by Rajan Singh | Aug 27, 2024 | LinkedIn Posts
To succeed in the workplace (and even in your personal life), here are some things you should never say: 1. No offence. Why is this a bad idea: Saying ‘no offence’ after saying something offending is like slapping a person and saying, ‘No slap.’ It doesn’t make it any...
by Rajan Singh | Aug 26, 2024 | LinkedIn Posts
One lesson I learned at McKinsey — “Never go to a meeting without a polished presentation.” Before the meeting, everybody might say, “It is just a brainstorming session — the slides don’t have to look good. Just bring whatever you...
by Rajan Singh | Aug 23, 2024 | LinkedIn Posts
The day I get a LOT done is also a day when most routine things remain pending. And those are the days I cherish. Just striking off the maximum number of items from a to-do list is another rat race. What’s the point? One day, try this: 1. Pick one or two tasks...
by Rajan Singh | Aug 22, 2024 | LinkedIn Posts
Here is the wicked story of the 20th-century technology revolution that may change your resolutions for 2023. William Shockley was working at AT&T Bell Labs with John Bardeen and Walter Brattain when they came up with the point-contact transistor. But when Bardeen...
by Rajan Singh | Aug 21, 2024 | LinkedIn Posts, Uncategorized
During my MBA, Sam Zell, a multi-billionaire real estate tycoon in the US, came to our campus as a guest speaker. Just before that, he had sold Equity Office Properties to Blackstone for $36 billion, at the peak of the real estate bubble in 2006. Incidentally, soon...
