Work hard

Everyone around you tells you to work hard. You know it yourself too. This seems to be the magical key to success. But what is working hard? Most people surprisingly don’t know the answer. They don’t even bother. The simplest approach for most is to start...

Power of seeking 

Data, massive amounts, hits us everyday as we live our lives. Most of which we ignore. Some of which we process. And some of which we never expected. Over the years, this data makes us smarter. We know how to respond to data that we have seen before. And...

Hiring and firing

Something I read several years ago has always stated with me I have never regretted firing someone. I have only regretted how late I did it. And so the question stems – how long before you fire someone. I would start at the selection itself. Groupon has this...

4 actions of time management

Archive (doesn’t warrant reaction or decision) it’s not worth my time to reply to this Happens 10% of the time, for me Reply (take a decision) I need to clear the passage and take a decision The decision, if reversible or with low “capital at...

Productive or Busy

The two are not equal. A productive day is when you glance into the future and take decisions to reach there from where you are today. Let’s call this a workshop. A busy day is when you glance into the past to see how you landed in the present....