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...
Aviation sector not only provides worldwide transportation network, but it is a crucial factor that affects business and tourism of any country. It is essential for promoting economic progress, especially in emerging nations. Globally, the air...
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...
I am reading the Innovators by Walter Isaacson. Thanks Ryan Van Hoozer for recommending this book. In his book, Walter writes about the invention of the Computer. Walter talks about many scientists, including George Stibitz, Herman Zuse, and more...
Chromepet is a suburb in Chennai and also home to Madras Institute of Technology (MIT). MIT is also the campus the former President of India, A.P.J Abdul Kalam went to. I visited Chromepet recently and had to use the railway crossing near Saravana...
When you enter a country, Immigration is your first impression and we have to ensure it is a stellar experience. I passed through Chennai (MAA) immigration today (May 31’2022) and it took me about two hours. The time frame is okay as long as things...
Thanks to Selvan D for gifting me this book (Deep Purpose by Ranjay Gulati) to read. A company needs to have a purpose to exist. The author also talks about the purpose of convenience. He cites the example of Facebook where they looked at...
The State Government in Tamil Nadu recently raised property tax in various corporations, municipalities, and panchayats from 25 to 150 percent. According to the new amendments, Property tax will be levied at 50 percent for spaces under 600 square...