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The Hidden Cost of Recurring Meetings
My last project at McKinsey was a very high-profile one -- the client was a vertical CXO at a large global bank. The goal was to flesh out their overall corporate strategy. So naturally, many bigwigs were involved and because of our collective...
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Change Your Defaults, Change Your Life
When you wake up, unthinkingly, you grab your phone and check messages or some social apps. You are doing it for just one reason -- it is your...
Attention Is the Scarce Resource – Not Information
When I was a kid, finishing books was so effortless! But today, it feels much harder even though I spend a lot more time reading. The problem is...
Conviction – The Real Secret to Success
The secret to making money is out in the open. On websites like Trendlyne, you can find the stock portfolios of India's best public market...
Critical Feedback vs Confidence Management
The most damaging thing you can do to an employee: Give them non-stop critical feedback for even the minutest of things. This claim may sound plain...
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When Constraints Fuel Strength
During my consulting days in New York, three of us were walking to our client's office for a meeting. One of my colleagues was an Indian-American while the other was Jewish. The Indian-American asked, "Why are so many consultants, lawyers, and...
Real Secret to Success: Keep Restarting
One year back, I received an email from a young lady who was torturing herself for not qualifying the NEET exam. And I receive loads of emails like this. Why do we needlessly torture ourselves for our past failures? Because we don't realize this...
Mindset: The Ultimate Edge in Life
If every investor (including an amateur) has access to the same information, tools, and technology, why isn't everybody an equally good investor? To paraphrase Joel Greenblatt, a renowned investor, "If you are investing in the market, patience will...
Start moving and stop intellectualizing
One great way to not take any action is to debate everything and make it an intellectual exercise. Here are a few common tactics I have seen: Tactic 1: Start analyzing the pros and cons of everything. Example: If someone says, "You should start...