“We are not here to make friends. We have a business to do“ It is a comment I have heard more than once in the context of bringing people together and building teams. A fair point, one might say, given that everyone’s worth today in the business world is defined by the quarter. Whether we…
Category: People
Is People Development only HR’s responsibility?
[First published in Economic Times, 13th Jan 2025] The HR function is often criticised in organisations for not doing what it is meant to. The narratives are often along the lines of HR straying away from its purpose, it becoming a compliance function and not a strategic partner, does not do enough to fulfil the…
A Podcast with The Filter Koffee
When I did a podcast with Karthik Nagarajan of The Filter Koffee Podcast.
Of Rabbit Holes and ‘Forked’ Rabbit Holes
Getting lost in a rabbit hole is easier these days. We get introduced to a new concept or subject. And if there is a desire to get to know more about it, there are enough pathways, thanks to the internet. From tweets to short reads, long reads, videos, podcasts, and books itself, it’s all out…
Existence – Efficient, Effective, Templatised!
This is triggered by @manuscrypt’s interesting piece on Efficient Existence. ‘Quantified self’ was one of the jargons (that went mainstream later) in marketing in the late 2000s, ever since Nike’s running shoes became apparently intelligent. (Apparently Intelligent can also be called AI.) Since then wearables became a common term and measuring every aspect of existence…
When Care Is Expressed As Fear
(First Published in ThriveGlobal) ‘Fearlessness’ is often a quality highly acknowledged and celebrated. Even if one is not, it is a quality that is projected or sometimes granted by people. But, personally for me, I have to admit I have largely been a fearful person. Such candid admission might not well augur for my outward…