Jul 28, 2022A heartfelt Gratitude“We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives”. Said John F Kennedy and the reality is more often than not, we fail to do it. A few years ago, I was traveling to the UK for my long-term work assignment. A…Gratitude3 min readGratitude3 min read
Jul 17, 2022One Life, Live itOnly passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things — Denis Diderot On a sultry summer evening, as a 13-year-old, I was looking out of the window of my home, waiting anxiously for my parents. When they came home, my mom handed over a package to me. It…Passion3 min readPassion3 min read
Jul 11, 2022Be the hero of your own storySept 2000, I was sitting Infront of my childhood hero Amitabh Bachchan in the TV show “Kaun Banega Crorepati”, the Indian version of “Who wants to be a Millionaire” It was a dream come true moment for me. A few minutes before, in my nervousness, I had tripped over a…Life Choices3 min readLife Choices3 min read
May 11, 2022Through the eye of the needle ?I am sure many of us have come across this verse “it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God”. What exactly it mean ? According to one tradition, the “eye of the needle”…Leadership2 min readLeadership2 min read
May 2, 2022Turning the lens to Planet SelfFew years ago ( 2019), I watched a video called the OVERVIEW from Planetary Collective on Vimeo. Here is a video description from Vimeo The Overview Effect, first described by author Frank White in 1987, is an experience that transforms astronauts’ perspective of the planet and mankind’s place upon it…Impact2 min readImpact2 min read
Jan 4, 2022All it takes …I have been often asked to share a proud moment from my agile practitioner journey. Well, there are many, however, there is one that is very close to my heart. It is a story of a team that started on a back foot but ultimately came out a winner. To…High Performing Team4 min readHigh Performing Team4 min read
Nov 24, 2020The Elephant in the Room — ?“Last Month Reena was attending a team meeting. She voiced out about her feelings of being left out from the group. People ask her the reason. She shared “What’s bothering her?”. One of her colleagues told that people shouldn't be opposing. Another told that instead of bringing problems, they should…Elephant In The Room2 min readElephant In The Room2 min read
Nov 16, 2020Journey of a coach as a coaching clientFew days ago, I was in a coaching session where I was the coaching client. I was in a dilemma on a certain aspect of my life. I planned to take the help of a coach to find me a way forward. During our conversation, the coach asked me “Where…Coaching2 min readCoaching2 min read
Nov 14, 2020Facilitating a Remote OKR SessionA few days back , we facilitated an OKR ( Objective & Key Result) session for the one of the teams remotely. We would like to share our learning from the session. Our pre-OKR session preparation gave us good insights into what we were heading into. …Okr3 min readOkr3 min read
Aug 29, 2020Bigger impact with Simple practiceI had a chance to read the book Salvation : The Bungsu story by Marcus Hammarberg few weeks back. This is a true story of transformation in an Indonesian hospital using Agile and Lean principles and practices. What struck me is that how simple practices could create bigger impact leading…3 min read3 min read
