by Rajan Singh | Mar 16, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
When I was recruiting during my MBA at Wharton, people said that if an interviewer asks whether you have other job offers, always say ‘yes.’ The logic is that if other companies have offered you jobs, then it shows that you are a strong candidate. But I was very...
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,...
