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
Sometimes a whole week of work with all its turbulence, confusions, learnings and self reflections finally boils down to a few minutes talk on a Friday and you say “that was a worthwhile week… Not perfect but productive”. And yes you say a Thank You! a big Thank You ! This ‘Thank You’ can be to someone specific or it could be in general to … Continue reading How we spend our days
When I read today’s question, I repeated that question a few times because the word industry kind of confused me. First let me try to think why we need to stay updated and then what is it I need to be updated on and then we will get to how Why do I need to be updated: On level it is about the work I … Continue reading How do you stay updated on industry trends?
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
I often find it amusing when I sometimes think to myself that I cannot change. I have also heard that from people. In this world even when change is inevitable and we know it… a resistance to change exists in every walk of life. So a strong call for change need to come from inside. Maybe we all have a different perspective of change. ‘How’ … Continue reading 264/365 Our Ability to Change
As Human Beings one of our most treasured abilities is that we can (if we want) reflect on what we do and accept the outcome and correct what we feel is not right. But it is not a common act because Acceptance and Correction are not the favorite phenomena for most people. In business and at work we have this process of retrospective to check what … Continue reading 263/365 Reflect, Accept & Correct From professional life to Personal Life
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
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