What is meaningful writing?

I was once talking to a lawyer, who was a partner at a law firm in London. I asked him, ‘How challenging is it to be a good lawyer?’ He said, ‘Anybody can write a contract or a legal document but writing a really good one is very hard. A good...

The power of communication beyond accents

During my MBA, McKinsey once visited our campus for a pre-placement talk. One of their consultants who addressed us was a South American with a very heavy Spanish accent. He joked saying, “Whenever people tell me that I don’t have an American accent, I...

Flow and happiness through work

3 years ago, I experienced one of the happiest days of my life. And in case you are wondering what life-changing thing happened that day, the answer is — nothing. All I was doing was teaching finance to a new class of investment bankers at Avendus, all sharp and...