Helping folks with practical tips to manage themselves better
June 19, 2025
One thing that always triggers me in business reviews is the way people use the past to limit the future. A classic example: someone proposes a solution that can be delivered in 60 days. But because something similar took 4–6 Read more…
June 18, 2025
One of the things I’ve come to realize, being in the business of fintech sales, is that not all trade-offs are visible upfront. Some are clear, like turning down a deal that doesn’t meet pricing thresholds. But others are more Read more…
June 17, 2025
If you are in any meaningful role- crises, setbacks, and obstacles will always be par for the course. The true measure of any effective executive in such moments is not just how they cope with adversity but how they turn Read more…
June 16, 2025
I was in Jakarta recently, and after a fruitful client pitch, a young colleague on the technical side who had joined me for the meeting pulled me aside. First, he offered a kind word of appreciation—he liked how I handled Read more…
June 15, 2025
A tiger cub, lost in a storm, was found by a kind house cat who raised him as her own. In the quiet corners of a small home, he chased shadows, curled up in laps, and hunted the occasional rat Read more…
June 14, 2025
My theory. If your business isn’t moving, chances are you aren’t either. And that’s where the real work begins. Whether you’re an individual contributor or a people leader, when progress stalls, the issue often isn’t the economy, the market, the Read more…
I have a habit of collecting powerful quotes and writing them down in my daily journal whenever I come across them, whether while reading books, scrolling through social media feeds, or listening to conversations. It’s my way of capturing a Read more…
June 12, 2025
Over the past few days, I’ve had a few conversations with younger colleagues—driven, ambitious, and eager to make their mark. One thought I shared with them kept coming up: Work hard in silence. Let success be your noise. (This was Read more…
June 11, 2025
In some situations, I’ve seen a few good deals go into limbo not because the product lacked capability, but because the pitch got too clever. We load up the deck with layers of strategy, talk about platform flexibility and the Read more…
June 10, 2025
One of my biggest peeves: we often jump into solving without pausing to ask—is this even the right problem? I’ve seen this play out too many times. Teams grind away for weeks, chasing outcomes that never come. Frustration builds. Fingers Read more…
