A broken team blames individuals for failures but garners appreciation together. As a leader, what is right? Finding a scapegoat to offload failures or creating a culture where everyone is radically honest with ownership and acceptance: be it success or failure. In the end, the belief: we are all in it together, whatever keeps the …
Author Archives: Atul
recover
I have not been keeping well for the past few days. It is a common cold, as a result of rain walking last week. On one side, the screen time has reduced; on another, I have been able to spend many hours reading hard copy. I feel like it’s a nature’s reset. I have not …
us
Working in an organization where I, Me, and You come before Us can be painful for everyone. In a way, everyone has a sword and is fighting battle among each other. Instead of working together, we are all fighting to prove ourselves corrected. An organization is about working together and solving pain points for stakeholders. …
culture
What is culture for any organization? I am asking it because, with my limited knowledge, it distinguishes between a winner and a loser. Most importantly, it’s learned by doing and, leaders need to lead it. It is an ever-evolving process. With growth-driven entrepreneurship, hiring gets uttermost importance next to fundraising. The team has become a …
flood
Mansoon meant flooded mohalla [society] with lots and lots of water. We would store food for a month in advance, some of our neighbors would shift in our house because water had gone to their houses. My hometown in north Bihar will transform into an island with no connection with the rest of Indian. It …
Darr
Darr darr ke ze liya aye zindgi humne tumhe. Har Waqt ziye darr ki parchai mae. Aisa kya hua hame zo zindgi parchai se bann gaye dar ke kale kambal odhe. Hum khud ke hua karte the kabhi, mast the, madmast the apni chaal aur dhun mae. Kya hua zindgi ko hamare, kaise laga ye …
actions
Our actions define who we are. It is the path for our destiny. It is easy to complain about all the bad things encircled around us in life. It is easy to complain about how bad our work is. It is easy to complain about how complicated or misaligned we are in a relationship. In …
Creative destruction
Capitalism thrives on Creative destruction. A concept shared by Schumpeter, an economist. According to Schumpeter, the “gale of creative destruction” describes the “process of industrial mutation that continuously revolutionizes the economic structure from within, incessantly destroying the old one, incessantly creating a new one” [source] If we look back, see the history, we have many …
self
Be it Socrates or Bhagwad Gita or Japanese Ikigai: all had a core teaching of finding within. In short, knowing: who am I? The gurukul system was known for holistic teaching. From early on, a child was taught to self enquire: try, fail, learn, and once out of education, make their life. Your life becomes …
Kissa
Apni Zindgi ka kissa likh rahe hai,Apne zindgi ke panno pe, kismat ki sayahi se. Dawaat ka rang bhi mausam ke zaise badal zata hai, hum jab madmast hai tab alag aur jab gam me dube hai tab lag. Kabhi lagta hai ki kuch likh rahe hai, kabhi bas dhabba sa chor dete hai. Hum …