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Continue reading →: The Om Pendant
I. The Priest and His Shadow For as long as anyone in the village could remember, a Sharma had stood before the deity in the old stone temple. The family had lived there for generations, and the priesthood passed from father to son like the brass lamps and the palm-leaf…
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Continue reading →: The Insecurity Matrix: Coaching Seniors Through a Junior’s Rise
A senior who feels insecure about a junior is usually acting out of fear, not attitude. Your job is to find out what kind of fear it is, because the fix depends on it. You will see this often as a manager. A capable junior joins or starts to shine,…
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Continue reading →: Culture Is a Flowing River, Not a Stagnant Pond
What culture looks like when no one is watching Engineering culture is how a team behaves when the manager is not around. Not the values on the wall or the process doc, but what people actually do when no supervisor is there to steer them. It is a loose definition,…
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Continue reading →: Cab Chronicle- The Prejudice
A late-night cab ride turns tense when the driver reveals his resentment toward villa communities — and the passenger realizes he lives in one. What follows is an unexpected lesson in perspective.
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Continue reading →: Filter Coffee and Twenty Rupees
Shalini Devi was a rich landlord of McLeod Ganj, a small suburb in Himachal Pradesh. Surrounded by the majestic Himalayas, life seemed slow and relaxed. Shalini Devi lived alone in her bungalow in the middle of her tea estate. She came from a humble middle-class family but married into an…
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Continue reading →: The Divine Intervention
Ganesh Acharya was a well respected carpenter of the village. Gani, as he was fondly called, was famous for his artistry and professionalism. He was very committed and would deliver on his promise both on his design and time. Gani was a honest man. He was reasonable and never would…
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Continue reading →: The Psychology of Human Misjudgment
Several times in a day we make decisions, some life changing and others un-affecting. All these decisions that we make are not always objective but are to some degree diluted by Psychology aspects. Charlie Munger the Vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and best known as Business magnate Warren Buffett’s ‘partner’ lists…
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Continue reading →: Men in uniform
It took her five years to come out of the shock; her husband meant everything to her. Whenever she saw him in uniform she felt proud. Same was the feeling when she saw him in the coffin. 15 years have gone by and it is her son’s turn. After all…
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Continue reading →: 55 words about 55 words stories
Writing stories in 55 words is complex. 55 words about 55 words story They tend to be open ended The reader has to be very imaginative, more imaginative the reader more meanings the story gets A twist in the tale Sorry to grammar Usage of lot of contraction words Reread to…
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I’m Harsha
Welcome to my virtual abode. This will give you a sneak peek into me. I like traveling, reading, exploring new food and a Star Wars fan I am an Engineer by profession and by heart and obsessed about the right Engineering Culture
