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Month: September 2022

You Are Never “Ready”

You are never ready

I was in a business conversation with a client this afternoon, and we were both grappling with issues in delivering a technical solution on time. The critical issue was that the users on the client side and engineering teams on Read more…


Five Balls Of Life

Five Balls Of Life

Browsing through my collection of great commencement speeches, I found an old reference to a famous address at Georgia Tech University by the ex-Coca-Cola CEO Brian Dyson about the ‘Five Balls of Life.’  This speech is one of the more Read more…


Worried About Doing Something? Think Process

Process

How do you know if something will work if you are doing it for the first time? In exploring anything new, the cycle/the process is always the same. You start first by Deciding-> Then you do and experience-> Then you Read more…


Thirteen Mistakes

Thirteen Mistakes

In 1966, SLA Marshall, a General in the United States Army, wrote a groundbreaking book on military leadership titled The Officer As A Leader. His book, based on his experiences from the World War, examines the psychology of leadership and the Read more…


Be Generous With Your Attention

generous with attention

A few days ago, I was chatting with a senior industry leader and an ex-colleague. He talked to me about how much of his day goes into one-on-one conversations with members of his team and the organization at large and Read more…


Weekend Story- Hell Or Heaven ?

Hell or Heaven

A Rabbi once told his congregation a story about his tour to the heavens. His first stop on tour was Hell, and it wasn’t pleasant at all. Even though the tables were laden with delicious food, everyone looked pale and Read more…


Save Your Anger

save your anger

“I sent an email to them, and they have not responded- They don’t care.” My son commented. He seemed very upset. The father in me understood how my son was feeling, and I told him to be patient. “It’s a long Read more…


Big Ambitions Take Time !!

Ambitions

For all of us pursuing ambitious goals and dreams, here’s a beautiful message by Gary Vaynerchuk. ============================= Ambition is great but can potentially be a double-edged sword if it is not balanced out. While having the drive to go after Read more…


It’s My Fault !!

It's my fault

If you want to be great at dealing with issues and problem solving, there is one simple mantra to follow. Make everything your fault. When you think of everything as your fault, you essentially hold yourself completely accountable for everything Read more…


Are You Caged?

Whenever I come across a captivating message on any of my social feeds, I have a habit of taking a screenshot and retaining the message in my digital library. Pictures speak a thousand words. Last week I came across this Read more…