A podcast I was listening to some months ago made a reference to a quote “discipline equals freedom” by Jocko Willink. The podcast was not about discipline or habits, yet this small phrase stuck in my mind and intrigued me. I wondered what it meant and how could discipline be equal to freedom. The first …
I made a conscious choice to work from home when I started Nucleus Insights. I knew I would be traveling often on work and be away from home, so the days that I am in town, I wanted to be home. The start was bumpy. I had to figure out the boundaries with my family. …
International Women’s day is coming up and I see a frenzy of activities across organisations. Social media is rife with #eachforequal and #sheinspiresus. Starting with roses for women when I began working, to the depth and quality actions today towards enhancing diverse workforce, things have come a long way. There is a real focus on …
It’s that time of the year in some parts of the world, when schools are finishing their academic year. The students get their grades from the exams and parents either rejoice or fret at the performance of their children. We are having one of those movies run at our home too. Our son who I …
Long work days are a daily feature for many. These include fire-fighting escalations, several meetings, conversations with team members, dealing with issues that crop up in different parts of the organisation, addressing client queries, working with external partners, answering emails from people who don’t seem to have a clue about what you are responsible for, …
Have you seen a school of sardines swimming in the big ocean? I remember seeing them on television while growing up. It was only in late 2000 on my first trip to the US, I saw them live at the walk-in aquarium at Pier39 in San Francisco. I remember being mesmerized by the silvery fish …
Today is Women’s Day. When I asked some of the women that I work with, how this is marked in their organisation, the response is “we get gifts”, “there are talks by seniors”, “ we get flowers”, “we go out for team lunch” and “most men crib saying what is so special?”. These are the …
I have a recent ritual of gathering flowers in the morning for my mother. She uses them for her prayers, where she recites verses asking the universe to care for everyone’s well being. The flowers that I gather are the “Paarijata” flowers (Botanical name: Nyctanthes arbor-tiristis) also called as the coral jasmine. They bloom in …
New Year is the time when many resolutions are made. It is usually a list of things that one deeply desires to accomplish, but hasn’t been able to do so in the past. It is not unusual to have physical, financial and work-life balance goals. The gyms for sure make most money out of this …
One of my college batch-mates took critically ill couple of years ago. Many of us did not know the serious situation he was in, till one of my other batch-mates informed us about it and personally rallied to seek support. He sought physical help to move him to a city where better care could be …
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