We are living in a transactional world. Be it your lover, your kid, or colleagues. Everyone likes to be helped and align with those who are out there for the rescue. The measure of our success is the wealth we have accumulated or the worldly possessions we own. Our pedigree or job role gets followers …
Author Archives: Atul
Insult
Have we become more feedback averse? We feel insulted when a subordinate, mentor gives us critical feedback. We end up engaging in passionate conversation, proving our position. Do we feel threatened? Do we get scared? Or it has more to do with our pride? I feel our level of tolerance, seeing, and taking feedback in …
Technology
Has technology made a better life for us all? We will get a mixed answer for the same. Ask a son living in the metro who speaks to his parents every morning and shares his day via video conference. It seems magic, a family connected via technology and sharing lives. Now there are other incidents …
stories
Have you ever asked your maid about her story, what made her come to Bangalore and help you with the daily chores for earning? The vegetable vendor on the street who exchanges greetings and offers fresh items? The hotel waiter who smiles seeing you because he knows he will get some tips. These are a …
times
After a few months, I am out, meeting friends in person and some shared incidents about layoffs. COVID has changed market dynamics and operations. Many jobs will be lost forever. The capital was cheap; growth was supreme. Now it is about survival and profitability. So many non-essential roles are getting cleaned up. Some firing incidents …
bhool gaye
Kya hum bhool gaye unhe, kya humne dafan kar diya unko- unke kurbaniyoo ke sang? Desh ko banane wale un kaargaar kisanoo aur majduroo ko, marne diya humne unko raste pe, chor diya unko unke badkismatee pe. Kya thi galti unke? Paida hue the wo garib, adham ya jaati dand bhog rahe the samaaj ka? …
leadership
Every time I read a book on leadership, I end up writing a post. It was Arpit who recommended me Adam Grant’s: Give and take. I am halfway through and, it got me thinking about leadership style. The more I see about leadership: I feel it is like running an orchestra. You have to be …
game
Is our life more like a game? We cross stages, win points on becoming successful, and lose for failing programmed by society. We look for accomplishments like superpowers at every stage. It is like playing a game, winning a princess in Super Mario(the only game I ever played with all focus). The bright future promised …
Kaun?
Hai kaun mera, ji raha hun kiske liye mae? Apne aap se ye poochte jata hun mae. Duniya ki mano to jine ke liye sabko ek saathi ki jarurst hote hai, jita nahi hai koi akelepan me. Pata nahi kya nikala logo ne akelepan ka matlab? Apne yadoo aur apne zindgi ko apne marze se …
The Intellectuals
I have finished reading The Intellectuals by Paul Johnson. The book throws light on another side of these well-accomplished writers and philosophers: Sartre, Tolstoy, Marx, Rousseau, Hemingway, and dozen others. We are not perfect and, there is another side of us all. We see and take things on their face value. On the other side, …