July 11, 2025
Fluke and chance

Book Review: Why Fluke by Brian Klaas Will Change How You See Success, Luck, and Control

When the flight took off on 12 June 2025, there were 242 passengers and crew on the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. There were 169 Indian nationals, 53 Britons, seven Portuguese nationals and one Canadian on the Air India flight bound for London from Ahmedabad. Everyone died EXCEPT the passenger in seat […]
July 10, 2025
Human Brain

Why You Need Neuroscience to Fix Your Talent-Management Crisis 

Businesses are grappling with a talent paradox. Despite massive investments in learning and development, employee engagement remains stubbornly low. Training programs fail to stick, feedback sessions backfire, and high-potential employees quietly disengage. The problem isn’t what we’re doing—it’s that we’re fighting against how the human brain actually works. Here’s how […]
July 2, 2025
Ratatouille

Ratatouille: Unlikely Lessons in Career Identity

Ratatouille is a movie about career identity, hidden potential, mentorship, gatekeeping, and creative risk. The film that took seven years to make I watch Pixar movies especially on long flights. I was traveling back from Peru. This time I watched Ratatouille. Ratatouille is a traditional French vegetable stew—simple, rustic, and […]
July 1, 2025
Newsletter cover with creative Ratatouille-themed sketches and highlights. Topics: $100 Million bonuses, career shaping ideas, and llamas & alpacas insights.

$100 Million To Say “Yes”; Career Shaping Ideas, Llamas & Alpacas

The internet was full of Sam Altman and Zuck trading allegations. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that Meta had offered his employees bonuses of $100 million to recruit them. This amount is for people working at the cutting edge of AI. Meta paid $14. 3 billion in data-labeling startup Scale AI, […]
June 28, 2025
Football players lined up on the field, capturing Silicon Valley's approach to talent spotting from F1 recruiters and master chefs' strategies.

Silicon Valley is Learning from the Master Chefs & F1 Recruiters

Meta’s clandestine $100 million AI talent hunt grabbed headlines. Sam Altman cried foul and claimed that Meta’s was running a vaccum through the limited AI talent available. Then there were posts from those hired. They denied million dollar sign on bonuses. I don’t know the truth about the pay checks […]
June 25, 2025
Grief

Grief is My Friend I Have Not Told Anyone About

Grief isn’t just what we feel when someone dies. It’s the ache of missed opportunities, the sting of status lost, the weight of meaning stripped away when our work world shifts without warning. In the workplace, grief wears many faces—and most go unrecognized. ये दुख काहे खत्म नहीं होता बे… […]