Window Seat

Window Seat

It’s become a natural choice of mine to go for an aisle seat whenever I take long distance flights; mostly to known destinations. My logical mind overpowers my impulsive mind in such situations, like, it’s the same flight, same sky, you sleep for a few hours and watch movies for the next few; but you…

Binary of Love
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Binary of Love

Ayush & Riya “Hey, a new coffee shop has opened just behind my apartment. Looks so inviting and not so crowded as of now. Shall we meet there?” Riya was excited. “Ok! I will see you outside the coffee shop at 7:30. What’s the name of this place again?”, Ayush was as excited but for…

Let us go back to School!

Let us go back to School!

One more week to go, and hopefully we will have our normal lives back. Isolation and social distancing is being called the “new normal” by most of us. Drastic changes happened in our lives in last few weeks, no household help, no eating out at restaurants, realization that there is nothing better than home cooked…

Piggy Bank

Piggy Bank

I was hesitantly looking at him. Our eyes met for a fleeting moment and he hurriedly turned to the other side. It was not easy for him. I could not muster the courage to open the door and go out. I felt frozen on my car seat. It was not the first time that I…

No Strings Attached (The Bond) – Part 2
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No Strings Attached (The Bond) – Part 2

Part 1 – https://thoughtschef.com/2020/02/17/no-strings-attached-part-1/ Mohit had first interacted with Rachel six months back when they were both assigned to work on a project. He was supposed to head the India market while she would be his counterpart from the US. They had instantly hit a great working relationship. With in a few calls, Mohit had…

Why is work life balance Not a Leadership principle in Indian Corporates?

Why is work life balance Not a Leadership principle in Indian Corporates?

Now, you might be thinking that why is she writing about leadership and related topics all the time? I have been reading a lot about some great leaders and also trying to decipher the leadership code by talking to colleagues, friends and people whom I consider leaders in their respective field of work. I have…