Think Level Four

The Other HAF of Leadership: Humility, Acceptance and Forgiveness

Our relentless pursuit towards perfection and excellence tends to blind us from cultivating traits that help us become resilient in the event of failures. What might be those factors that help us adopt a positive attitude and sustain equanimity when the going gets tough ? Humility – What do you feel when you meet an accomplished person […]

Here’s 100 Cr. Now go get that Nobel!

Just as I was settling down with my morning coffee on a cold December morning a week ago, out popped a headline from the front page of my newspaper.  “Bring Nobel ,take home Rs 100 Crore : N Chandrababu Naidu.”  A sum that was 17 times more than the prize money given out with the Nobel award […]

The Affliction of Being Busy

Many of us tend to live a harried life. Monday to Friday cursing the drudgery at work and binge holidaying during the weekends. We are on an auto-pilot mode, repeating our actions like programmed machines. Greg McKeown in his book ‘Essentialism, The Disciplined Pursuit of Less’ asks “What if we stopped celebrating being busy as a measurement […]

Work & Self-Identity Amid Turbulence

I love the work that I do. The same is the case for many of us. We might not have planned or strategized our way into our current role. But here we are, savouring aspects of work that give us joy. For some, it is the handsome paycheck or a fancy job title, whereas for […]