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After Diwali, I Cleaned Up Something More Than Just My Home Once the diyas were packed away and life returned to its usual pace… I realised the real clutter wasn’t in my cupboards. It was in my calendar. In my…

When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn’t become a king. The palace becomes a circus. It’s harsh. But it’s true. 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽. I once coached a founder whose company was growing fast,revenues…

A few years ago, I sat with a board reviewing next year’s priorities. We spent hours debating ROI, EBITDA, and cost of capital. When the conversation turned to 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲, the slide deck showed engagement scores, survey results, and a simple…

A few years ago, I was walking through the floor at our Mumbai office. The systems had crashed. Client escalations were piling up. Phones were ringing off the hook. I turned to a young associate and asked, “How bad is…

If you’re the smartest person in the room every day, you’ve hired the wrong person. I say this without judgment. Because I’ve been that person. In the early part of my career, I saw leadership as performance. You’re expected to…

Let’s be honest , nobody pays extra for effort. They pay for 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀. That’s the difference between businesses that command pricing power and those that compete on discounts. I’ve seen founders walk into meetings with decks full of features, credentials,…

I’ve reviewed hundreds of pitch decks that promise explosive growth , but never 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁. We don’t talk enough about this: Many startups are optimised for the next raise, not the next decade. But growth without margins? That’s not scale.…

Smart people learn from everything and everyone. Average people, from their own experience. Stupid people already have all the answers.” It’s easy to forget this in the boardroom. Especially when you’ve got years of wins behind you and a calendar…