These are unprecedented times, with the amount of political, financial, and social shifts happening - all in parallel, and all influencing each other. It is but expected that folks are feeling overwhelmed and jittery. The impact on international students and foreign professionals is even more. … [Read more...]
Leadership Is About Learning, Not Knowing
The best leaders I’ve worked with, the ones who inspire, who build, who create lasting impact, share a common trait: they welcome challenge. Not as an obligation, not as something to endure, but as an essential part of growth. They are not threatened by dissent. They don’t fear disagreement. … [Read more...]
You Don’t Need a Lawyer. You Need Better Prompts.
The Tehsil offices in Punjab do not move fast. Nothing is simple, everything takes time, and, of course, palms must be oiled. The professional working with us was doing what professionals in such situations often do: explaining to us why things were complicated, why delays were inevitable, why … [Read more...]
Leadership Is a Lonely Road, but That’s Not the Whole Story
A few days ago, I stood in front of a room filled with some of the brightest young minds in Punjab - students who see themselves as future entrepreneurs, innovators, and global business leaders. The energy in the room was electric. They weren’t just there to listen; they were hungry for real … [Read more...]
The Case for a Personal Portfolio of Initiatives: Why Betting on One Thing is Never Enough
I have never lived a year in which I wasn’t working on multiple things at once. Not because I couldn’t focus, not because I was unsure of my path, but because I have always understood that the world moves too fast to rely on a single plan. For the past 20+ years, no matter what my primary role … [Read more...]
The Paradox of Patience: How Slowing Down Often Gets You There Faster
As I travel through India and admire the massive improvement in infrastructure, especially when it comes to roads, I can’t help marvelling at how the drivers here navigate the traffic. I see myself as a good driver, solid and well trained, but I can’t dare to drive here. One attribute, or habit … [Read more...]
Rising Above the Mundane: A Call to Level Up Knowledge Work
To me, knowledge work has always felt like it held so much promise. A life spent solving problems, creating new ideas, shaping the future - what could be more fulfilling? But if I’m being honest, the reality hasn’t always lived up to that vision. For too long, knowledge work has been weighed … [Read more...]
The World Rests on the Shoulders of the Willing
There has never been a time in history when the world wasn’t on the brink of something - change, chaos, collapse, or renewal. The end-of-the-world theorists have always found an audience, but I’ve never subscribed to their view. Because every time I look closely, I see something else entirely: a … [Read more...]
Beyond Labels: Decoding Habits, Skills, and Strengths for Lasting Success
In a world obsessed with buzzwords and bullet points, I've often wondered how many of us have inadvertently sold ourselves short by mislabeling our capabilities. It wasn’t too long ago that I realized - after countless hours of self-reflection and professional growth - that the real game-changer … [Read more...]
The Symphony of Thought, Action, and Connection
There’s a rhythm to life that too many people ignore. We chase knowledge without applying it. We stay busy without asking why. We build without considering the people around us. And the result? A fragmented existence - one where intellect, effort, and emotion operate in silos rather than in … [Read more...]