Posts

WORK FROM HOME, IS IT HERE TO STAY/ WFH: A FAD OR THE NEW NORMAL?

-
It seems that someone has pressed the pause button in our lives.  Suddenly, the frenetic pace of the average urban office goer, synonymous with rush hour traffic jams and back-to-back meetings, has changed irrevocably. The office conferences have moved online, and hours of commuting have been replaced by endless hours of staring at the computer and incessant video conferencing calls. Say hello to the new workplace, your desk, in the comfort of your home. With the  lockdown , we are now at a crucial crossroad in the fight against  Covid -19; the virus has crippled economies and shut down countries and while we deal with the enormous  healthcare challenges, the economic challenge might just be the more far reaching one.  As  lockdown  restrictions are eased and people return to work, the question remains, is work-from-home ( WFH ) here to stay or is it just a fad, a forced choice that companies are making in times of social distancing due to the pandemic. Interestingly, back in
Post a Comment
Read more

The new normal post CoVID-19: The impact on businesses

-
The new normal post  CoVID-19 : The impact on businesses What does it take to shake us up, like really wake us up ,  from our convenience and habit induced stupor ?  It  has taken  a global pandemic to jolt us out from our trance .  A  health crisis , which threatens our very existence ,   has forced  us to re - think ,  re - innovate,  to  prep are for the unexpected . We are  caught in  a global health crisis ,countries and political leaders are struggling to cope with the devastating pandemic.   Governments have closed borders and forced quarantines. The societal and individual impacts have been harsh.  In the last few days, our worlds have changed, irrevocably. Words such as lockdown, curfew, quarantine have been hammered into our daily vocabulary. Lives have come to a standstill . While we grapple with the health emergency  CoVID-19 poses, there is another catastrophe ,  which the world is facing, an economic crisis ,  which will have  a  far-r
Post a Comment
Read more

A better life

-
Life is short,  try and  live each moment to the fullest, be thankful for all that you have,  spend time with positive and happy people, tell your loved ones, they matter the most. Take out time for yourself, to be one with nature. Break the rules but keep the tradition. Throw caution to the winds but keep your feet on the ground. Forgive quickly but don’t forget the lesson. Be good to people, give them the benefit of doubt but don’t let them take you for granted. Be kind but don’t let your kindness be misconstrued as weakness. Laugh a lot , cry when you need to and don’t regret anything that made you stronger or brought a smile to your face. It is your life and you are the star of your story! Don’t let others decide what you do with your life, take charge , own it !
Post a Comment
Read more

Istanbul; The magical city where the east meets the west .

-
meets the west. “The World is a book and those who do not travel read only a page” St. Augustine. Mark Twain said “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you did not do than the things you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sail. Explore!” … The word travel probably originates from French word “ t ravail”. The literal meaning of the  word “travel” is to go from one place to another, to undertake a journey.   And whether,  one travels out of choice or compulsion; for business or pleasure, whether one travels in business class or aboard a luxury cruise or  goes backpacking on a shoestring budget, there is this indescribable joy in exploring the unknown and unraveling the unseen.    Whatever is the reason for travel, one indisputable fact remains that travel is a great teacher. Travel teaches precious and priceless lessons of life. In fact, travel is the best education you can get.  Travel
Post a Comment
Read more