We’ve all woken up feeling tired; possibly sleeping the same number of hours, but disturbed. Though the same length, a disturbed sleep doesn’t refresh us like a peaceful one does. A similar phenomenon happens at our workplaces. For instance, sometimes I work for the same number of hours, but do not feel productive. Why ?… Continue reading
The Traditional Project manager is like a Lion; king of its jungle and fast going extinct as a species. . Lets understand why PM jobs, as they are called, are going away. To do that, let’s look at how this role came into being. During the early days of my career, there were a bunch… Continue reading
Blowback is a term coined by the CIA. It intends to highlight unintended consequences of our actions. . In the IT context, a blowback would be – getting fired for doing a great job. Sometimes doing a good job can have “blowbacks”. We discuss this phenomenon today. . True story … Ravi was a good… Continue reading
Most thankless jobs have the most fancy titles. –Chauffeur ( driver ) –Escort ( you know ! ) –Service account executive ( clerk ) –Fashion retail consultant ( shop assistant ) . Notice, duller the job, fancier the titles. –Front Line Customer Support Facilitator ( clerk ) –Senior Customer Service Associate ( clerk ) –Customer… Continue reading
Sometime during the British India rule, government became concerned about Cobra snakes. It offered bounties for dead cobras. Initially this strategy was successful. But soon creative folks started cultivating cobras for the money. When Brits realised the problem, they suddenly shutdown the scheme. Lacking incentives, breeders let go of the snakes. This resulted in a… Continue reading
Introduction The best engineers do not have the best careers. They do not get the best opportunities, promotions or assignments. They might be the horsepower behind an engine, but they remain under-appreciated. Instead the tier-2 and tier-3 players are the ones who win. This happens often. . This affair is hurtful to techies’ careers. Also,… Continue reading
… Recap The best engineers do not have the best careers. They do not get the best opportunities, promotions or assignments. While they might be the horsepower behind an engine, they remain under-appreciated. Instead the tier-2 and tier-3 players are the ones who win. This happens often. . We attempt to understand the reasons underlying… Continue reading
… Recap The best engineers do not have the best careers. They do not get the best opportunities, promotions or assignments. In the previous blogs, we’ve discussed the phenomenon and have attempted to understand the cause. Now – we talk about the impacts of not having a zero-level skill and the benefits of not having… Continue reading
… Recap The best engineers do not have the best careers. They do not get the best opportunities, promotions or assignments In the previous blogs, we have discussed the phenomenon, understood the cause and seen the different impacts. Now we discuss some remedies to the problem. Following is more a guideline and less a map.… Continue reading
How men ought to live their lives, to have greatest satisfaction. This book is more about masculinity and less about men. So this book is about practical spirituality for men. (sounds an oxymoron but wait till you read the book) . ⚠ The book talks about sex, sexual polarity and other such topics. . Ideas… Continue reading