Sometimes it is a coincidence when you end up watching or listening to something that you have been thinking about. Yesterday I listened to an interview that Jason Averbook was having with Dr Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic on his podcast “Now to Next” where they talk about Tomas’s new book “Don’t Be Yourself: Why Authenticity Is Overrated (and What to Do Instead)” Coincidence because just last week … Continue reading Being Authentic
As I read posts on LinkedIn, I wonder if it is written by an AI tool. The posts are so well optimized on word density, layout and icons. Not an extra word. They hit you like bullets and arrows. Like corporate talk should be. I agree LinkedIn is not Facebook, it is a professional network, but still… Maybe I am wrong. Maybe these are truly … Continue reading My love hate with AI
Last week I wrote an article about my journey of recovery and the process. It got a good readership and I got messages from both friends and acquaintances. There were two kind of responses I received. One was from people who wanted to genuinely help me and the other was people who felt what I said resonated with them. For those who messaged to help … Continue reading Meaningful Work: Goldfishes, Community, Contribution and Challenges
The only person on whom we can experiment is ourselves. Even when we want others to change, the closest person we can work on changing is ourselves. I have not had a lot of Monday blues in my life. I liked going to office. But last four months were different. I had so many days I did not want to go to office. I hate … Continue reading My journey of recovery and the process
‘The cost of not doing’ is a profound question. Yet we ask less of it. The question feels trivial. We are suppose to do things & not ask what happens if we don’t do it. But the question and the answer can make a significant impact on how we prioritize things. Both in personal and professional life. The above point does not mean I ask … Continue reading The Cost of not doing
Calling Out and Calling In. I figured out the importance of that differentiation and was able to delver deeper into the meaning and difference as I read Loretta Ross’s new book Calling In: How to Start Making Change with Those You’d Rather Cancel. We don’t agree with everyone we come across. People at work and people in life. Most of them we can get by, … Continue reading Calling In by Loretta Ross: Book Positive
Finally I watched Severance. It took me a while. And something in me is wanting me to look at work, both my past, present and future at work and life. In my career, I have worked with people who came to work just because they could not stand their personal life and relationships. I have also worked with people who worked so much that they … Continue reading Severance: What my Innie tells my Outie
In 2020, he started middle school. Seeing him do ventriloquism, his teacher asked “why don’t you teach others”. No puppets for all, so he innovated with socks. Around 10 kids learned every week. Then pandemic hit, two years the world was at home. Then came high school. And now he is graduating. I had read that kids struggled getting back to school & socializing. No … Continue reading Learn, Earn and Live fully
The other day as I was buying my lunch at our cafeteria, I get a message on our family group from my daughter Rhea. She is in her office today. Her office is 3 minutes from mine. I said “come over and let’s have lunch”. Then she said she wanted to see where I work. Ok Why not? I am legit 😁 She wants to … Continue reading With my daughter 🥰
Working from home was never an option before. Then came internet and the option was available for some. During my sales days I used to work for years from a home office. I never liked it. During pandemic working from home became a norm. Many companies boasted that they will never do a working from office. And now companies also struggle as they try to … Continue reading Return to Office
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