10 things I learnt in my career

All of us learn many things through our careers. These are ten things I learnt in two decades of my work life so far. 1. Go after your Passion I always wanted to have my career in the computer industry. However, as luck would have it, I spent my first five years

The opportunity mindset

There was an MNC making shoes. The director of the company sent his regional manager to Africa to assess the continent’s potential to buy shoes. After a short stay, the manager returned and reported “People walk bare footed in Africa, no one wears shoes, hence no potential to sell shoes

play to your strength…..

This is a zen story of one 10-year-old boy who decided to study judo despite the fact that he had lost his left arm in a devastating car accident. The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master (Sensei). The boy was doing well, so he couldn't understand why,

Who made the greatest impact?

There was a debate among scholars on which human being made the maximum positive impact on humanity ever? People started first with political leaders, who guided their nation to great heights in period of greatest turbulence - Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill, Roosevelt, Napoleon, Gandhi, Mao etc. Then people listed scientists