February 11, 2022
Sea lion skillfully balances a red ball, showcasing talent and focus—perfect inspiration for leadership, career growth, and creative work insights.

DEGREE INFLATION

Are Tech companies hiring for degrees or skills??Only 26% of Accenture’s postings for Software QA Engineer contained a degree requirement. Likewise, only 29% of IBM’s did. But the percentages were dramatically different at Oracle (100%), Intel (94%), HP (92%), and Apple (90%). At Apple and Google, more than 70% of […]
January 26, 2022
Cartoon of a surprised man on a bike facing a "Road Closed" sign. A relatable moment reflecting career challenges in leadership and talent management.

Book Review: What The Heck Do I Do With My Life

Book Review: What the Heck Do I Do with My Life

A number of you have asked me to add book reviews in the newsletter. Here is a review of Ravi Venkatesan's new book. Check out the hashtag#sketchnote on the entrepreneur's mindset.

Ravi is the first guest on Season 4 of my weekly LinkedIn Live called Dreamers and Unicorns. Do let me know the questions you have about tech and talent.

January 20, 2022
Comic-style image highlighting remote team culture, mental health, and leadership. Emphasizes EQ over IQ in HR for work and career success.

Culture Building For Remote Teams

Culture Building for hashtag#remoteteams

I was invited by LinkedIn News India to join Pallavi Pareek (She/They) and Ankit Vengurlekar (he/him) to discuss this topic. This is a special edition of my hashtag#newsletter

Three Ms That Matter (The other two are explained in the newsletter)

Mental Health: This matters HUGELY in case of a remote work culture. Build the skills of the managers to recognise emotions like grief, stress, burnout etc.