Professionalism and the oldest profession
Professionalism can be defined as one’s conduct, attitude, and demeanour in a work or business dealing or life. It’s a facet of work ethics that reflects a person’s regard for other people and demonstrating respect, integrity, and responsibility. Be it a doctor, nurse, teacher or accountant. Professional services require skill and expertise just as much as […]
Professional vs Personal : the prioritisation puzzle
This past week I took a emergency trip to visit my grandmother who was hospitalised. After a successful knee replacement surgery, she suffered a sodium misbalance and had to be rushed to the hospital. I flew the next day to visit her. Was the decision emotional? Was the decision rash? What is an appropriate response? […]
Mentee Musings’ in Corporate
When you look at being 10 years in an industry, you feel like you have lived a little. You are no longer the wide-eyed novice that you once were when you started but then you can’t really compete with the real veterans. You don’t know everything but you do know ‘somethings’. You are the equivalent […]
Did you think to give a thought to thought?
I attended 4 networking events in 2 days, a 2-day AI conference, 3 scheduled meetings with existing clients and followed up with 12 potential clients. Boy! There is only so much social interaction that I can do. Yet, there is always more to come! When you meet so many people within a small window. It […]
Vision Board Check-In: Am I Winning at Life, or Just Playing the Game?
As I mark my notes and look at the calendar, 1 month out of 2025 is already over. I am staring at my vision board. Trying to decide if I should jump with excitement or cry in abandonment. There is no in-between! I try to mark what I was able to accomplish, what I couldn’t […]
The ghost of the past success
In the novella Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens created the Ghost of the Christmas past to help us visualise what was, what has been, what had been and what could have been all at once. This brings out the memories that illicit either nostalgia or regret. Both equally powerful emotions. In reality, nostalgia and regret are […]
The Optimisation Conundrum
Human beings are inherently driven by desire. We constantly seek “more” – more wealth, more knowledge, more fame, more experiences and more love. This pursuit of “better” is woven into the fabric of our existence, fuelling innovation and progress. From the moment we wake up, we’re faced with a series of decisions, each a tiny […]
From ‘Search Queries’ to AI Answers
We have evolved in the way data is recorded, presented and perceived. From the invention of the printing press in 1440 to fax machines to modern day computers to smartphones. This evolution unfolded over centuries, gradually reaching the average consumer. Now, we stand at the cusp of another major shift: from web applications to AI […]