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, …
Author Archives: Atul
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 …
Agriculture
India has a long way to go. Our majority of employment still comes from agriculture. Our government is taking the steps needed to bring technology and modernization into it. The grants, funding, and public-private partnership is bearing fruits. Many generational farmers see farming as a burden. Some are headed back to metros and taking up …
absent
There are times when you are engulfed in thoughts and take up multi-tasking seriously.As a result, one or the other thing suffers.Here I am at the airport canceling and re-booking my ticket for my flight. The level of absurdity came to light when airport security says am at the wrong airport for boarding.I had security …
tyres
We need tyres to work in balance for a car or bike to function well. We can have all the gadgets or modern body parts, but without balanced types, they will crumble. The same applies to founders in any startup: they are the tyres. Founders should be in sync to fly their fat machine, which …
Knee-jerk
How many instant decisions in your life have harmed you later?Our brain runs a fight or flight mode. We want to be protected.Negative news gets more eyeballs than positive for this reason. We can only delay the intensity at which we react. One has to be very stoic to stay strong and live another day. …
generation
How do you build an institution that outlives you? What would be the principles and methodology? One of the questions I have been thinking off-late. We have a limited generational business family like Tatas, Birlas, Marico, Reliance, and others. What would they have done differently? My limited learning suggests building a solid process and growing …