Last evening during a review of a change management guide developed by an intern, I was asked – ‘what is the best way to promote this new guide? Do I send it out via email, chat or schedule a meeting?’ My immediate reaction was ‘all three and more’. I could tell by her look that … Continue reading The 7 x 7 Rule
We live in a world of hacks. If it’s not a productivity hack, it’s a home hack or an organization hack. Thus, I wasn’t surprised when I stumbled across a 6-week brain hack. At first glance, it said the same thing every sane person has been saying for a while – mindfulness works and exercise … Continue reading The Brain Hack
There is an uptick of articles on the internet talking about disillusionment with tech jobs, fall in engagement, when to quit your job and the hiring season kick-off. It isn’t just the internet. In a previous post, I mentioned how the year of digestion was leading to employees experiencing loss of autonomy, increased anxiety and … Continue reading How to re-engage with the job you have
There are very few people on earth who will admit to enjoying self-promotion or that of their products. Yet, no matter how much we hate it, no one will deny that marketing is a key stepping stone to success. Take authors for example. From what little I know of them, they would much rather stay … Continue reading Go Big on Marketing
There are years of growth, years of experimentation and then there are years of efficiency. No prizes for guessing which bucket 2023 falls into. If you are confused, all you have to do is listen to Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, who has quoted the term ‘year of efficiency’ multiple times over the last six … Continue reading The ‘Year of Digestion’
One of the first pieces of advice I received when I started my career was – ‘your colleagues are not your friends’. As I sat through the section on workplace etiquette as a part of the campus to corporate program and was familiarized with the rules of harassment, I was left convinced that my colleagues … Continue reading The Friendship Paradox
I have been delaying penning this post for as long as I could. Despite watching Elon Musk slowly strip away every sign of the iconic blue bird, a part of me hoped and continues to hope that someday Twitter as I knew it will return. However, when earlier this week, the icon on my phone … Continue reading R.I.P Twitter
When I first drafted my goals for 2023, I knew I wanted to launch a second podcast; but I always assumed it would be a podcast related to the world of work. Three months into the year I began questioning if my life needed to revolve around work and if not, what else was I … Continue reading Always be launching
Two things happened when ChatGPT rose to its current popularity: users wanted to use it for almost everything and organizations rushed to create data security policies that would stop employees from doing just that. Employers were petrified that sensitive data would find its way into the public sphere and banned the use of OpenAI on … Continue reading Microsoft’s Copilot is the Future of Work
I have no less than six posts dedicated to meetings on this blog and at least two episodes on the pod where meetings form one of the top three stories of the month. I am not obsessed with meetings but I spend a LOT of time thinking about them and even more time attending them. … Continue reading Shopify’s Meeting Cost Calculator
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