Join us at The Great Nepali Diaspora networking event in Buffalo, NY on Thursday, May 2. The Great Nepali Diaspora (TGND) is a community of exceptional global Nepali talent that aims to nurture connection, collaboration, and camaraderie to create impact at scale. TGND is a non-profit organization registered under Article 501 (c) 3 in the state…
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Skills over Location
A skilled professional should be respected, valued, and paid as much as someone that can be found in a particular region. With remote work and freelancing work becoming more common than ever before, companies have a global talent pool to fill their vacancies. A skilled professional based in the US would generally get paid more…
Caitlin Clark is worth the money.
Pay Caitlin Clark what’s she worth. Nothing less.
A College Degree is great but not required.
I saw this on a job vacancy post. A college degree is great but not required. What’s more important is having the skills to do the job. Skills are the way to go. Whether its for an Account Executive, marketing, or technical role, skills are becoming important than ever. With the speed of technological developments…
Less Meetings, More Productivity
Meetings fill up a work day. There’s a meeting here and a meeting there. Then the day is almost done and we still have a lot of important work to be done. With remote work being a part of our professional lives, video conferencing tools so easy to use (Zoom, Meet, Teams), and devices at…
Enjoying Vacation Time
Planning activities and leaving room for spontaneous moments is one of the best ways to enjoy vacation time. I used to have an itinerary for my trips and go from one activity to another activity. With that type of schedule, I felt accomplished and proud. There was no much time for “unplanned” activities or moments…
Engaging Company Culture
Engaging company cultures have empowered, creative, and growth oriented team members leading company culture events. Through empowerment, employees are given the decision making authority and independence to decide what activities bring out the best in the team. Through creativity, employees can be resourceful and come up with activities that are out of the box and…
Want to become better at…?
Want to be a better writer? keep writing. Want to be a better storyteller? keep telling stories. Want to be a better leader? keep leading. Want to be a better creative? keep getting creative. Want to be better negotiator? keep negotiating. Want to be a better coach? keep coaching. Want to be a better teacher?…
Effective Corporate Training
In Carol S. Dweck’s ground breaking book, Mindset The New Psychology of Success How We Can Learn To Fulfill Our Potential, she shares how to make corporate training programs effective. She mentions: Look for talented managers who also embody a growth mindset. Train leaders, managers, and employees to believe in growth, in addition to training…
Talent vs Skill
What is Talent and what is Skill? Are they the same or different? Talent is a natural ability to gain a skill or set of skills. Skill is the ability to complete a set of tasks well. Skills are learned and we get better at a craft by practicing intentionally over a period of time….
Meet to Succeed
Technology, devices, globalization and many other factors have enabled us to work from any part of the world. Being on a virtual meeting with people across multiple locations, time zones, and cultures is more common than ever before. Yet there is something very special about being able to meet your virtual colleagues or team in…
What’s your company culture like?
To get a quick gauge of your current company culture, you can do a few activities. Have a look at what is being promoted and encouraged within the company. What pictures, videos or posts are team members posting on internal company channels? Are those pictures of team events, community activities, nature, industry reports or something…
Room for Creativity
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…
Institutional knowledge : A case study
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,…
Exponential growth of Nepal’s tech industry
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…
First class experiences
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”…
Buffalo eats and drinks
Buffalo, New York is a beautiful city serving a variety of authentic cuisines and drinks. Some of the spots we’ve visited and recommend are: Restaurants NEAT – Food and service were very good. Love the ambience. Cugino’s – Italian restaurant with tasty food and quality service. Clay Handi – Traditional Pakistani and Indian cuisine. Duff’s Famous…
The best time to do a startup is…
NOW. Literally now. If you are thinking about doing a startup, want to be an entrepreneur or create something of your own, there is no better time than RIGHT NOW. There is no uniform age, timeline, state, region, phase, moment or any other factor that guarantees the best time to do a startup. I like…
Coffee Convoz
There are many amazing coffeeshops located throughout Nepal. From the Himalayan Java outlets (15+) and Redmud Coffee (6+) that have opened up around the Kathmandu valley, there is a growing number of new coffeeshops that have now blossomed in Nepal. Coffee Convoz, an Instagram page is visiting coffeeshops in Nepal and US and creating posts…
the “perfect” work
Seth Godin’s blog today was Unbeatable vs Perfect. In it, he states that Google has killed more than 200 projects over the last few decades. They fail all the time. MORE THAN 200 PROJECTS!!! Over the years, I knew Google discontinued a few products/services here and there but did not expect more than 200. Often we see…