Relationships are built (or ruined) one conversation at a time. I have always seen effective conversation as a way to transfer energy between people in a way that fosters understanding, builds trust and inspires growth/change. I can distinctly remember every single radical conversation I had with my peers/mentors/bosses that moved the needle for me and […]
“Customer Focus” is the most common corporate value that companies adopt. This often leads to a myopic focus on customer experience at the cost of other things that contribute to a superior customer experience. Ultimately, people serve people. Organizations that adopt such lofty values often fail to deliver a superior customer experience because they fail […]
Essentialism is about identifying where you can create most VALUE , make greatest contribution or create greatest impact. It is then about finding ways, building systems and having tools that help you execute on it effortlessly. It is about doing less but doing BETTER. This also means having courage to say NO to less important things.
Buddhist wisdom says that in order to attain peace we need to: 1) Let go. 2) Let go of letting go. (letting go as an act to feed the ego) Let me explain it through this beautiful story from Osho. Osho once stayed with a devotee. During his conversations, devotee would often refer to the […]
In a noisy world, it is easy to miss the signals that you get from within. Listening to the self requires us to detach, slow down and be intentional about listening to our internal dialogue. Acting on your intuition may require you to go against the tide of expectations that world may have from you. […]
You can do trivial things as if the world runs on your shoulders. Or you can do mighty things in spirit of playfulness. It is our awareness that matters. Awareness enables us to choose our discretion towards our work. Great work is always a reflection of joy that the creator pursues. This quote by Ram […]