What does it really mean when we call someone “productive”? Productivity today often means endurance, not effectiveness. In many conversations around burnout at work, productivity is measured by how long someone stays active, not how well their mind is functioning. It measures how long someone stays active, not how well their mind is functioning. In […]
Between Christmas and New Year, when most companies are pretending to work or aggressively “recharging”, we do something far more uncomfortable. We talk. At OMLogic, every team sits down for a potluck. Not food. Ideas. One team. One table. One brutally honest conversation about workplace culture as it actually exists—not how it’s presented. What worked. […]
Today is reality day. 9th May. It has a very significant presence in my life. It’s the day when I decided on calling my new venture OMLogic. A company that has become a part of my life bigger than anything could ever be. OMLogic, the name, completes a decade of being, and its certainly time to reminisce. I still keep getting asked, mostly by people who find my decision disappointing and confusing, as to why I decided to move back to India. And I have given multiple different answers to them based on who was asking the question. Entrepreneurship bug, parents, Delhi life, kids are top amongst a list of 10 answers.
I have asked this question to myself numerous times and can say for sure none of them is true. So, why did I move back. Well, because I was bored. There, you have it!
Don’t get me wrong, I had a wonderful career. I was on fast path to leadership in IBM, salary more than most of my compatriots, house up on the hill and everything set right. But it all didn’t seem enough.
I guess I love the entropy, the chaos, the unknown, the change from the norm. One thing I can say about the move back to India is, 10 years, no regrets. Sure I would done some things differently (like choosing different partners to start the company with or ensuring I don’t take some of the ass-holes as customers which I did but overall…10 years, no regrets.Continue Reading