TRAILER Presenting before you a Carnatic Vocalist — as a small boy who excelled academically, having his sight firmly set on becoming a scientist or an engineer, in the US of A, but chose not to; started learning music more as a hobby at the age of 7, and hence not a child prodigy, was […]
Sales — Not My Job!
This is not about Lead Generation, or those mantras of download this, or join a program and discover the magic of exponential growth. The biggest skill in sales is that today many realize they can no longer get by on product expertise alone. They know the real expert is the customer. We are all in […]
Exam on Remembering Exams!
With the Government of India having announced the New Education Policy where one is wondering what the future will be, this is a reminiscence of exams and you can test me on how much i remember about exams. The feelings that one went through, and hope this resonates with you. Preparing and Appearing for an […]
Is Monday Morning Blues a dreaded phrase?
This is an attempt to revive your Monday Morning Blues Feeling which is perhaps returning after a lock down vacation or an unlock down in phases! Actually, I am searching for the man who coined the proverb `Everyday is not a Sunday’ and also the people behind the term `Monday Morning Blues’ — a term we […]
Was life more peaceful in Pre-internet days?
Will you back the Hare or Tortoise?
Is Insomnia the new normal?
How often have you heard the phrase, “Early to bed and early to rise (makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise)” This emphasized that someone who gets enough sleep and starts work early in the day will have a successful life? Compare this to the statement made in November 2017, by Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix “You get a show or a movie […]
Awaken the Manager Within!
There’s a Manager inside all of us, except that one may choose not to Awaken this quality for Coping with Change! The second half of the 20th Century saw a big craze for Management education with foundations from World War II. Many new fields have emerged with the flavor of Management with most of us aspiring […]
8 Qualities for Coping with ‘Changing Managerial Challenges Changing’
Rapidity, Complexity, and Frequency of changes (RCF) occurring constantly are key factors that managers have to deal in today’s ever-changing environment. Further there is a pressure to achieve not just targets but deliver results within a limited period. So we call this a Changing Managerial Challenges Changing, for the RCF of tomorrow may be different […]
Soft Skills you use in your day to day life!
“I sacked my `Technical’ person today! Nincompoops, just don’t know how to communicate.” I have heard the above statement from a lot of my business owner friends, and have wondered what does this statement actually mean. A technical person, whether a mechanic, engineer, accountant, or the likes, would have faced the axe that day, not […]