Dwindling start-up investments, relentless headcount pressures (read layoffs), and an obsession with productivity metrics clearly demonstrate that there's no running away from our current 'era of efficiency.' As organizations continue to grapple with their largest expense, it’s time to talk about the silver bullet that is supposedly solving this big bulging bill i.e., Agents and … Continue reading Let’s talk about the cost of AI
As someone who’s always on the lookout for change and experiments, I've often found myself in the grip of an idea so compelling that I can’t shake it off. The longer I sit with it, the more certain it becomes that someone needs to work on it. You may be able to relate - the … Continue reading Great ideas: Knowing When to Hold & When to Fold
Following the recommendations of my colleagues and a long waiting time at my local library, I finally got my hands on ‘Deep Work’ by Cal Newport. I knew I had to pick the book up when on sending an Instagram reel to a friend, I discovered she had decided to pause all her social media … Continue reading Breaking up with my inbox
Last week I wrote about the three other reports every organization should consider publishing. I ended by saying that there are definitely more reports that organizations should publish and as I mulled over it, I couldn’t get an old Fast Company article titled ‘Why your company needs a sleep strategy’ out of my head. Given … Continue reading The Sleep Report
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’
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
The first six months of 2023 have been a whirlwind. After writing off 2020, 2021 and 2022 as marginal years, 2023 was supposed to be the year where I outshone myself at work. Armed with great hopes, back in December of last year, I signed up for five projects. Fast forward six months and I … Continue reading Picking Priorities
We’re living in the midst of a perfect storm. With the bank bailouts, focus on optimization and tech layoffs, job security has gone out the window. Organizations are pulling employees back into the office, hard won work life balance is being put to test and all of this while we’re still re-evaluating our relationship with … Continue reading Part 1: Why are we really going back to the office?
This is going to be a short one. When I first started my corporate career, I’d take extreme pains to ensure that my emails were their best possible version before I hit send. I would add the courteous ‘I hope this email finds you well’, ‘hope you had a good weekend’ and ‘happy Monday’ at … Continue reading Tiny curt emails
We all have the image of the modern-day woman depicted as juggling a laptop, diapers, a spatula, washing machine, pets and more, staunchly entrenched in our minds. The evolving role of a people manager evokes a very similar image. At first it looks easy. They have an entire team rallying to complete a series of … Continue reading Lowering the tax on the modern-day people manager
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