Today’s leaders need to combine hitherto contrasting traits, whilst shedding off expired attributes — On a Monday morning, I had just sat down at my desk already caught up on emails through the transit, when my then manager walked over to me and said, “Hey Shagun, I’m working on a new client request. I have the theory ready, but just wanted to understand more…

Interesting insights from a present business consultant — When you enter a meeting with a business consultant, you are almost always unsure of how they might surprise you. Not by any arbitrary hypothesis which came in their mind last night, but a well researched, case tested, data-discussion based insight. In the shoes of a consultant, there’s a constant…

Amidst the confusion of taking sides, there is more to what meets the eye — In the past few weeks, the Israel-Palestine war has come at its worst again. What started as a “routine” provocation by the Israeli police during the holy month of Ramadan, quickly escalated into large scale protests from the Palestinians and subsequent (unsaid) ceasefire violations by Hamas. The radical forces of…

Not allowing mass production of vaccines is just another concomitant of capitalism we feared — Yesterday, after deliberate discussions through diplomatic and political channels, US president Joe Biden finally agreed to back the joint proposal of India and South Africa at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to waive intellectual property rights on Covid-19 vaccines, given the supply-demand constraints it currently creates and the high opportunity…

Being empathetic, as India faces the harshest wave of Covid — For all those who aren’t aware yet. India is amidst a tsunami of Covid cases lined up against an acute shortage of medical oxygen, leading to people dying with each passing hour. Ambulances are lined up outside hospitals as the health care centres have run out of beds to admit…

With every passing year, Nirmala Sitharaman’s job keeps getting tougher — While her past budgets were a mixed bag of sorts, with critics claiming “intent not matching the need”, Nirmala Sitharaman (Finance minister of India) seems to get better with every passing year in her work, closely watched by nations across the globe. Let’s be honest. This particular year was the…

Personal experience of tackling the nasty lipids effectively — High cholesterol came as the most surprising bummer for me in 2018. A 22-year-old guy, with no known familial history, a slim profile, and a sufficiently good past record of physical activity. Yet somehow, I had it. In high numbers. I was in the last category of “very, very high”. …

“It’s quiet for the most parts” — I just sat down at my home work station. But I have hovered over the station twice already. No, it was not a deliberate effort to check emails first thing in the morning. My work station is just 5–6 feet away from my sleeping bed. Therefore, my ‘hovering’ was simply…

Story of how unilateral decision-making led India’s ruling government to face one of its largest opposition movements — Quick start — Farmers in India have been protesting for over 4 months now over newly introduced Agri-reforms. It is being touted as one of the largest protests in recent times, taking place in the shivering cold of New Delhi. I would like to add a note that I’m not…