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Author: Nirmal Thapa

Relationship equity

Posted on November 29, 2023November 29, 2023 by Nirmal Thapa

What’s your relationship equity like? Have you invested time and energy into building the personal and professional relationships in your life? If there’s not been much investment in the important relationships, should we be surprised by the current status of those relationships? Relationship equity is about putting in the time, energy, care, generosity, and empathy…

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Room for Creativity

Posted on November 28, 2023November 28, 2023 by Nirmal Thapa

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. – Pablo Picasso In one of her “The Artist’s Way” series book, Julia Cameron says that creativity is born in generosity, and flourishes where there is a sense of safety and acceptance. If we feel safe and accepted…

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let my people go surfing

Posted on November 19, 2023November 19, 2023 by Nirmal Thapa

One of the books that had been on my books bucket list for a while “let my people go surfing” by Yvon Chouinard (Founder and Owner of Patagonia, Inc.) was inspiring and moving. I had been fascinated with Patagonia’s authentic storytelling and wanted to learn more about the company, culture, and its philosophies. “Let my…

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Institutional knowledge : A case study

Posted on November 5, 2023November 5, 2023 by Nirmal Thapa

Nepal is a beautiful country with its unique opportunities and challenges. Alicia and Ajay both attend a top management college in Kathmandu, center of colleges and universities in Nepal. Once they finish their undergraduate studies, they plan to pursue their graduate studies outside of Nepal (Europe, Australia, North America). After graduating top of their class,…

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Supporting the creatives…

Posted on October 24, 2023October 24, 2023 by Nirmal Thapa

There are many ways to support creatives who create and publish their works. There are various forms of art from photography, videography, painting, singing, dancing, drawing, graffiti and many more. Creatives need visibility, appreciation, and respect from their audience which can encourage and help them to continue creating. While what is considered “art” is subjective,…

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TGND Buffalo NY – Nepal Through A Lens with Siraj Ahmad

Posted on October 19, 2023October 19, 2023 by Nirmal Thapa

I’ve followed Siraj’s work on Instagram for years now. I love the way he captures places, people, objects, colors, and simply the beauty of everyday life. It’s a perspective that I’ve always appreciated and look forward to his work! I’m having a virtual conversation with Siraj on his photographic journey on Sunday, October 22, 2023…

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Ideation-Action-Reflection

Posted on October 14, 2023October 14, 2023 by Nirmal Thapa

3 steps to achieving your authentic greatness! We often get stuck. Get stuck in coming up with an idea, wait for the “perfect” launch strategy, or some internal narrative we tend to hold on to that delays starting out. Ideas, by themselves are good. However, they also need to be put into action. Ideas need…

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the art of excellent customer service

Posted on October 9, 2023October 9, 2023 by Nirmal Thapa

Erica and Tony both aspired a career in hospitality after college. They wanted to be working for a multinational hospitality group that operated hotels all over the world. Both start an internship at a national hotel chain. When the internship comes to an end, Tony decides to go back to college to finish his final…

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Work shifts in a tech led world

Posted on September 30, 2023September 30, 2023 by Nirmal Thapa

Technological advancements has changed how we work, the way we work and when we work. Although the 9 to 5 work schedule has been around for a long time, maybe it’s time we reflect back on why a 9 to 5 schedule began in the first place and then customize it to the world we…

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The thing about ideas is..

Posted on September 19, 2023September 19, 2023 by Nirmal Thapa

We all have ideas. Some are good than others. All are welcome and each perspective is unique. Coming up with ideas (creative ideas, business ideas, problem solving ideas and others) is a form of an exercise. It’s a muscle. The more we exercise the muscle, the better we become. How often are we exercising our…

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Exponential growth of Nepal’s tech industry

Posted on September 9, 2023September 9, 2023 by Nirmal Thapa

How can we help grow Nepal’s tech industry? To measure the growth of the tech industry, what are some benchmarks? Good to have some benchmarks to start out with: Few quantifiable benchmarks can be: Number of companies in the tech industry Number of jobs created by the tech companies Number of high skilled professionals in…

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Who has the authority?

Posted on September 1, 2023September 1, 2023 by Nirmal Thapa

Anjani runs a growing small business with 5 employees and recently one of her employees received a better job offer from a competitor. Authority question : Is it Anjani, the employee who received the offer, the other 4 employees, or the competitor? Arjoo decides to run for local elections. Authority question : Is it Arjoo,…

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Who’s got the ball?

Posted on August 27, 2023August 27, 2023 by Nirmal Thapa

Nowadays there are more company meetings than necessary. Zoom meetings, Client meetings, internal sync ups, and weekly catchups fill up our calendars every week. Months go on with many meetings that serve no purpose or get results. Meetings are not going away soon. However, effective meetings are highly valuable for everyone in attendance. To make…

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First class experiences

Posted on August 17, 2023August 17, 2023 by Nirmal Thapa

Our minds are powerful and create our everyday “reality.” We have the physical world where every living being is part of. Then there’s the subjective “reality” that’s unique to each one of us. We create consciously, subconsciously and unconsciously and live in our own “reality.” To be able to experience a better life or “reality”…

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What does Progress look like?

Posted on July 29, 2023July 29, 2023 by Nirmal Thapa

We want Progress. Like yesterday. It’s tempting to be thinking of achieving massive success as soon as possible. So what does Progress actually look like (realistically)? In Atomic Habits, James Clear says if you find yourself struggling to build a good habit or breaking a bad habit, it is often because you have not yet…

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Empowering Curiosity

Posted on July 26, 2023July 26, 2023 by Nirmal Thapa

Building a company culture of curiosity in an organization takes small intentional steps. If a team member asks a question in a group, how is that question handled? Does the meeting organizer have an agenda and allocated time for questions? What is the team leader’s first response to a team member’s question? Is it a…

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Do you have a Company Alumni Network?

Posted on July 19, 2023July 19, 2023 by Nirmal Thapa

Companies go through all sorts of changes in their journey. One of the biggest and costly changes is personnel change. When experienced employees leave the company for better opportunities, it can take some time to fill the vacancy or get someone ready internally to take that position. The most untapped and available opportunity that companies…

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That happy place

Posted on July 16, 2023July 16, 2023 by Nirmal Thapa

There was a place called NotTooFarAway. In NotTooFarAway, lived two groups of people. One group lived in the city and the other group lived on the beach. A group from a nearby place called, CuriousEyes looked at the above two groups and wondered: Are the beach group more happy than the city group? If the…

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Perfect Life vs Authentic Life

Posted on July 8, 2023July 8, 2023 by Nirmal Thapa

The Perfect Life is an illusion. The illusion is fed with constant media coverages, social media feeds, popular culture, society and so on (mostly external factors). That’s the shiny stuff that attracts our attention and feeds our ego, motivation, and hunger for more. The Authentic Life is more real. It’s real because you are living…

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From Entrepreneur to Empowerer

Posted on July 1, 2023July 1, 2023 by Nirmal Thapa

How can entrepreneurs grow their startup? The qualities that help entrepreneurs start their businesses might not be the same that will help take the startup to the next level. There will still be challenges that entrepreneurs will face when they have hired all the “right people” for the different roles of the company. If the…

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