This blog is our space to write about our thoughts, views and notes about our travels. Osho owned 90 Rolls Royces while being a Sanyasi …. The so-felt contradiction is very fascinating and hence the name !
April Fools day ! Well, am an April born and I am all for having fun everyday. Today, learn to laugh at yourself. You may be the CEO of a large corporation or even the President of a country but it’s very important to not take yourself too seriously. It’s ok to have the joke … Read more
Hopefully you had a good Monday and here’s another fresh day for you to do some more meaningful work. Please take a couple of deep breaths … More oxygen helps your brain think better. Today, focus on “fillers”. In a work day when you aren’t meeting your customers, your team folk, your boss or working … Read more
Had your first coffee break of the day ? Or some of you might have just started the day and some others might be already harried :). Stop whatever you are doing and take a deep breath, another one and spend the next five minutes going through this blog. A deep breath is deep only … Read more
Today is Maha Shivaratri – a very auspicious day. I am no expert on the spiritual aspects of this day, but Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev has written about The Significance of Mahashivaratri. I thought of evaluating Shiva as a boss in our limited corporate world. All the Hindu mythology and the many Gods and Goddesses that … Read more
He never keeps his word … He is never punctual … He cannot be rushed … He listens to his wife, only … He is a genius … He gets the other person stressed out … He still gets work. Hand over fist. Ramu, the electrician is brilliant. The title of the blog is what … Read more
Bindu and I started on our ShikshaDaan Yatra almost a year ago. The purpose of the Yatra is to meet with our stakeholders in the higher education space, understand their varying needs and challenges, and come up with a model that can meet our ambitious goals. In these eleven months since we started our Yatra, … Read more
Just before we started on our trip this time, we went to Sanjay’s house for dinner. During the course of our conversation, Sanjay related an incident that happened at the OM Foundation school that he runs. He went to a classroom and found the waste bin overflowing. He asked the students why it was so … Read more
Middle of the week .. after the busy Monday and a little less busy Tuesday, Wednesday is like the filling between two slices of bread – can turn out to be bland or can turn out to be tasty !! Hope your “meetings” muscle has been working well. Today we add a new stretch to … Read more
Hopefully today the meetings were a little shorter and a little more productive, its Tuesday after all. Do you take notes in the meetings you attend? I know many people don’t like taking notes, but meetings have to be followed up with the minutes. One of my earliest lessons in the corporate world was – … Read more
I choose this time to write this blog because in many Indian corporations, the work day has wound down and in many American corporations, and American corporations with Indian operations, the work day is half-way through. This is the “no-man’s land” of working hours, perfect to make my point. How was your day today ? … Read more