Our son Rahi is a junior and has started thinking about college. His interest is Theater and Animation and Story telling. I have started this conversation with him on his future prospects. Initially I had this reservation about Arts. Though I have my creative side I have always thought that it is a side hustle. I have no idea if I have what it takes … Continue reading Conversations on Career & Future
When I left my Startup/business efforts and started contracting I wanted to move to a Permanent role if possible. The company I was contracting with had some potential openings and I asked my then manager if I could be considered for the role and he told me in a very polite way that I was not very manageable. He said manageable and I also heard … Continue reading Don’t feel bad, But you are not very Manageable
A good part of my early career was as an employer and a startup guy (before I knew there was a concept called Startup). This goes back to 1993 when I graduated with an Electrical Engineering Degree from National Institute of Technology Calicut. Straight from college that is what I did. I started a company with a friend. Then after a few years I went on … Continue reading I have more to talk about my failures than my successes.
One interesting statement someone made to me a while back is that we are arguing and that we are in conflict and it is not good. They were right. They made that statement because we were truly arguing about something. And they also had the opinion that argument and conflicts are not good. Is it that simple? I have worked with so many people who … Continue reading Everywhere I worked I had people I did not fully agree with !!
I am sorry if my Layoff reflections are going too far. But this is a writing project I have taken up till I find my next engagement. So those who find these daily musings a bit annoying have an incentive to help me find a job. I am kidding. 😁Things will fall in place soon. But till then say Hi on LinkedIn. It is easy to … Continue reading Laid-Off? Now What? Get Busy !!!
Should Passion be Monetized? Most people would say yes. But I have a slightly different thought. Creator economy enthusiasts please don’t feel bad. Those who think passion should be monetized need to read more. Otherwise let us move ahead. Passion is about things that we love to do. I don’t think it has to be things that we are good at doing. The beauty of … Continue reading Note-6 Should we monetize our Passion
OK… so I gave my resignation. Not today.. I gave it two weeks back and yesterday was my last day at work. Heading for a new adventure on Monday. Yes… A weekend and then anew onto a new role. I sent my farewell email with a Trey Parker quote.. “Saying goodbye doesn’t mean anything. It’s the time we spent together that matters, not how we … Continue reading We all get better (only) by getting better at embracing change
Yesterday, On a Sunday evening I took sometime to send message to many old business acquaintances, colleagues turned friends and old business connections and then sat down to list a few things, that I look forward to for a Monday at work. I have mentioned before in here that I very rarely have Monday blues. And the reason for that is the people I work … Continue reading Planning for a Monday in Office
‘Thinking’ or may be the time to ‘THINK’ is getting scarce now. Our little handheld devices take such a lot of our time. Distractions, incomplete work and jumping from one priority to other, all leave people stressed and overworked. I am just putting the question out there for us to ‘THINK’. If we were to take a 15 minutes or half hour every now and … Continue reading Are people stressed and overworked because they don’t have enough time to ‘THINK’?
Last week a question started bothering me. Do people really hate Mondays? We all have seen people who on a Monday and on the same Friday look like they are not even related to each other. They appear and act as if they are two different people. Most of us might not see them on a Sunday evening to know if there is a third … Continue reading Looking forward for a Monday at Work
Vinod Narayan 