Chaitra Navratri Musings
Today Gudi Padva is on 13th April 2021. We are likely to go into lockdown again from tomorrow. Here’s a poem offering: Chaitra Twelve months of our lunar year From… continue »Chaitra Navratri Musings
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Deepa Soman
What Got You Here…
In May 2010 I “found” and read Marshall Goldsmith’s “What Got You Here Won’t Get You There”. The world’s best coach gives a list of 20 behaviours to identify and… continue »What Got You Here…
100 not out
Today is the 100th day of the year. It’s also the first day of weekend lockdown in Mumbai. My father Vasant Samant (85) is in the fifteenth year of his… continue »100 not out
This Wedding Business
Parthip Thyagarajan, Founder, WeddingSutra.com was our Lumiere Learning Monday guest speaker on 6th April 2020. It was our first ever Zoom Learning Monday. We first met Parthip in 2011 when… continue »This Wedding Business
Taxi Tales
My taxi driver picks me up from the airport in Sydney on 6th April 2018. I sit in front for the view and chat. Danny is from Malaysia and has… continue »Taxi Tales
Voicing Their Truth
Dr. Coomi Vevaina dreamt up a one of its kind change management exercise to work in the space of transformation of education and parenting. She articulates her goals as: 1.… continue »Voicing Their Truth
Rashmi Bansal 10/10
We were in conversation with Rashmi Bansal, our Learning Monday guest. ‘Shine Bright’ on ‘intrapreneurship’ is her 10th book in 10 years. Rashmi started writing at 7 as a student… continue »Rashmi Bansal 10/10
“How” to “Wow”
“How” to “Wow” ~ Deepa Soman The Beginning: We are at a client meeting in mid-June 2018 where she brings up an earlier conversation and says, “Guys, you understand technology.… continue »“How” to “Wow”
CFO Diary
In October 2013 I received an invite to join a fitness group, Fit Right In (FRI) started by a client, Manisha Kansra Kapoor. We had worked on a healthcare project… continue »CFO Diary