Once upon a time a very strong woodcutter asked for a job in a timber merchant, and he got it. His salary was really good and so were the working conditions. For that reason, the woodcutter was determined to do his best. His boss gave him an axe and showed him the area where he…

During the course of my conversation with a colleague, I was asked to define success and one thing led to another and soon the subject turned out to be spirituality more as a corollary. That’s when this quote created the buzz in my head and became busy like a bee. I sat down and jotted:…

Reflections – something in retrospect that makes us introspect. In front of a mirror the reflection is of yours; in the years that passed it’s that of yourself. New Year makes me nostalgic. While I greet the New Year, it’s with longing that I look at the previous– good, bad or ugly, we leave a…

“Don’t let failures go to your heart or success to your head.” I seriously lost count of the number of times this was quoted by me, but inexplicably it has a lasting imprint and impression on me. This is a highly motivating quote which helps when my spirits sag and grounds me when I feel giddy…

“Even Eagles need a push; we have heard this famous story by David McNally. I can relate it better with my first podcast happened recently. Wayne Turmel contacted my good friend Rajesh Setty that he wanted to interview him for the popular show “”The Cranky Middle Manager Show”” about the topic “”Managing in India””. Rajesh…

What would you want to associate Trust with? ~ truth, belief, confidence, reliance, faith, hope, integrity, the list can go on. But these are the ones that are pivotal and fundamental. Do you believe anything on the face of it – which is by expression? or Time tells about the trustworthiness through an experience… Just…

“If we have to lead, we need to learn.” Most of us know that our first lessons are learned at home, and our mother is our first teacher. As we grow up, we start to learn new things from different sources; we begin to feel that we have graduated from the initial classes and moved…

In the last post I talked about Pareto’s 80/20 principle and how it can be applied in many spheres of our life. To illustrate this let me narrate an experience of my graduation days. I was an active sportsperson and specially loved the long jump. It was something that always caught my imagination. I loved…

It was a bright Sunday afternoon. I was dressed in full white and standing in the queue amongst thousands who all were dressed in full white. Even though there were thousands waiting to get into a hall to get a glimpse of the spiritual guru Sri Sathya Sai Baba, they were absolutely disciplined. As people…