Month: December 2016
Do You Have a Contrarian on Your Team?
While most people don’t like or appreciate the idea of having a contrarian in their team, I have always loved to have one. In fact I would love to be a contrarian in any group or team that I am part of. A contrarian or a divergent view makes you think and if it comes from a person with experience and/or expertise, you value the contrarian view even more. Sometimes just the fact that someone presented a different view, in itself is very interesting, and very much required.
We have in our advisory board of ShikshaDaan Foundation one such contrarian. We invited the person to join us with the purpose and clarity of his differing views. Almost with one different view in every meeting that we have had in the last six quarterly meetings.
Contrary to what most may think, contrarian views matter. It makes you think. They make a huge difference. Here is an interesting article on the subject:
NEFT-ed, PayTM-ed, Chequ-ed, Credit-ed to stay #Cashless
Today is a month since the historic demonetization move by the Government of India. Here’s a personal account of how we have managed and the challenges that still remain – The day it was announced, we checked the number of Rs. 500 notes with us and found that we just had 6 notes. In 100’s … Read more
Be More Successful: New Harvard Research Reveals A Fun Way To Do It
All of us want to be more successful. I do want to be. Is there anyone who doesn’t want to be? And for many of us to be more successful means to be happier or just stay happy. How are success and happiness related? Am happy to share what the new Harvard Research has to reveal on the subject:
Be More Successful: New Harvard Research Reveals A Fun Way To Do It
Enjoy. It’s very interesting.
What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness
Well. What makes a good life is a very interesting question, and I am sure that there would be as many answers as there are people on this planet. If you answered name and fame…here is a TED video where according to psychiatrist Robert Waldinger, you’re mistaken. As the director of a 75-year-old study on adult development, Waldinger has unprecedented access to data on true happiness and satisfaction. In this talk, he shares three important lessons learned from the study as well as some practical, old-as-the-hills wisdom on how to build a fulfilling, long life. Enjoy.
Here is the link to the video:
What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness
The bald, witty, democratic “Tughlaq” no more!
His mentee Jayalalitha passed away yesterday and even before people could pour Earth over her coffin and the Earth settled, her mentor too passed away! I knew about Cho always because my dad was a huge fan. The only magazine that he would buy was “Tughlaq”. Dad accepted his political view without debate because Cho … Read more
