by Rajan Singh | Jan 4, 2024 | LinkedIn Posts
During a training program at McKinsey, we were split into groups of 4-5 people and given a task – we had to build paper planes using a kit given to us. To win, you had to build the most number of planes in the given time. Naturally, all the groups started in haste....
by Rajan Singh | Jan 3, 2024 | LinkedIn Posts
As a fresh consultant at McKinsey, for the first time in my life, I had to go around seeking time for meetings with clients or senior leaders at the Firm. Prior to that, while serving as the Police Commissioner, if I wanted to speak with someone, I had to just pick up...
by Rajan Singh | Jan 2, 2024 | LinkedIn Posts
When I was serving as the Trivandrum Police Commissioner, I once skipped a useless meeting called by a senior government official. The next week, when my assistant shared my weekly timesheet, she showed an internal meeting that I had never conducted. When I asked her...
by Rajan Singh | Jan 1, 2024 | LinkedIn Posts
Conventional wisdom (some of which I also fell for): – Leave your job. – Chase VC funding. – Spend all the money on ads and a huge team. – Pray for the next round of funding. A better way: – Don’t leave your jobs until much later — start...
by Rajan Singh | Dec 29, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
An email you almost never get: I need your money. An email you often get: I need your time — can we jump on to a call? Is your time less valuable than your money? Of course, not. If you clutter your calendar with calls and meetings, you can say goodbye to focus....
