by Rajan Singh | Dec 9, 2023 | 2023, Newsletter
When General Norman Schwarzkopf led the US Army’s invasion of Iraq in 2003, you would imagine that he would be talking about tanks, planes, tactics, and battle plans. Instead, he said, ‘Shined shoes save lives.’ Is it not weird? A guy whose job is...
by Rajan Singh | Dec 8, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
How to overcome stress: 1. Whatever be the reason behind the stress, it manifests in your body by activating your Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS). 2. Once your SNS is activated, blood is diverted from the peripheral parts of the body to your big muscle groups (e.g.,...
by Rajan Singh | Dec 7, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
During a taxi ride back from my office in New York City, the driver asked me, “So what do you do?” When I told him that I was a consultant, he asked, “IT consultant?” I hastily corrected him, “No, no… I am a strategy consultant.” In those days, IT or technology was...
by Rajan Singh | Dec 6, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
In a marketing class, our business school professor once told us – “The world doesn’t owe you anything just because you went to Wharton.” This is one lesson I have always cherished – we are not entitled to anything regardless of which college we went to or...
by Rajan Singh | Dec 5, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
A few years ago, in a South Bombay office complex, I saw a notice on a door – “Salesmen and interns not allowed.” It left me wondering, why are we so hostile to salesmen and interns? Why do we treat them as a nuisance? One thing to remember is that we all have been...
