by Rajan Singh | Jul 21, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
During my Civil Services training in Mussoorie, an IAS officer conducting a class once asked us, “What are officer-like qualities?” Soon we rattled off a barrage of heroic qualities: Integrity, courage, vision, persuasion, eloquence, teamwork… When the list on...
by Rajan Singh | Jul 20, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
The MBA at Wharton turned my life into a one-pointed quest: Find a summer internship. At any cost. When you are an international student with zero bank balance, do you really have a choice? Further, two things made my desperation worse: 1. Nobody was dying to hire an...
by Rajan Singh | Jul 19, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
Two years ago, our landlord cheated us — when we vacated our office building, he refused to hand back most of the security deposit on some flimsy grounds. Seething with rage, I wished him ill to no end. And every time I thought of him, my blood would start...
by Rajan Singh | Jul 18, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
What I learnt from a lifetime of anticipating disasters and nightmare scenarios: – More than 90% of the disasters I worried about, never materialized. – Less than 10% that did materialize, were rarely as bad as I imagined. The next time you feel panic, my...
by Rajan Singh | Jul 17, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
This is a true story — at the ripe old age of five, I briefly became a thief. But before you judge me, hear me out — I promise you, there is a lesson here. When I was in first grade, in Bangalore, some neighbors used to play badminton near my house. After...
