Talking about Teams, To-Do Lists, and Dilemmas — Have you ever had one of those days (or weeks) where you felt like you were constantly working and yet the task list didn’t shrink? Yes, the struggle is real. Last week I ran a poll with 185+ fantastic women leaders about challenges faced while delegating work to their teams…

And You Should Too — “So, why are we doing this? What is our big hairy audacious goal?” Aditya asked after we finished sharing our consultant-style presentation in the meeting. All of us (including his team) looked at each other a little taken aback, and to be candid, a little confused. We had all spent…

I wont be able to tell you anyway! — When someone says ‘tell me about yourself’ — I find it the most difficult question to answer. It feels like someone is posing the most difficult existential question to me - who am I? I undergo a mental tussle in that moment. And as I comprehend the right way to…

And why we need to talk about it. — It gets lonely as we grow older, right? A friend texted as we chatted late in the night after respectively long workdays. I told her I couldn’t have phrased it better myself. In fact, I have wondered about this frequently myself. As we slowly climb the professional ladder, does it…

And what I hope my daughter can learn from it. — Back in 2007, they released one of the biggest bestsellers of modern times — Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Fans had been waiting years for this last book of the series. Pre-ordering options had been available for several weeks. On the day of the release, people had camped outside…

We are fighting a losing battle, and this time there are no takeaways. — I lost a friend to Covid today. Saying it came as a shock would probably be an understatement. He was barely in his early thirties, full of life, funny, charming. And now he is gone — leaving behind his wife and a three-year-old. We met close to a decade back…

Keep calm and distract your mind — The cloud without a silver lining As of 25 May 2021, there are 168 million reported cases of Covid-19 around the world. I say reported since at this point there are countless people who are still waiting for test results (like several of my extended family) or infected but asymptomatic without being aware. …

Yes, it really doesn't take much! Movies and sitcoms have glorified the notion that women do not know what they want. On countless occasions, they are shown as confused, irrational, overly jealous, and as damsels-in-distress. No surprise then that the romantic hero chases hell and earth trying to figure out…

Yeah, sometimes profound thoughts hit you in the face while watching cartoons with the pre-schooler! — Peppa Pig, CoCoMelon, WishenPoof — the list goes on. Unless you are a parent who has been living under a rock these past few years, then you would most likely know these extended members of your family pretty well. You would know that the highlight of your kids’ day might…