When I think of happiness, I mostly remember my mother’s happiness at my father’s return home late in the night, after working two jobs every day to support the five of us. My father similarly expressed his happiness in the simple things: like the days when he encountered less...

Change is an inevitable part of our life and most often people resist change to avoid losing their comfort zones, especially because of the fear of failure. But that’s really not effective. In organizations, change is especially crucial to allow employees to acquire new skills...

In his autobiography, Bill Gates identifies Warren Buffet as his role model, and identifies three key points about choosing a suitable role model: Make sure the role model and you have the same core values. Ensure they can help assess difficult business decisions and lastly, b...

“Hey coach, listen. You got any more of that secret shtuff? I think it's starting to wear off.” In a scene from the movie, “Space Jam” (1996), an animated Daffy Duck asks arguably the most famous basketball player alive whether there’s any more “secret shtuff” for his teammate...

I was recently in Bangalore, the Garden City of India, for our company’s quarterly meeting. I like Bangalore – friendly people, pleasant weather, energetic yet peaceful. I happily enjoy interacting with the interesting people I meet there. There’s a lot of cultural diversity a...

The traditional image of a leader was of someone who sat atop a mountain — at the culmination of his own personal growth and sadly alone; or the kind of leader who constantly “directed” or strongly criticised the actions of those following, and who may have thought to oppose h...

The speed of technology is matched only by the speed of the media who cover stories of technology. And while there are many stories of successes, there are fewer ones of failure. But failure is not to fear; it is only to learn from. Have you ever heard of Betamax? Or have you...

This blog is a place I intend to share my thoughts on technology and the way it uniquely blends into my life with spirituality, meditation, and the small things.