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 …
International Women’s Day is around the corner and I got two requests from two different companies to speak to their women employees on March 8. One of them invited me saying they were looking for an eminent speaker to motivate their women employees. I felt flattered being tagged as an eminent speaker but turned down …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
Organisations are launching many initiatives to create a balanced ratio of men and women at the workplace and to increase the number of women managers at the mid and senior levels. While structured initiatives are necessary, it is the interactions at the team level, that affect an individual the most at workplace. These experiences have …
Every morning when I head out of home, I spot this broken and abandoned vehicle. It is parked in front of the local police station, where vehicles that have troubled history are parked. They mostly have a bleak future too, being abandoned, unused and slowly rotting. Amidst this gloom, in one of the broken vehicles, …
As part of the consulting work I do, I sit through leadership meetings in many organisations. Sometimes these meetings can run for a few days. In most meetings, there is always a section on “Best Practices”. Someone from the organisation makes a presentation on practices they have been following and how it has created a …
Few days ago an old colleague called and asked for my insights on managing people. He wanted to know what are some do’s and don’ts of successful people management, as he had to lead a panel discussion at a prestigious conference. I wasn’t of much help. Because, I told him there is no such thing …
I am not good at selling and I do not enjoy selling. It doesn’t come to me naturally. And that can be disastrous for an entrepreneur. For the very existence of an entrepreneur resides on her ability to dream and sell that dream to others. The others whom she may bring on her journey as …
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