Rajen Garabadu

Ever been there? The odds are overwhelmingly against you. Your competitor enjoys a head start that seems impossible to catch up to. So, how do you play when the deck is stacked against…

Convinced your life sucks? Stuck in a seemingly endless pit of despair? There’s no light at the end of the tunnel for you. Or so you think. You feel it’s pointless continuing. You are…

It works wonders. I began using it in my early days as a producer. I’d benchmark my daily work output as per this yardstick. I rate it as the best work evaluation technique that boosts…

Very few know this. I have written much about my current workplace, the experiences, and the learnings I've gathered in 18+ years. But few know I almost did not join here. I thought it…

As a manager, did you have to make the unfortunate choice of asking some of your team members to go? Every organisation may need to make some tough decisions for the sake of its business…

“What keeps you going?” A former colleague asked me this when she learned I completed 18 years in my current workplace. “A few things, but mostly, it’s the team,” I replied. “Like…

“Sir, my mother is no more.” I woke up to find this text on my phone sent by a team member at the start of this week. My colleague’s mother had been suffering for the last few months.…

How do you cope with decisions contrary to your first instinct, especially concerning your child? My wife and I received an email from our daughter’s school that shared details about an…

Have you experienced a feeling of deep satisfaction seeing a fellow awardee win that feels greater than your award? I felt this on April 30, 2023. That evening, I was honoured, and so…

A lot can happen in less than a month. April was one such month. Some were professional, some personal, and some in between. Juggling Roles I have been playing a dual role at work…