Choosing Business Opportunity to Avoid Change
Choosing Business Opportunity to Avoid Change As an individual, if you have a habit your core doesn't fully approve of, you'd find a disconnect that you might, either align with, or from time to time…
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Whose Viewpoint?
Whose viewpoint? Consider times when you address people. Be it as entrepreneurs pitching to a banker or equity investor. Or as managers, giving top bosses a review. Or teaching students an odd topic. Or even…
The Mortal Risk of Riding Shotgun in an Autonomous Vehicle
The Mortal Risk of Riding Shotgun in an Autonomous Vehicle Source: link We live in strange times. And in interesting and amusing times. A recent article I read, spoke about how most automotive manufacturers are…
SHe
SHe Last evening, dad shared links to two tweets with me. Tweets from the UN Women and UNDP Asia-Pacific's accounts. Both tweets were about challenging patriarchal stereotypes this womens' day. One of the tweets wondered…
Staying Power
In the years after starting my strategy consulting practice, during one meeting with one of my mentors, he asked me how work was. I said it was good, but had a lot of ups and downs.…
Goby the Fish
I recently came across an article about an initiative to create awareness about marine pollution. Some folks living close to a beach (can't seem to find the beach's location), created a giant, transparent fish. Made…
Built In Your Image
We encourage people to be objective, and not to be emotionally imbalanced. We even look down on the rare outburst by family or friends. Right? And there's a reason for it. Nobody likes someone who…
Skill or Skin
A racist, I assume, has a more chronic condition of xenophobia, which is dislike of, or prejudice against people from other countries.Because a racist will dislike or prejudice against even fellow citizens of another race.Despite knowing…
The Point of disapPOINTment
The Point of disapPOINTment With our high hopes, we do face the occasional disappointment. Not getting that promotion you worked so hard for. Having to postpone a holiday because of some reason, or difficulty in…
Upbringing
Upbringing Here's a thought regarding upbringing. Views welcome; and especially so if you have kids and your parents either stay with you, or you visit each other often. You know how curious for information kids…
The Reaction Buffer
The Reaction Buffer When you have a layer between the incident or the surrounding and your own thoughts and emotions, that is the space where you can evaluate your reaction to the external. You can…
Dr. John Virapen on the Greed of Pharmaceutical Companies
Dr. John Virapen on the Greed of Pharmaceutical Companies Sometimes when you think about one particular country or another, and admire it for a great government, a transparent press, a robust healthcare ecosystem, and so…
The pros and “Cons” of Storytelling
The pros and "Cons" of Storytelling! Storytelling. Steve Jobs wasn't the first to talk about, or practice it. Nor was he the first one to focus on the customer and build differentiation. Function and form.…
Gucci’s Packaging – Not so Gucci
Gucci's Packaging - Not so Gucci I recently conducted an interactive session on Design Thinking at a leading investment bank. It might be easy to assume that applications of design thinking at an investment bank…
Don’t be Kupamanduka
Don't be Kupamanduka When someone just joins your organisation, get their first impression of their experience within a few days of joining. Then, after you run them through the standard tour and the paces, and…