AVN and the Bumblebee story

๐™ˆ๐™ฎ ๐™“-๐™๐™–๐™ฎ ๐™Ž๐™–๐™ฎ๐™จ ๐™„ ๐™˜๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฉ ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ก๐™  – ๐˜ฝ๐™๐™ ๐™„ ๐˜ฟ๐™Š ๐—œ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—•๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฒย  ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† 18 years ago, I was diagnosed with Stage 4 Avascular Necrosis (AVN) in my right femur โ€” a painful degenerative condition where the bone tissue essentially dies. I was in excruciating pain. Most doctors recommended an immediate hip replacement – at […]

I Don’t Know – Lessons from Sri Sri

โ€œI Donโ€™t Knowโ€ โ€” My Most Valuable Leadership Lesson Iโ€™ve had the privilege of meeting Sri Sri Ravi Shankar a few times. Each time, Iโ€™ve walked away struck by his humility, wisdom, and wit. One of his most powerful teachings for me is –ย Saying โ€œI donโ€™t know.โ€ Itโ€™s a mindset that reflects: โ€ข Acknowledging how […]

Reconnecting with the Joy of Fiction

Reconnecting with the joy of fiction I spent the last 2 days in Goa with The Ayodhya Alliance, an enjoyable work of fiction, by one of Indiaโ€™s best-selling authors, Ashwin Sanghi; and it reminded me just how powerful great storytelling can be. This fast-paced thriller seamlessly blends ancient history with contemporary geopolitics, moving between timelines […]

Rising Bharat – AI Madam

๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—•๐—›๐—”๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง – ๐—”๐—œ ๐—บ๐—ฎโ€™๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—จ๐˜๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ต ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น Read this heartwarming tale of innovation featured in todayโ€™s Times of India earlier shared on other media networks like News18 – Normally we miss out reading such news about immensely positive work being done by Indians, especially in tier 2 & 3 cities.ย ย  Mohanlal Suman, […]

WINNING WITH THE 4E FRAMEWORK

Winning With The 4e Framework – Cracking Interviews / Finding The Best Candidatesย  I first read Winning by Jack Welch & Suzy Welch 10 years ago; but some ideas just stick, and this one has stayed with me – the 4E Framework.Itโ€™s a simple, powerful way to spot great talent, especially during interviews – and […]

A GOOD READER MAKES A GOOD LEADER

๐€ ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ซ – ๐š๐ง ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง ๐›๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐ง๐ž Had the pleasure of meeting Aseem Dhru, MD & CEO, SBFC & receiving signed copies of his bestseller, Mondays @ Seven – a sharp, reflective collection of his weekly LinkedIn posts. We had a thought-provoking conversation on leadership, life, and the value of documenting oneโ€™s journey. Aseemโ€™s […]

WHAT DO PEOPLE SAY BEHIND YOUR BACK?

Your reputation precedes you โ€” and yes, everyone does reference checks. Yesterday, I was speaking with a senior mutual fund professional with over 30 years of experience. He casually shared his impressions of leaders at national distributors. Hereโ€™s a sample of what he said โ€” no names, just candid observations: โ€ข That guy is humble […]

๐๐จ โ€œเคšเคฒเคคเคพ เคนเฅˆโ€ ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž

It was great catching up with Kamlesh Jain, over coffee last week. Kamlesh is the founder of the โ€œThe Attention Instituteโ€ and a very successful trainer & public speaker I saw the same เคœเคœเคผเฅเคฌเคพ in him that I first witnessed 10 years ago during his training on โ€œThe Power of Attention.โ€ Since then, Kamlesh has […]

CE (go) O & the art of โ€œChanakya Neeti

At Equirus Wealth Private Limited, it was my 3rd role as CEO and over the last 10 years as a CEO, I have had vast amounts of learnings.One of them is that my role involves a lot of Ego Management. “CEO” also stands for Chief Ego Officer ๐Ÿ˜Š (1) My own ego โ€“ First & […]

THE BIG BULL โ€“ Learnings from his life

โ€˜The Big Bull of Dalal Streetโ€™ by Neil Borate, Aprajita Sharma & Aditya Kondawar offers a thoughtful look at what to emulate- and what to avoid- from the Rakesh Jhunjhunwalaโ€™s journey. Mr. Jhunjhunwala has been one the most successful stock market investors in India and was fondly known as the โ€œBig Bullโ€ of the Indian […]