The modern world is not suffering from a lack of sight, but from an excess of images. For most of my life, I believed the written word was one of the biggest boons to mankind. Books taught me to think. Essays taught me to question. Long conversations taught me the value of uncertainty. A book… Continue reading Blinded by Visuals
Category: Personal Thoughts
What birds taught me today about Organizational Hierarchy
This morning, observing some herons fly by, I realized that not all birds fly the same way. The thought spiral resulting from that realization started evolving into an elegant lesson about how organizations work and why moving up the ladder demands more than just ambition. It demands transformation. Near the Ground: The Fast Fliers Near… Continue reading What birds taught me today about Organizational Hierarchy
The Many Schools of Thought on Corporate Sustainability
As I progressed through the NPTEL course on Business Ethics, I found myself increasingly drawn to a deeper question: how should we understand corporate sustainability through the lens of different schools of thought? Beneath the surface of any “sustainability strategy” lie radically different motivations, philosophies, and frameworks. These are not merely stylistic variations; they reflect… Continue reading The Many Schools of Thought on Corporate Sustainability
Learning in Public
For a long time, I have encouraged people I work with to write more. Not because everyone needs to become a writer, but because writing is one of the most powerful ways to learn. The same applies to speaking, taking a session, facilitating a discussion. At first, the pushback is predictable. “I’m not ready.” “I… Continue reading Learning in Public
The Secret of Why I Loved My Jobs
I like to preface this personal article with a simple statement: to have a long, satisfying career, you need to love what you do. I also confide that I am not a self-help guru. Let me start with my story. Except for the first nine years of my career, I can confidently say that I… Continue reading The Secret of Why I Loved My Jobs
Return to Classroom
After years and decades of working in the corporate sphere, interacting with 1000’s of corporate stakeholders, millions of miles on business travel, I decided to replace my desk-drawer cabin with a desk-no-drawer classroom. So, as the ‘old replaced the new’ in 2025, I started anew and afresh — being a student all over again. Indeed,… Continue reading Return to Classroom
Virtue – Key to Sustainability
We were in Philosophy class, talking about the critical theory, namely how societal structures of powers have evolved and how they often lead to broader inequities. During this interaction, the core centre of the discussion was based on the wider idea of values — primarily ideals and goals that shape our actions. But more than… Continue reading Virtue – Key to Sustainability
The “NET” obstacle
Net-Zero, Net-Positive, Net impact, Net……. The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) recently faced internal controversy after announcing plans to include environmental attribute certificates (EACs) like emissions reduction credits in their updated corporate net-zero standards. Concerned staff publicly opposed the move, with some even calling for the CEO and board to resign. Subsequently, the SBTi CEO… Continue reading The “NET” obstacle
CSO’s – Don’t be beguiled by compliance
I do not think there is any disagreement that sustainability as a corporate term has gained immense traction over the past few years. For me, the indicator has been the World Economic Forum at Davos. Over the past few years, sustainability has taken center stage at this global gathering. One positive is that I see… Continue reading CSO’s – Don’t be beguiled by compliance
50 Shades of Green
Green has become an overarching theme for everything, from buildings to diapers. But how ‘green’ is your green? “What are the challenges of going green?” The moderator posed the query to me at a panel discussion recently. Ostensibly, as someone who has been a consultant for many companies around sustainability, this was not an unusual… Continue reading 50 Shades of Green