Mixing Business and Friendship….
Disclaimer: I live today to write this blog because of the munificence and support of my friends from school and college. This post is not about them but the lessons learned from getting into a [...]
The Power of Analogies
“Attending a committee meeting and going to the toilet are in many ways similar. In both the places you go sit down, make a lot of noise and finally the matter is dropped.” I haven’t yet used [...]
Marketing Mantras for Entrepreneurs- Dr Y L R Moorthi of IIMB.
In 2009 I had signed up for a workshop for entrepreneurs by Prof Y L R Moorthi of IIM Bangalore for two reasons. One, to pitchfork my training to the next level and learn from the iconic [...]
Blog 30. Day 30. About the Blogging Challenge!
June 3, 2020. Dr Latha Vijayabhaskar, curator of the 30 Day Blogging Challenge welcomed us with a note, “We are back once again with a 30 day challenge to learn and push ourselves to do better. [...]
My Talk at Wharton
It all started at IIM Bangalore. I regularly conduct programs for MDP sessions and one program I’ve been associated since inception is the Women Entrepreneurship Program offered by N S Raghavan [...]
My Public Speaking Gurus of Manipal
Both of them in the picture above may not have anything to do with public speaking, but in India we celebrate ‘Guru Poornima’ today by expressing our gratitude to our teachers in various avatars, [...]
My TALK BOOK ON HUMOR
My friend and a compelling professional speaker, Pravin Shekar http://katha108.com has been persuading me to write a book for over three years. I thought my lethargy will put him off. And he [...]
Humor at Work – Pointers from Harvard Business Review
I was elated to read the blurb that lead to an article in the July-August 2020 issue of Harvard Business Review which validated my sustained work on talking about business humor. “One good [...]