Ego is the Enemy, written by Ryan Holiday, is a thought-provoking read that delves into the negative effects of ego on our personal and professional lives. From his small ranch outside of Austin, TX, Ryan masterfully explores the ways in which our...
Thanks Michael Hyatt for recommending From Strength to Strength by Arthur C Brooks. This book talks about finding success, happiness, and deep purpose in the second half of our lives. The author starts with his encounter with a world-famous person...
The Government of Tamil Nadu recently announced the ‘Namma School‘ (நம்ம School) initiative, with the aim of sourcing support from Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and other donors to finance the construction of government schools. The...
Readers are Leaders, and every time you read, you learn something new. Thankful to all the authors who made 2022 memorable in terms of reading. Here is a summary of the books I read in 2022. Non-Violent Communication – Marshall B...
We had our DCKAP Homecoming event at the Kaldan Samudhra resort at Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu. Our marketing team gifted me a book, Start with Why – by Simon Sinek. I was excited to receive the book from the team and started reading immediately...
Having read Walter Isaacson’s book on Steve Jobs and the Innovators, I decided to read his book on Einstein (His Life and Universe). Here are some of my learnings and notes from the book: Albert Einstein was born on March 14′ 1879 at...
The Home Minister of India, Shri. Amit Shah visited Chennai recently and urged the Government of Tamil Nadu to introduce Tamil as a medium of Instruction for medical, engineering, and technical courses. He also pointed out that only 50 people...
Subtract is a good book written by Leidy Klotz. We always keep adding in life and do not subtract. To lead a healthy and good life subtracting should be a key part of the plan. However, the author also writes that it is not just about Subtraction...
I was preparing to speak at the DCKAP Summit in Los Angeles, CA, and Selvan D, our Director of Marketing, recommended that I read Only the Paranoid Survive, written by the former legendary CEO of Intel. Andy Grove, in his book, speaks about...
I recently read Deep Work by Cal Newport. I am thankful and glad that I read it and it helped reinforce my learnings. With the MAANG (meta, apple, amazon, Netflix and Google) companies around us, it is very difficult to do Deep Work. However...
I used to not like driving long distances. However, in the last few years, I have started enjoying drives which are about 3-4 hours. Recently, I was traveling on business to Franklin, Tennessee (which is near Nashville). Nashville is a great and...
Not all of us are Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, or Dhirubhai Ambani. School system is a proven and great way to get someone out of poverty and also to ensure that each of us leads successful and healthy lives. The vast number of people who...
Hokkien is a Chinese dialect. It was spoken in Singapore in addition to Mandarin. Lee Kuan Yew, the then Premier of Singapore, was not a big fan of this. They ran Speak Mandarin campaigns (instead of a Chinese dialect like Hokkien). All of Lee Kuan...
How to create Habit-forming products? Nir Eyal’s book Hooked is a very useful tool for marketers. It gives an insight into the science of habit-forming products. Nir Eyal, in his book Hooked, talks about how to create habits that people want...
Thanks to Ryan Van Hoozer. When I was chatting with Ryan, he talked about the Innovators by Walter Isaacson. I decided to give it a read and am thankful that I read it. Walter writes, ‘Great ideas are a result of ideas that flow from a large...
We always talk about Vision and Purpose-driven leaders who played a major role in revolutionizing society and bringing change. Anyone can preach, but only people with determination and vision can practice what they preach. A great leader who...
Running effective meetings is always a challenge. We all have different needs when it comes to running our meetings? Meetings can make or break a company. With all of us working together in a distributed manner, running effective meetings is...
The Vision Driven Leader, a book by Michael Hyatt, is a great read for leaders and everyone. A company to sustain, grow and keep growing needs to have a vision. You could also call it Purpose. What is the reason for the existence of a company is...