Why balance wins over early retirement
Patrick Pichette is probably a nice guy but.... A retirement letter masquerading as a wise sermon should hardly make news, let alone cause effusive gushing. Pichette comes across as a nice man. He has a lyrical turn of phrase. That, along with the fact that he holds a top job in a revered Silicon Valley company, may be why his resignation letter has the drama it does. Man rockets to the top; then drops off the cliff. That’s the story.
The joy of a migratory bird going back home
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The Music Show goes to Chennai!!
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For The National, Abu Dhabi on Indian safaris
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One thing that wildlife teaches you is humility. Money cannot buy everything and certainly not a tiger sighting
How women speak: Which Verbal Personality type are you? for Mint Lounge
Society lays the onus on women. Lean In, says Sheryl Sandberg. Break the glass ceiling. Speak up. Dance like a man. That is one way. If you are the boss, sure, you can tell your quiet colleagues to speak up. Or you can simply hire more women. As has been reported in the New York Times, Harvard Business Review, Inc. and The Atlantic, teams with more women outperformed teams with more men on a consistent basis. “The secret to smart groups: it’s women,” as a headline in The Atlantic said.
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Monsoon Diary on social media
"HOW had I been cooking/eating/reading this long and not devoured Monsoon Diary, by Shoba Narayan? It seems unthinkable now that I have read it cover to cover in about a day (the 20 inches of snow outside helped me a little).
For Silverkris on Skydiving US
Skydiving and why you should consider jumping off a plane.