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We all plan for a year. We plan holidays, we plan taxes, we plan savings. But, we rarely plan for learning, particularly self-directed learning or self-directed reading. One…
Do you remember your childhood? Colored chalk and coloring books. You were an artist. Where has this artist lost? Where has this creativity been lost? When asked a…
(This is a guest post, written in association with Anagha Arsud) As one reaches the mid-career level, with around 15 years of experience. One reaches a plateau. Generally,…
Every working professional needs career help.Every working professional needs career counseling or coaching. Every career professional needs to read books that cover careers in depth and breadth. Coaches…
Habits are the cornerstone of behavior change. Everyone wants to build or break habits. Coaches need to know about it. Teachers and trainers want to create content or…
Reading: A Competency Building Tool: In the previous post “You Read, I Read, But Are We Competent Readers?” I argued that reading is not a mere leisure activity. …
People read. People read anything and everything. I like such people who read. It’s like one addict finding another addict. I hunt for readers. I hang out with…
We often hear the advice that if you follow your passion, you won’t have to work a single day in your life. However, if you ask students or…
3 min read on my visit to a book-club meeting for last 20 years.
Research (and hence a PhD or FPM) doesn’t make one a great teacher. Entertaining and engaging classes are also not a sign of a great teacher. Research (Specifically…
Guest lecture on the Positive aspects Work drawing from HR-OB domain
We often read books (Fiction or Non-Fiction) and stop there. But few of us create notes. A few more creates summaries too. If you want to add ultimate…
Imagine. You completed a three-month internship or project in a company. And you have to present your work to the company founder. But he has just 10 minutes….
I joined Aniket’s reading program “The Reading Habits“ In its simplest form it is GRP – guided reading program. I was curious to know, how he runs it…
Sometime back, I read Paul Kalanithi’s article in New York Times How Long have I got Left? I remember reading his Stanford article “Before I go also on the same…
(Annotated Text: Image Source: WikiMedia) (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiversity/en/f/fa/Annotating_Text.jpg) “Eeeeeee!” screamed my sister at the top pitch. She looked with disgust as if a giant cockroach was sitting on the…
5 Minute: Quick Read. (Image: Screen Shot from GoodReads My Profile Page ) 1 *. (One Star). Yes, I gave a one-star rating to Getting Things…
5 Minutes, Quick Read. (Image Source: Amazon India) Quick Summary: Book proposed a new type of leadership for the hyper-connected world, where anyone can be a leader. The…