer to that is people or environments that make you unhappy and drain your energy. Many of my friends ask me if I am rich enough to have that choice. My short answer to this has been: In the end, …
Author Archives: Atul
Insider
As the company grows, middle management is established. It is a tough change for the overall organization. Everything starts becoming a process. Well-established rules are set. What used to be normal begins to feel like baggage. Early employees who have been on this journey with the company start feeling locked in. Some leave because of …
Ramblings
SpiceJet
Six months back, while travelling from Bagdogra to Bangalore, I completely hated my SpiceJet travel. It was around the time of the 2nd wave, and a lot of migrant labourers were on the move. I found that they were treated poorly by the ground staff and air hostesses. This time around, while travelling from Bangalore …
marriage
India’s biggest problem is not overpopulation, GDP, or COVID.But why is someone in their mid-30s not married? This question keeps coming up in meetings, during temple darshan, or when meeting with elders or friends. I wonder if our favourite pastime has become gossiping about marriage.
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Expecting your team members to understand the bigger picture of the organisation is a tough ask. As a company grows and its size increases, we divide the organisation into major compartments. As a result, the hired team members become so engrossed in the tasks they are assigned. As a glue, it becomes more important for …
River
Building a startup is like a flowing river stream.When it starts from the glacier, it has a strong current with no defined course. Over time, when it reaches the plains, it becomes more predictable, steady, and controlled. With the passing of time, the same applies: it meets the sea and becomes a world. The journey …
Urgency
As a founder, if you are settled and not seeking urgency: whether in closing sales or shipping: your team will mirror you.They will gradually become complacent, and deliverables will start taking months instead of weeks. We humans are creatures of habit.It takes very little time to adopt others’ behaviour when you are part of a …
Overconfidence
Sometimes our overconfidence leads us to lose more relationships, business, and connections than we gain. We live in a society, and we are tamed to live in a herd. No one likes getting hurt by others’ actions. As an overconfident individual, you will turn to burn bridges and leave connections hanging. In the short run, …