Helping folks with practical tips to manage themselves better
February 28, 2025
If you don’t value your time, don’t expect others to respect it. Consider busywork. The more you bury yourself in low-value tasks- sitting in unnecessary meetings(to feel important), responding to every message, fine-tuning reports no one reads, or constantly checking Read more…
February 27, 2025
The Struggle is when you wonder why you started the company in the first place. The Struggle is when people ask you why you don’t quit and you don’t know the answer. The Struggle is when your employees think you Read more…
February 26, 2025
Something I have figured out after transitioning from a large organization into a startup. If you want to be the best in the market( or for that matter your organization or your team) , if it doesn’t consume you, where Read more…
February 24, 2025
During an Annual Operating Plan meeting this afternoon, a colleague and I chatted about how certainty is a myth. In the tech sales domain, we often chase certainty in the garb of planning. We run endless models, analyze every risk, Read more…
February 23, 2025
Warren Buffett was once playing golf at Pebble Beach with Charlie Munger (Berkshire Hathaway Vice-Chairman), Jack Byrne (Fireman’s Fund Chairman), and another person. One of them proposed. “Warren, if you shoot a hole-in-one on this 18-hole course, we’ll give you Read more…
A great thought shared by James Clear via his Blogpost. Four questions that can tell you a lot.
February 22, 2025
The deal that was supposed to happen? It’s not happening. What to do? The client is pushing for commitments I can’t meet, and I am unsure how to respond. Am I going to lose the client? I missed my exit Read more…
February 21, 2025
“You know what the most important decision we face every working day—without fail?” I asked a senior team member this afternoon. We had just been pulled into a work issue that demanded our attention but, in the grand scheme of Read more…
February 19, 2025
In a competitive world, you can’t achieve anything significant by doing what everyone else does. If your choices and actions mirror those of people around you, you’ll end up with the same results they get. To create impact, you have Read more…
February 18, 2025
Back when I was a senior banking executive, my calendar was packed, my days structured, and my role well-defined. I worked long hours, led large teams, and drove results. Yet, in many ways, the work felt heavier than it does Read more…
