Downtime is upskill time
Downtime is upskill time! Scuba diver One of my acquaintances lost his engineering job in the late ’90s. After trying hard for a job in vain, he headed to the…
Downtime is upskill time! Scuba diver One of my acquaintances lost his engineering job in the late ’90s. After trying hard for a job in vain, he headed to the…
Differences should not turn into disputes. I was reading this article (extract below) in The Times of India this week and was struck by the heading, ‘Differences should not turn…
I have launched my new short video series, ‘3 Quick Takeaways with Ramanan’ – 3QT for short. 3QT is just the beginning of a larger plan to communicate with you…
Are you scared of taking on big goals? Of course, as a term, ‘big’ is relative. For me, ‘big’ is when I get stretched, challenged and have to operate outside…
‘Never ever feel stuck. There is always an alternative!’ I wrote the above Quote #47 on July 6, 2017, as part of my journey to create 366 Quotes, now published…
Don’t hide behind that email! Personal touch When it comes to one-on-one communication, I used to recommend to my team to go by the following order of preference: Face to…
Does loyalty generate disrespect? The title seems a little bizarre, doesn’t it? Attrition of a loyal client I was participating in a Leadership meeting of a midsize Financial Services organization.…
You see a wall, I see a door. Let’s talk! Several years ago, Rajeev (name changed) met me one day, a little puzzled. I was working in one of the…
Your frontline employee is more critical than your CEO. Recently, I had booked a hotel room for one night on my travel to another city through one of those hotel…
Are you hopeful or delusional? Coaching an entrepreneur I was coaching a for-profit start-up founder who had just embarked on his journey. He had a solution that would have benefitted…