Category Archives: career advice

Connecting the Digital Dots- the new rules CEOs still struggle with on social media

An hour-long conversation with the CEO of a global training organisation, on how to do digital right, in other words, “Can you speak with my Head of Marketing, and get him to accept change, and convince him to go beyond … Continue reading

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In Pursuit of Excellence

I remember many years back, my first front page by-line story in the country’s leading business daily was an anchor piece. The last news article below the fold flashing across the page was about a bunch of aviators flying across … Continue reading

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Hello World- Welcome to Data-ism

If there was one definitive book I read in 2018, which I want to refer to in 2019, it was Yuval Harari‘s ‘Homo Deus‘. And as I read this page-turner, a few thoughts stayed with me. Q: Why do we … Continue reading

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7 seconds or less: Attention span versus first impressions on social media

“In the future everyone will have their fifteen minutes of fame”, thus spake psychedelic guru, Andy Warhol. That was 1968! And the flower power hippie movement was the backdrop, as was network TV in the US. Cut to 2015, and … Continue reading

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