Category: Productivity

Building a high-performance team

This month, I got my hands on a copy of Amp it up by Frank Slootman, the CEO of Snowflake. The book is a follow up to his LinkedIn post with the same title. It was one of those articles, I shared with my team as soon as I...

The Excellence Mindset

“I wish I could clone this person.” If you have ever built a team, this thought would have crossed your mind at least once. Most teams have that one superstar – a bar raiser who excels in her work and sets standards for the whole team. The rest fall...

Tenets of professionalism

Over the last 12 years, I have worked with hundreds of people. Here are some of the top traits I have seen in people that are true professionals. Tenets of professionalism Professionals take ownership of their work. Whether they are serving their notice period in an organisation or just...

Making progress through continuous improvement and step changes

“Go to bed smarter than when you woke up.” ~ Charlie Munger This quote by Charlie Munger embodies one of the principles I try to follow in life, which is to get a little better everyday. Progress is vital in any aspect of your life be it professional or...

Progressive Summarisation – Notes

I came across this article while researching note taking techniques and productivity boosts. It’s a a technique called Progressive Summarisation. You can read the full article here...