Getting the Best People, Getting the Best out of People

In January this year, probably for the first time in my life I watched 3 movies in a theater in 4 days –  Friday, Saturday and Monday! In all 3 movies as the end credits scrolled, one common thing that occurred to me was that so many people contribute to the success of a movie. While the number of contributors is definitely something to wonder …

Are you part of a professional community yet?

One of my uncle is a hardcore foodie. Once he overate this tasty snack of South India called “kodubale“. He developed severe gastritis and he had to be taken to a doctor. The doctor knew him and asked him in a very friendly way – “Mr. Rao, when you knew you were overeating, you could have popped an antacid tablet and things would not have been …

Upgrade yourself the ILAS Way

Ever since my school days, I always found myself struggling in exams. Even after spending hours together on studying a topic, I ended up scoring average in my written exams. I had tried various methods to score well, but all in vain. Ever since my EMBA classes started last year, I realised that the course demanded a slightly different way of learning. It required …

Why should you volunteer your skills to a start up?

Last weekend I met two of my friends, who are entrepreneurs and have their own start-ups. Each of them was in corporate jobs for over 10 years and has taken this leap in the last 2-3 years. We had good chat about their life as an entrepreneur, their journey from corporate world to being a founder of a technology start up and challenges that an entrepreneur will face. During these discussions …

The Storm from Yanni

An awe inspiring video. A textbook Team work lessons video. Big fan of this video and have used this video to inspire my team during various situations and give the motivation the required boost! A must watch.

Yanni and his music is something to follow.