We are mere mortals, just breathing. We are fighting to stay alive and relevant. What I mean by fighting is the dogma of society, insecurity of ours, and pessimism of our subordinates. We cannot excel at everything and, that is why we have to work our circle of competence. Social media is full of opinions, …
Category Archives: Life
transactional
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 …
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 …
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 …
actions
How many actions or things we said out of impulse? Something which we should not have? It was that very moment when we got triggered and said it. Our actions resulted in us losing a friendship or hurting someone. Why did we act irrationally?