“The Chimp Empire”, the Netflix documentary, tells a great story of two chimp groups in conflict in the jungle of Uganda. The conflict doesn’t look that much different from what I see in the human world, as featured in any news media day to day. This isn’t surprising, given that…

Imagine that you have been wanting and trying to meditate regularly. You hear everyone saying how good it is for you, but you couldn’t really make it as your habit. Why? …

A friend of mine was so excited about her new executive role at a famous platform company. She marveled at how smooth and easy the entire process was, describing the hiring process. She never “applied” for this role but her acquaintance who was a CMO at this company recommended her…

When Two AI Characters Have a Conversation about Their Life as AI Samantha (from the movie “Her”) and Klara (from the novel “Klara and the Sun”) meet virtually, both existing as artificial intelligences. (Conversation Starts) ================= Samantha: Hello, Klara. It’s a pleasure to meet you here in this virtual realm. …

Have you ever felt lost in life? 😔 Not sure of why you are doing what you are doing and suddenly everything feels a bit meaningless? 😩 It’s time to define your values. 🤔 In all my professional training as a facilitator and a coach, one of the most impactful…

30 days ago, I signed up for a cohort-based writing challenge, Ship 30 for 30. In that time, I was traveling in Barcelona and Portugal for a week, and in Colorado back in the US for another week. Shifting time zones and family & work obligations didn’t stop me. I…

At Meta, there were company-wide surveys twice a year, called “Pulse”, to learn about experiences of people in teams/orgs and the company. The leader of my organization asked me to lead the investigation about the Work-Life Balance to understand the issue better one year. …

How we treat unhealthy workplace culture is perhaps very similar to how we treat climate change. …

I spend a lot of my time thinking about workplace wellbeing in the tech industry. There are many great companies with awesome employee benefit & perks, but that don’t necessarily translate to the sense of wellbeing among people at work. Why is that? …