The anxiety with which you search for a hometown delicacy in a new land is the same with which you look for familiar people and places when you visit your place of upbringing. In either case, you are slightly disappointed. When you move out, things also move on. A Story of Belonging I left my… Continue reading A Longing for Belonging
Category: Culture
Nailing the Interview as an Interviewer
A lot has been written about how candidates should approach interviews, not so much on how interviewers should. Candidate experience is a hard problem to solve if you are trying to do it at scale and especially if people helping you in scouting and interviewing already have a day job. However, it is critically important… Continue reading Nailing the Interview as an Interviewer
The Litmus Test for Leadership — When Values Collide During a Pandemic
When Mike Tyson was asked by a reporter whether he was worried about Evander Holyfield and his fight plan he answered, “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” Most work communities establish values to guide the culture in their organizations. It is relatively easy to define a set of values to… Continue reading The Litmus Test for Leadership — When Values Collide During a Pandemic
Designing An Authentic Work Culture — Inspirations From 2,500 Year Old Texts (Part 3: Drive)
Creating an authentic, homogenous, and sustainable work culture can take years. This three-part series outlines our experiences and learnings in this aspirational journey at #NammaStudio. Often, defining your work culture requires you to first identify what your culture is not. The first part of this series talks about how you can peel away the exterior… Continue reading Designing An Authentic Work Culture — Inspirations From 2,500 Year Old Texts (Part 3: Drive)
Designing An Authentic Work Culture — Inspirations From 2,500 Year Old Texts (Part 2: Discover)
Creating an authentic, homogenous, and sustainable work culture can take years. This three-part series outlines our experiences and learnings in this aspirational journey at #NammaStudio. Often, defining your work culture requires you to first identify what your culture is not. The first part of this series talks about how you can peel away the exterior… Continue reading Designing An Authentic Work Culture — Inspirations From 2,500 Year Old Texts (Part 2: Discover)
Designing An Authentic Work Culture — Inspirations From 2,500 Year Old Texts (Part 1: Un-define)
Creating an authentic, homogenous, and sustainable work culture can take years. This three-part series outlines our experiences and learnings in this aspirational journey at #NammaStudio. Often, defining your work culture requires you to first identify what your culture is not. The first part of this series talks about how you can peel away the exterior… Continue reading Designing An Authentic Work Culture — Inspirations From 2,500 Year Old Texts (Part 1: Un-define)
The Irony in the Pursuit of One’s Purpose — The Story of Namma Studio
Imagine a piece of the jigsaw puzzle in isolation and removed from rest of the set. If it had a voice, it would probably raise some familiar questions, “Why do I exist? Look at my odd shape. What purpose can this random shape serve? And don’t get me started with the colors. How would I… Continue reading The Irony in the Pursuit of One’s Purpose — The Story of Namma Studio
