Musings, published a few times every week, are my attempt at sharing diverse perspectives to help us better navigate our lives.
The key theme I explore is how can we progress towards achieving our potential, and thereby become more accomplished & secure. Some of these ideas come from my own experience, while others come from a thorough study of management research & leadership books, perspectives from science, arts, history, and discussions with industry practitioners across sectors & functions.
Myth: People Only Leave Because of Bad Bosses
For the longest time, every other week there is a post that talks about how people leave bad bosses or quit managers and not companies.
Now while I don't disagree with this, i do feel this is a bit too simplistic. Let me explain.
DECISION FATIGUE
The ability to think to make choices and trade-offs, and therefore decisions, is what makes us human. Everyday we need to take thousands of decisions to function effectively. Some of these may well be small decisions take we take in a fraction of a second with short term or miniscule consequences, while others maybe big decisions with long term consequences on our lives for years to come. The quality of these decisions and their compounding effect has a direct bearing on the quality of our lives and the success we achieve (or not).
Define IT To Achieve It
I haven’t yet met anyone who achieved anything in life without defining what they want! And, I have also not met anyone for whom things have gone purely as planned!
Doing Something GReat is Overrated
"Doing something great is overrated because then people expect that from you all the time. What they don't realize is that you're just as screwed up as they are."
Who’s Your Wall?
We tell a story to our son every night when we put him to sleep.
Sometimes we read out stories from books and sometimes we make up stories. He loves stories of magic, wizard and witches.
Creating Positivity
or the longest time I believed that positivity and negativity happen due to some external events. For instance, if you love what you do or are enjoying the project you are working on you are more likely to be positive.
Sometimes it’s Not Good to Listen
Over the years, we get a fair share of advice on different things, personal and professional, from well meaning people around us. It spans from recommendations on which courses to pursue, to…
Good Vs. Happy
“Things that make you happy in the moment are not always good for you, and things that are good for you don't always make you happy in the moment.”
