After living in metros for over two decades, I am moving to Manipal, a small town in coastal Karnataka known for engineering/medical college.It also has an adjacent temple town named Udupi which I want to explore. Moving out of Bangalore is simple: to indulge in nature and water sports. I also have half a dozen …
Author Archives: Atul
mirror
One of our mind’s negative manifest is mirroring.We expect things to be as they were in a job, relationship, or life.The reason is our laziness and comfort.It adds a barrier to our life and affects our progress. We start comparing our new companion with the old one.We start comparing the previous job perk with the …
entrepreneurship
My biggest challenge with entrepreneurship is the amount of hype it gets. We are not some modern gladiators or in the fashion parade.We don’t need all the media boost and appeasement.Some end up calling themselves entrepreneurs just for the glory and wrong reasons. Entrepreneurship is like any other occupation to solve customers’ pain, work with …
focus
Focus is our most valuable currency. We are living in a connected world where everyone is seeking our attention. It is on us to decide what to prioritize. The same goes for running any business. It takes lots of sweat, will, and luck to make it a success. But above all, it requires focus. There …
Maverick Effect
Harish Mehta is one of the NASSCOM’s founding members and has written a book titled: Maverick Effect. The book talks about his life journey keeping NASSCOM at the center. I was not aware of what all went through in the journey of making India an IT Nation. The role of NASSCOM as a lobbying body …
diverse
I have been to over five states of India in the last 15 days.It makes me more humble.It affirms our country’s diversity.Every state has its specialty and problem.I wonder what keeps such a diverse state together as a country. Is it our will to live and represent a unison or our need for roti, kapra, …
cycle
I am at my home in Sitamarhi, Bihar, visiting my parents. I was born and studied till class 10th here. It’s like waking to memory lanes and walking across the gallis and fields. Many things have changed post-COVID, one being I see many houses ending up vacant. The owners have passed away. The kids have …
everyone
In No Rule Rules, Reed Hastings talks about individual competitiveness and incentives. I felt it fosters toxicity within an organization. In the book Score takes care of Itself, the author talks about working together as a family. An organization includes people with different levels and roles.They are all valuable and need love, care, and respect. …
Standard of performance
A team with a mission, vision and organizational philosophy also needs a standard of performance. Bill Walsh mentions these below in his book “score takes care of itself “ Focus on specific actions and attitudes relevant to your team’s performance and production. Be clear with your expectations of high effort and standard of performance. Everyone …
Do & Don’t
I am reading the score takes care of itself by Bill Walsh. I like the part where he talks about what to do and not do as a leader as a philosophy to stay sane in life or field. Don’t Don’t ask, why me? Don’t expect sympathy. Don’t keep accepting condolences. Don’t bellyache Don’t blame …