We need a few close aides around whom we can speak our mind. The world we are living in is plastic. Everyone is working hard to become someone else. Authenticity and credibility are the last of the virtues talked about. Be very wise on who to listen to. Whose ideology if at all to follow. …
Author Archives: Atul
lost
It is good to get lost in life, questioning everything. Most of the answers about us have to be found by ourselves. No one other than us can fix it from within.I understand we get all the love, support and, encouragement for becoming a seeker or finding ourselves. In other instances, this will also create …
productivity
We are living in the era of hyper-productivity. The market for health apps monitoring our food, sleep, exercise trackers has grown multifold. All of a sudden, Homo-Sapiens is transformed into superman/women. While this is good, what are its side effects? Is this constant monitoring turning us into productivity zombies? What and when to eat, sleep …
happy
Who are we trying to impress with our work? Our bosses or ourselves? There is this trend I am seeing where more and more folks are trying to impress their seniors or subordinates instead of building themselves. It can work in the short run and take you to a level. But in the longer run, …
mind games
Our brain acts crazy at times. It can lead to making us sick or confident as a king. The more and more I surrender to it, I realize how our entire body is its slave. Our mind can guide, heal and corrupt us. What becomes most important then is what affects it? The mix of …
autobiography
After reading a few dozen autobiographies, it seems like most of it follows the template below. Rags to riches. Not giving up attitude Finding a problem to solve and doubling down on it. The family suffered most because of no work life balance Great team and excellent incentives Treating customers like god Taking company public …
brands
Most brands are built on a story crafted in the early days. Everyone is responsible for it, most importantly companies culture. If employees are il treated, it will reflect outside. The same goes with vendors or other associates. The saying monkey sees monkey has a reason. A founder has to hire trainable leaders to replace …
Crisis
Crisis tests leadership. When things run smooth, we don’t notice much about the pillars or fundamentals of any business. COVID was one such situation that defined a company, especially how they treated their employees. There were mass firings and, many businesses got shut down. When the Brazilian frost hit in the early days, green beans …
Duality
One filter that has worked for me last 5+ years is duality check. Seeing what people tell you in one on one, what they do in real life and how they project on social media. We are all craving for importance and, social media is a melting pot for the same. It is also a …
Open
I feel most successful organization ensures their principles are not just presentation slides. An employee is not working for a founder or team lead but an organization and its stakeholders. I see principles taking a backseat sometimes because of the founder’s ego and maligned culture. It can hurt an organization and its stakeholders badly. An …