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Are we Sparrows?

The society we live in today appears to inspire a lot of flying. Most people you come across are flying in or out, flying with someone for a while, flying towards new experiences, hunting for what others don’t have, flying away from relationships, binding, commitment since we must be industrious, work hard and make more, … Continue reading

Change Execution & the Leader’s Mind!

Do you relate to Change as the illegitimate child of your rich spouse (Well-paid job or the Investment partner)? Or …as a favourite child, you are obsessed with since it projects your unique Identity and the legacy you may wish to leave behind? Or You made the Choice to go for change to actualise a … Continue reading

Merry Christmas from India – It’s a festival Dude!

I requested my children to make me a Christmas greeting (soft copy) that I could respond with, given the ever-burgeoning unread messages on my WhatsApp. I am so happy that I deleted the FB App before Covid entered our lives. Barring LinkedIn, I have no social media junk interfering in my life. BBC reported the … Continue reading

Generation Gap (an urban Indian’s perspective)

Should we simply ignore or merely acknowledge, or learn to bridge this Gen-Gap? Despite the disintegration of family as a multi-generational large unit under one roof, we cannot lead our lives without interacting, transacting, and even nurturing relationships across generation gaps. Not many make a choice to leave the older or the younger generation in … Continue reading

Fraudsters or Leaders!

“All of us are frauds in some way or the other. Some cheat the banks, many cheat the taxman, some cheat their spouses, etc. There is a psychological kick in cheating and not getting caught. Fraud is inherent in the human psyche. All of us are prone to get trapped in this psyche. Most of … Continue reading

Are you at X-Roads?

You are in your late 30s or early 40s, a parent and a manager. You are responsible for steering the future of quite a few people including your own! You have another two decades or so to manoeuvre as a professional, find new purposes, earn good money and be happy with your life. Your financial … Continue reading

The Manager

Nobody told me that I would one day be referred to as a Manager. Nobody told me that to be a manager could be a career objective. Many years after having the word ‘manager’ as a part of my job title, I started to warm up to the word consciously. It took some more years … Continue reading

A Manager’s Journey into the Volitional Arena!

Extract from my book, ‘Ascent – A Practising Managers Growth Mantra’, Random House India (2014) In the year 1998… I had two gold cards from the two top airlines, each with enough miles to reward myself with vacations, anytime I wanted to. The only thing missing was a mental pause to plan vacations. My competitors … Continue reading

What are you Managing nowadays!

As a growth catalyst and confidante of managers I have always believed that people who grow in their profession & experience happiness are not the ones striving to win against their peers but those who pursue a dream and invest in their future capabilities. The LinkedIn poll I put up a week back was designed … Continue reading

The Fallacy of Independence!

We all ‘celebrate’ our Independence Day unfailingly and identically for decades and for each year that passes by. We should and we do honour the sacrifice of tens of thousands of Individuals, who contributed towards making India an Independent Nation. We unfurl our national flag, sing the national anthem, teach our kids the Vande Mataram … Continue reading