Vinay Wagh

What They Don’t Teach You at Harvard Business School – Mark McCormack   In fairness to HBS, what they don’t teach you is how to read people and how to use that knowledge to get what you want. Mark makes the point that whether a person is selling or buying, hiring or getting hired, negotiating a contract or responding to someone else’s demands, they need to understand the other person’s true self. He emphasizes the skills and methods required to understand people in order to be effective in business.   The Seven-Step Plan to Reading People in Business   Step 1: Listen Aggressively Listen not just to  what  someone is saying, but  how  they are saying it. People often reveal more than they intend. Use pauses—slightly uncomfortable silences often lead people to say even more.   Step 2: Observe Aggressively Pay attention to clues. For example, dressing sense isn’t just about fashion. Wearing clothes inappropriate for the weather may show how much a pe...

  Celebrity Talk  Speaker : Vedant Gosavi Topic : Connecting the dots looking ahead About Vedant Gosavi:  Vedant Gosavi was a batchmate of Karan Rughvani from Barns School, where Tareeka Papneja was his senior. He is a recent graduate in Computer Science Engineering with a minor in Economics from The University of Toledo, Ohio. He discovered his passion for defense and space later in his college career through his involvement with his university's Rocketry Club. Since then, he has immersed himself in these fields. His mission is clear: to dedicate his time and efforts to one of three domains—Power, Defense, or Space. When describing himself, or based on feedback from friends and colleagues, three core human values stand out: low ego, high collaboration, and accountability for outcomes. Beyond academics, Vedant has cultivated empathy during his time in the US, which he considers a vital lesson. Talk Summary: Vedant began his talk with thought-provoking questions: • What ...

The Power of Now What’s common in the people who have gotten spiritual enlightenment?   They all have learnt to be quite, focused on inner body and away from negative emotions like anger, hatred, jealousy, sadness etc.   What if we want to get all these qualities of saints but not interested in changing the life style to match that of Spiritual extremists?   Catch hold of few interesting points made by Elkhart in this book. That’s it.   Point 1: To stay away from the negative emotions break the chemical and biological reactions happening in the body.   How? Simply look at yourself from a third angle to have the isometric view. The magic works. What actually happens is that the brain gets disconnected from the loop of negative emotions and brings in a zone of neutral state where we see the situation from different view.  When we don't have to control the negative emotions, but still want to be happier in the given situation, learn t...

  Goa Travelogue 31st March 2024 (Sunday) Reached Ozhar airport in 25mins from home. The airport is a HAL property run by Indigo. Got the flight that is 80 seater. The wings of the plane are above the window unlike the conventional Planes. It swivels a bit more than the bigger planes. Arrived Manohar international airport on time. Mopa is the taluka place (Manohar Parikar). It’s a new airport operational from December 2023.                                               The itinerary included both North and south Goa. We arrived at North Goa but the first                 two days were planned for South Goa. On the way form North to South we came across Mudgaon,  Vasco, Panjim as the major locations. Varca : The name has Spanish origin. A typical boat in northern Spain is called Barca and later the ‘B’ got rep...

The Everyday Hero Manifesto – by Robin Sharma The book is about us being heroes in our own ways while living our everyday lives. Robin Sharma inspires us to spend a normal day with enthusiasm and purpose. To be an everyday hero, we don’t necessarily need to do the extraordinary things that exceptionally talented people do. We simply need to be heroes for our own satisfaction, even if others never notice our heroism. Moreover, being an everyday hero is not a choice — it’s an essential way of living a fulfilling day. Robin helps us understand the gap between the way we usually spend our day and the way an everyday hero spends theirs — and urges us to take leaps to close that gap. Leap from Victim to Hero: Victims are prisoners of “can’ts.” They constantly tell us why an idea won’t work. “Can’t” is the tower they lock themselves into, believing it will protect them from risks. • Where the victim has a mindset of “can’t,” the hero has a mentality of “can.” • Where the victim makes excu...