by Rajan Singh | Jan 30, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
During my early days in the Indian Police Service, I was once accompanying a senior officer to a police station for an inspection. While on the way, in the car, this officer was talking about the importance of discipline and timeliness. But ironically, while we were...
by Rajan Singh | Jan 27, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
In 2008, working in New York, every week I would hear about my friends losing their jobs. In the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, every US bank was dead or tottering. Lakhs of people had lost their jobs, houses, and bulk of their savings. I thought I...
by Rajan Singh | Jan 26, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
During my training in the Indian Police Service, we had to do a long route march in scorching sun, with a rifle and backpack. What was the point of that? Similarly, if you go for any hardcore military training such as for commandos, they won’t give you a precision...
by Rajan Singh | Jan 25, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
When I joined the Indian Police Service, my seniors told me about a Rambo-like officer, who would be out patrolling at night, catching criminals. They told me, ‘He should be your role model.’ After all, that is the kind of officer one gets to see in movies. But years...
by Rajan Singh | Jan 24, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
Once, while heading to lunch with a Wharton classmate who was a sailing expert, I asked her, ‘If a boat needs to sail DIRECTLY against the wind, how would it do that?’ She explained the trick: You can’t sail directly against the wind. But you can...
