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Practical

Practical

When you say “I am being practical”, how are you perceived? For reasons unknown, words have come to take on connotations that they don’t necessarily have to! A lion is “practical”. Notice how a herd of zebras do not fear standing shoulder to shoulder with a pride of...

Software Engineering is an a oxymoron

Software Engineering is an a oxymoron

When a Mechanical Engineer designs a Connecting Rod, he does it the same way every single time. An Engineer in Ghana does it the same way as an Engineer from Canada as does an Engineer from New Zealand. And when the connecting rod has to be redesigned after...

Recalibrate

Recalibrate

There might have come a point in your life when you felt that you are doing well. Is this a feeling or an assessment? Is it absolute or relative? If you are good relative to where you stood earlier or where others around you stand now, how will...

History conveys two things

History conveys two things

History conveys two things 1. Who did what, when and why. It is a record of what could have happened. 2. How to be and how not to be The first item is either an inferential guess or someone’s documentation. Either case, historical accuracy cannot be established with...

Negotiating Power

Negotiating Power

The best posture to be negotiating is from a position of being able to walk away from the deal. If you don’t need it, the one you are dealing with has no leverage over you. You, in essence, control the deal, for you can walk away and you...

Excitement

Excitement

There are people that get excited talking about things. There are those that get excited doing things. And there are those that are excited about doing things that are in line with business goals… on things that actually matter. If there is no excitement, you are as good...

Small things matter

Small things matter

Small things lead to big things. If you can get the person to make a small commitment, he will likely then make that big commitment. If you can take the girl you are crazy about out on a date, she could eventually become your wife. If you are...

Let’s polarize India- Sashank

Let’s polarize India

Before jumping to conclusions about my title, read through to understand why I say that “Polarizing India is critically important”. I have lately spoken to several young men and women from India about our Prime Minister, Sri. Narendra Modi. I was surprised at their deliberate negative attitude towards...

Push - Sashank

Push

When you come up with an idea that is genuinely compelling, it isn’t hard to get people interested and excited; after all, most people want to be a part of something big and aren’t intimidated by ambitious thinking. It’s when there is call to action that slowdown begins....

On hitting a wall - Sashank

On hitting a wall

On hitting a wall: – A positive minded man turns in another direction and keeps running with the same level of passion – A strong man tried to break the wall and keeps running – An intelligent man tries to run around the wall but doesn’t forget his...