The Power of Connections: A Personal Journey of Growth
When I look back on my career, the one constant that stands out is the power of human connections. My journey began in a young organization—a joint venture of two established companies—that had just 200 employees when I joined. Over the 15 years I spent there, it grew to over 2,000. From there, I went […]
“i-fi” – A Model for Designing Your Future and Personal Change
Abstract This article is the author’s narrative based on his ongoing journey of personal change. Emphasis is on proactive personal change fueled by the desire to shape one’s future. The author progressively outlines a model that could help the readers in their journey. Many ideas are stitched together in a unique way based on author’s […]
No Chords Without Strings
Let me narrate three observations from my life, to share something that I have learnt. The first is about my love and hate for the Tamil language. Till I finished high school, I learnt Tamil language formally. I loved Tamil poetry and the great literary works. However, I did not enjoy the aspects emphasized by […]
WFH – A Child’s Play?
WFH, a child’s play? May be not from an actual 4-year old child’s point of view! The context is a virus-forced lockdown in my daughter’s home in Chennai and my son-in-law’s WFH for a major bank. The 4-year old (my granddaughter) aka the Child is trying to make sense of it all. I am too! […]
Mindfulness: A tool to enhance Personal Effectiveness
Mindfulness is one of the buzz words in the industry these days. Mindfulness is a technique to bring and keep the mind in the present moment, moment by moment. There are umpteen number of researches done and experiences shared by many people on the benefits of Mindfulness in terms of positive emotions, reduced stress & […]
4 words to test motivational level
Over the years, most of the time, most of us, do the job that we are assigned to do. Yes, the outcome of our hard work is dependent on many factors – our capability, the outside environment, our luck (yes, it does play a part). There’s one other factor that decisively impacts this – our […]
CHOW #66- Being motivated in tough times
Ram, is running a fixed price project with a team of 24. He has built this team over the last 6 months. They have completed two early releases, and 4 releases are due over the next 12 months. Ram has built a good rapport with all his team members, and is well regarded by his […]
