a few years back while dropping my son to his elementary school, he seemed very happy and I asked him why. He said his teacher is back today. She had been off last two days not feeling well. I was looking back at my childhood and seeing if I had any moments like that. There were many teachers whom I liked and some I did … Continue reading 363/365 When Your Kids praise their Teacher; Know they are taught by the best
A few years back I was driving back after going to an Elementary School to judge some literary work by small kids. My 9 year old son who is now 15 was sitting in the car behind me. We were having some father son time together driving back and forth. I had NPR playing and it was a discussion about the Private Prisons for illegal … Continue reading 362/365 The essence of being human is to never leave humanity out of our sight just like we never leave our kids from our sight
We all have different ideas about who a friend is, or who we consider to be a friend. I am sure we also do not go to the dictionary to find it out. Because we all are very sure about what we know. Oxford Dictionary says a friend is “A person with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically one exclusive of sexual … Continue reading 361/365 – A Friend is someone who will show you the mirror without worrying if you will take offense
Scrum (for those who are not aware) is an iterative and incremental agile software development framework for managing product development. Borrowed from the game of Rugby it is a process where team members come together before restarting the game. There is way too much similarity between Life and work and I thought it would be interesting to discuss the Agile Scrum Methodology in examples of … Continue reading 360/365Implementing Scrum in your Life – Becoming your Life’s Scrum Master
You have heard the word bombarded on the walls of conference rooms, in the corporate corridors and loud and clear through a mouth piece or headset. ‘Transparency’ has become both a request and an ask. Yet teams, organizations and individuals struggle with it. Whenever I say Transparency, I also know how many people take it. But you cannot except people to be transparent when they … Continue reading 349/365 Transparency For Transformation
Haven’t you heard the saying “One does not choose one’s own parents”. I believe it is not just about Parents, many times we do not have a choice of our coworkers either. While with parents the lack of choice is not considered a burden and I am yet to find someone who wished they had a choice in there. But when it comes to coworkers … Continue reading 260/365 People Management in a New Workplace
I was in Bangalore in 2020 and this is where I started my career years ago and felt like going down that memory lane and picking some old episodes. I started my career selling computers. We used to buy parts and assemble PCs, Provide a Warranty to customers and sell and support them. This was the 90s in India before the boom of Laptops. The time when … Continue reading 249/365 Thinking on Your Feet – A Page from Memory
I have heard people say that they will be happier if they had so much money that they don’t need to work again, and they could start doing what they love. My answer to them has always been – There is no better time to do what you love… than NOW. And for that you don’t need to quit a job, what you need is … Continue reading 247/365 Don’t Quit Your Job; Not Yet
Everyone has a passion but most people are not lucky to have their passion and profession be the same thing. The constant push by self help gurus have been to make a living doing what you love. It is not always easy. But pursing a passion, doing what you love to do is important even if you do not monetarily benefit out of it. Understanding … Continue reading 246/365 Pursuing a passion on the side can make life happier
When I was starting my career someone told me that I have a problem with ‘NO’. He said I was one of those people who will say ‘Yes’ to everything. He said ‘NO’ is such a powerful word that only people with real purpose can say it. I laughed him off. But the words kept lingering in me. Over time I started looking at how … Continue reading 240/365 Say ‘NO’ when you have to; And do it with Confidence
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