The term “Workaholic“ is often misunderstood
A workaholic is a person who works compulsively (irresistibly interesting or exciting). The workaholic term originates from alcoholism and I am not sure why a negative term is pushed into a positive word. Many people confuse hard-working people with workaholics. The so-called workaholics are passionate and love their job. They value work over anything not […]
Work from Home is Bad for Society and Economy
Covid-19 has forced many to work from home and for the short term, it is OK. But Many Industry Giants are stating that part or whole of their teams will work from home permanently and this can be a disaster! First and foremost, it will affect the company culture. Company culture is fostered by people […]
Life is short, Focus on what matters most
Time is free, but it is priceless. You can’t own it, but you can use it. You can’t keep it, but you can spend it. Once you lost it you can never get it back -Harvey Mackay A man came to Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and said I can walk on water, what can you do? Ramakrishna […]
APJ Abdul Kalam – A Karma Yogi
There are many inspirational stories about Kalam Sir, I would like to share one on his Birthday Some ISRO scientists were returning from, French Guiana, after overseeing the testing of the INSAT-4B communications satellite. After checking their passports, the airport officers continued to escort them. Confused, the scientists asked if there was any problem when […]
Innovation is the future
Legacy of Steve Jobs “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” – Steve Jobs It was known to everyone that when Bill Gates was actively hiring developers, Steve Jobs was hiring designers. His vision of creating iconic products is intact till now and yesterday’s Apple event validates that! As a matter of fact, each […]
The power of listening to learn
Once when Pandavas and Kauravas were young, during the dinner, suddenly the lamps were blown off due to heavy winds. So, everyone was asked to stop eating & wait till the lamps were lighted again. Royal tradition is that no one should eat in darkness. All the children followed the protocol and stopped eating except […]
Banks still remember the purpose?
The FinCEN files leak came at the worst time for the world which is already in dismay. Leaked documents show how the world’s biggest banks moved 2 trillion dollars dirty money around the world! Around 90 financial institutions appear in the documents, including many of the world’s biggest banks. 44 Indian banks figure in the […]
Anger has no purpose
“If you are right then there is no need to get angry, and if you are wrong then you don’t have any right to get angry.”- Gautam Buddha One day Buddha was walking through a village. A very angry and rude young man came up and began insulting him. “You have no right teaching others, […]
Value of Time
One day a professor came to meet Mahatma Gandhi. He had fixed an appointment with him for 11 o’clock. He arrived at 10 minutes to 11 and found only one man sweeping the floor of Gandhi’s cottage at Wardha The professor ordered the man to go and inform Mahatma Gandhi that he had arrived. “He […]
Judgment prevents us from seeing the other side of the story.
A young couple moves into a new neighborhood. The next morning, while they are eating breakfast, the young wife sees her neighbor hang the wash outside. “That laundry is not very clean,” she said to her husband. “The neighbor doesn’t know how to wash correctly. Perhaps she needs better laundry soap.” Her husband looked on […]
