Its 11.30 PM, I am lying on my bed and thinking through the week this has been so far. We have delivered a lot of work this week which has required us to collaborate with vendors, partners and suppliers. These interactions have shaped my views about the people we work with. When you are time pressed, you notice more, say less and decide quickly. Here are some stories that have left me thinking at...

Sure we get disappointed with things in life but does that level of disappointment justify our choice of words? When food doesn't taste good, our reaction is, "It's awful!" When a student doesn't do a good job with her homework, our reaction is "It's terrible!" When there's traffic on the road, our reaction is "It's horrendous!" The words we use to express our disappointment on daily matters may...

Up until a month ago I knew nothing about Amor Fati, what it meant, what was the origin or relevance but over the last one month I have tried to build a meaningful relationship with this term which is centuries old. It is one of those terms the power of which is witnessed when practiced not when explained. The great German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche would describe his formula for human...

You get an email, call or a message which states, "We are looking for someone to help us with XYZ. Can we discuss further?" You know you are the right person for the job. But then begins the process, the long process of convincing everyone that you are the right person for the job.The process of convincing, most likely will have the following steps, Submit a proposal Share your CV Have a meeting...

Everyone wants quick tips and techniques. Subject matter experts are invited to events to teach quick tips and techniques. I am several times introduced as someone who can give quick tips and techniques on Storytelling. But here is the reality, quick tips and techniques are not the key differentiator between loser and winners. So when someone says to you publish a blog on Tuesday, that quick tip...

Despite great opportunities and offers, the thought of setting up new offices in new countries has never been exciting for me.Not exciting because it required developing new relationships. New relationships, with clients, vendors, new team members etc. The foundation of every relationship is trust and trust is earned overtime, that is why we have to take a leap of faith in new relationship...