I watched the movie “The Founder” which traces the story of Ray Kroc, one of the most successful American businessmen. The golden arches of McDonald’s are immediately recognized symbols across the world. The credit for this largely goes to Ray Kroc, known (falsely) as “The Founder” of McDonald’s. Ray was responsible for taking the …
Leadership on the line – 2017
I recently read the book ‘Leadership on the line’ by Ronald Heifetz and Marty Linsky. It is an interesting book which takes a very practical view on Leadership and gives some simple yet powerful lessons on how one can become a better leader in today’s world. Some of the lessons that I picked up …
A brand New Year – 2016
It is the beginning of yet another new year. It is that time of the year when the pundits and gurus pull out their crystal balls and gaze into it to fore-tell the future and make their predictions. I don’t have any such intentions, but I thought that this is as good a time …
Silver is the new Gold- 2016
There is Rio 2016 fever that has gripped the world these past few days, with medals being won and records being broken. The one name that has been there on every Indian’s lips is Sindhu. She was the top searched athlete in Google India. She has indeed achieved something that no Indian athlete has …
The new NORMAL – 2020
It has been 8 weeks since the lockdown was announced in India. We have all adjusted to it in different ways. For some of us, work from home [WFH] has become the new norm- we are using technology more than ever before and are rediscovering our passions. Meanwhile for a large part of the …
A run on the beach – 2016
I was recently in Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh for our Annual conference. For those of you who haven’t heard of Cox’s Bazar, it is in the south-west part of Bangladesh and is one of the world’s longest beaches with a 120 km long unbroken stretch of sand. The fresh air and the pristine atmosphere inspired …
Immateriality – 2017
I recently watched the movie ‘Into the Wild’. It is based on a true story, and adapted from the book written by Jon Krakauer. What drew me to the movie was the fact that Krakauer had also written ‘Into thin air’, a book of his personal account of a disastrous attempt to scale Mt. Everest …
Lessons from Twenty-20 cricket- 2016
The T-20 World Cup is being played in India this month and it is non-stop entertainment time for all those who understand cricket and are passionate about it. There is a high level of interest and excitement, with endless debates around the toss, team selection, batting order, field placements and of course the umpiring decisions. …
Lights, Camera, Leadership- 2016
I have always considered myself a left-brained person with strong analytical and logical skills. This was further ratified by my 5 years of Engineering from BITS, Pilani and my MBA from XLRI Jamshedpur. My logical brain told me that creativity is reserved for the artists, poets and writers. Then about 15 years ago, I became …
Hakuna Matata- 2017
I went on my first major trek last year in May to the Everest Base Camp. It was an exhilarating experience and took me out of my comfort zone in more ways than one. That experience made me decide to do another trek and I ended up choosing Mount Kilimanjaro as the next one. So …