What is GENERATION GAP? Father used to walk 20 mins to save ₹20. Son spends ₹20 to save 20 mins. Surprisingly both are correct! Will write a detailed blog on this theme soon...
New Year Wishes And Power of Pivot
31st December to 2nd January seems to be the official period for wishing people Happy New Year and prosperity and new heights and what not. Those who are over enthusiastic start sending wishes on 31st morning, most people send them on 1st January...and few who party hard, send the messages on 2nd, after the hangover... Continue Reading →
Importance of Insights: Example of “World Equity Market Cap”
I have written multiple times the importance of developing insights and understanding, looking beyond just data points. I feel, in today’s era of WhatsApp University graduates, people tend to theow data points at you and spread propaganda and fake news. No one bothers to go deep and question the data or be more skeptical of... Continue Reading →
Is It OK To Celebrate Extrajudicial Encounter?
Last week a young Doctor in Hyderabad, age 25, was brutally raped and murdered by 4 monsters. After that they tried to burn the body and ran away. This caused huge uproar and the four suspects were caught within 24 hrs. They were sent into 14 days of police custody for further interrogation. It was... Continue Reading →
Good Read: Are The Intellectual Benefits of Reading Overrated?
Manu Joseph is an interesting writer/columnists/personality. I have not read a single book by him, but have read some of his columns in the Mint newspaper and have also watched few of his interviews. They were really good. A couple of days back I read his latest article in the Mint titled "Are The Intellectual... Continue Reading →
Faith-Based Reasoning vs. Evidence-Based Reasoning
The great scientist Richard Feynman once said: “Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt.” If you really want to understand this better, listen to this great talk by Richard Dawkins on "Faith-Based Reasoning vs. Evidence-Based Reasoning". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpAsDnO6UyI
Principles: Thoughts on “Potential to Performance”
I am not an HR guy. I have never aspired to be. However, I did enjoy the HR related courses during my MBA and really liked the Professors who conducted them. I myself had to use different aspects of HR for various training/courses I have conducted. One of the topic that always interests me is... Continue Reading →
Ship Daily…
I read this interesting Tweet yesterday. In short, execute relentlessly! I think this is my problem area. And probably that of many others. I do the first three fairly well; but falter on "shipping daily" i.e. executing as per plan, every single day. It has to do with habit and discipline (lack of both), rather... Continue Reading →
Good Read: The Price of Certainty
I follow many good people, thought leaders on Twitter. Unfortunately, I also follow just too many people there. So I often miss some of the great posts that appear on my timeline. I feel I need to bring back focus and discipline in the kind of things and people I follow. Not just on Twitter,... Continue Reading →
Recent Comments