Skip to content
Menu
Nirmal’s blog
  • Nirmal’s Blog
  • About
  • Contact
Nirmal’s blog

Category: strategy

What will your Ted Talk be about?

Posted on August 1, 2022August 1, 2022

Imagine receiving an invitation to give a Ted Talk. What will your Ted Talk be about? Each of us have unique experiences in the world and these experiences shape our perspectives, thoughts, and behaviors. Each of us has an authentic story and it deserves to be heard. There are many platforms out there to share…

Read More

Handling dissatisfying situations

Posted on June 15, 2022June 15, 2022

In Albert Hirschman’s book “Exit, Voice, and Loyalty: Responses to Decline in Firms, Organizations, and States” he mentions that there are four different options for handling a dissatisfying situation. Decades of research show that you have a choice between exit, voice, persistence, and neglect. Exit means removing yourself from the situation altogether. Voice involves actively…

Read More

Who’s the most valuable member of the company?

Posted on May 24, 2022May 24, 2022

Since it was the founder/co-founders’ idea that led to the company’s start, is she/he/them the Most Valuable Member (MVM)? Sales team brings in clients and revenue. Are they more valuable then? How about the technology team that made the software which the sales team sold? And the human resource team who found and hired the…

Read More

Rooting for Jonathan

Posted on May 20, 2022May 20, 2022

Jonathan Livingston Seagull loved to fly, loved it so much that he went against its own flock to reach for the sky. Yet we find fewer Jonathans soaring in the skies above because society wants conformity, has its beliefs and expectations. Many buddingJonathans face the harsh reality soon as they start going to school, around…

Read More

The creative narrative

Posted on May 15, 2022May 15, 2022

“She is so creative.” “He is really creative.” “That’s the creative team.” Creativity is hard to define. Each one of us is creative – that creativity can be seen at our homes, workplaces, the hobbies we have, the activities we do, and it can be anywhere and everywhere. What type of environment helps in facilitating…

Read More

Your Authentic Greatness

Posted on April 20, 2022April 20, 2022

Each individual has internal superpowers. These superpowers are unique and developed through our personal experiences, environment, and evolution. Storytelling is one of our authentic superpowers. Each individual can define “success” in their own terms and go towards reaching their authentic greatness. If each of us realize and tap into our internal superpowers, live our authentic…

Read More

Then what else do you see, Arjuna?

Posted on March 31, 2022March 31, 2022

“What do you see?” I see the eye of the bird. “Do you see the tree?” No. “Do you see the branch?” No. “Do you see the bird?” No. “Then what else do you see, Arjuna?” Nothing, I see only the round black eye of the bird. Excerpt from The Mahabharata – A conversation between…

Read More

Being an apprentice

Posted on March 23, 2022March 23, 2022

Every human activity, endeavor, or career path involves the mastering of skills. – Robert Greene in “Mastery” In his book Mastery, Robert Greene elaborates on the Apprenticeship phase involving three essential steps in the apprenticeship, each one overlapping the other. The three steps are: Deep Observation (The Passive Mode), Skills Acquisition (The Practice Mode), and…

Read More

Your company’s “Chief Question-Asker”

Posted on March 11, 2022March 11, 2022

“The most important thing business leaders must do today is to be the “chief question-asker” for their organization” says Dev Patnaik of Jump Associates. Patnaik says that “the first thing most leaders need to realize is, they’re really bad at asking questions. The business executives rose up through the corporate ranks because “they were good…

Read More

What’s your dominant question?

Posted on February 12, 2022February 12, 2022

Jim Kwik, author of Limitless says a dominant question is the thing we keep asking ourselves, over and over throughout our day. It’s what drives our decisions in the moment and focuses our obsessions when we’re alone. He says the dominant question feels permanent but it is not. “The questions you ask yourself will shape…

Read More

Useful resources on curiosity and questions

Posted on February 5, 2022February 5, 2022

Articles/blogs: The DNA of the World’s Most Innovative Companies Curiosity is a Must-have Skill The Business Case for Curiosity Forget Brainstorming. Try Questionstorming Why must businesses step back in order to move forward? Videos: How to Ask Better Questions | Tim Ferriss The Truth about Being the “Stupidest” in the Room | Simon Sinek Podcasts:…

Read More

Here’s a piece of advice…

Posted on January 31, 2022January 31, 2022

Giving advice to someone is a tough ask. When someone reaches out to you for advice, you are put in a position of authority or power. It could be that the person seeking your advice thinks you are the right person, have the relevant experience, have information that others don’t or for any other reason….

Read More

What’s your energy focused on?

Posted on December 21, 2021December 21, 2021

Your energy has immense power. What you put your energy into will create the results accordingly. Being aware of your energy, focusing the energy on your important goals and priorities, and taking utmost care of your energy is crucial to achieving success and getting the results you want. The Law of Attraction is based on…

Read More

Books that inspire asking questions

Posted on December 12, 2021December 12, 2021

Here are a few books that I found to inspire each of us to ask more questions. These books delve into the power of asking important questions, questions that can change the direction of a person, group, or company and provide insights into using questions as a helpful guide in our personal and professional lives.

Read More

Feedback for growth

Posted on November 30, 2021November 30, 2021

Growing up in a household or being in an environment where you get mostly or only positive feedback, you will expect that type of feedback in all areas of your personal and professional life. How helpful is the (mostly or only) positive feedback for the person receiving it in the long run? Is that positive…

Read More

Asking questions to understand better

Posted on November 22, 2021November 22, 2021

Simon Sinek, author of Start With Why and other books says that “asking questions doesn’t mean you’re the stupidest person in the room; it usually means you’re the only one brave enough to speak up.” Some of the reasons why we aren’t asking enough questions even when we don’t understand the topic of discussion are…

Read More

the perspective

Posted on November 18, 2021November 18, 2021

With new adventures, everyday challenges, feedback from others, conversations between employees and managers, and many other moments in our daily experiences, it’s important to keep them in perspective. Imagine a scenario of a manager giving an employee honest feedback. It’s tempting for the employee to expect all positive feedback from his/her supervisor and vice versa….

Read More

Grades or growth?

Posted on November 11, 2021November 11, 2021

When we put a lot of focus on the grade in school and college, are we limiting the growth of the students’ learning? If ultimately the course grade is what matters, then the students will study accordingly and stay within the framework of the course curriculum. In theory, the student’s grade is expected to represent…

Read More

Organizations that grow

Posted on October 19, 2021October 19, 2021

In Carol S. Dweck’s groundbreaking book, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, she talks about the research that Jim Collins and his team did on what made companies move from being good to being great. The five-year study showed that there were several factors that distinguished the thriving companies from the others. In Jim Collins’…

Read More

Grooming innovative companies

Posted on September 29, 2021October 3, 2021

Airbnb’s co-founder Joe Gebbia stated that the company’s early days and exponential growth were actually fueled by a series of questions. Warren Berger’s book “A More Beautiful Question The power of inquiry to spark breakthrough ideas” covers at length how Airbnb’s cofounders, Joe Gebbia and Brian Chesky went from jobless young San Franciscans with a decent apartment…

Read More
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • …
  • 12
  • Next

Subscribe to receive insights on our workshops, blogs, and other important news.

Popular categories

©2022 Nirmal’s blog | Powered by WordPress and Superb Themes!