by Rajan Singh | Mar 15, 2023 | Productivity, High-Performance, Flow
Imagine sitting in front of your computer, trying to focus on an important task, and suddenly your mind wanders off, god-knows-where. Before you know it, hours have passed, and you haven’t made any progress on your work. It’s a frustrating experience that...
by Rajan Singh | Mar 15, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
Twice in my life, I have worked 6 months or more, without a single day’s break. Here is what happened. The first time, I was serving as the Trivandrum City Police Commissioner, facing a near-daily political circus, agitation, and rioting. Usually, my ‘Sunday...
by Rajan Singh | Mar 14, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
A few years ago, at the Gold’s gym in Bandra, Mumbai, a few of us were waiting for the lift — and yes, I do see the irony of using an elevator to go to a gym 🙂 As time passed, one guy got restless and kept pressing the ‘up’ button again and again. And since the...
by Rajan Singh | Mar 13, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
Last year, when I was talking to a youngster after one of our bootcamp sessions, he asked me, “I have taken up a government job, which I really hate but my family is asking me to stick to it for job security. What should I do?” I don’t give career advice but,...
by Rajan Singh | Mar 10, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
In Jan 2006, while most of my MBA classmates had secured their summer internships, I was waiting, empty-handed. Many firms didn’t even interview me — who wants to hire an ex-cop, with no prior business experience? In the midst of a festive mood in the US, with...