A garden is beautiful only if there are various kinds of trees, plants and flowers in it. An organization that has diverse people is more beautiful, than the one that doesn’t. Do not stereotype people based on their background, culture, religion or anything else. Judge them based only on the Read more
Did you see the development of transportation infrastructure in India such as bridges and widening of roads and think “Why are they building these to meet just today’s needs when they are actually going to take five more years to complete? By the time they complete, they will not meet Read more
Our tasks are like links in a chain that represents an overall outcome. As we focus on our individual tasks, we need to ensure that the overall progress towards achieving the outcome is also good. Follow-ups are the key to doing something whole, on time and with good quality. If Read more
Women and girls are often overlooked or undervalued though they make up half of the world’s population and their voices are critical to global prosperity and peace. Unfortunately, social, legal, and financial barriers still hold many of them back. Recently, a high-level roundtable discussion brought together an amazing group of Read more
Home food always tastes better even when compared to a famous chef’s preparations. That is because there is love and care in it. When you put love and care into the work you do, you provide the best nourishment and service to your organization and its people. Take pride and joy Read more
We often focus on what we are teaching and how we are teaching, and if we are ‘covering the syllabus’. While that is not bad, the emphasis should be on Learning rather than Teaching. When our focus shifts from our teaching to ‘student-learning’, we will automatically do better teaching. Are Read more
Dr. Valli Arunachalam who is a Nuclear Scientist is also well known for her work towards women’s rights. She made strides in the scientific community in India and the US. She is a remarkable lady with so much experience and expertise, and yet has her own challenges and struggles. https://www.livemint.com/companies/people/the-unfinished-business-of-an-indian-heiress-11675787853271.html Read more
What’s with the “extra extra”, “round round” and “red red” adjectives in the English advertisements in India and in our own speech? Some of us are notorious for using duplicate words or two or more superfluous words when we communicate. I think the urge to stress something makes us do Read more
“I can’t able to understand.” Is the above sentence correct? ‘Can’ and ‘Able’ both refer to ability. You don’t need both the words to convey what you want to. You can say “I can’t understand” or “I am not able to understand”. But use of can and able together is Read more
Here’s an incorrect sentence we say or hear often in India: “Be rest assured that the work will be done”. What are the correct versions, then? “Be assured that the work will be done”: someone here is asking you to feel assured or in other words, is assuring you that Read more