Jaseem Pookandy

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Jaseem Pookandy

Take control of your work-life balance

Take control of your work-life balance

“If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.” — Jim Rohn Work-life balance is not an alien phrase for anyone. In the post-pandemic world, when many corporations had numerous false

Hybrid work and its benefits

Hybrid work and its benefits

2019 Covid pandemic disrupted my work life quite a bit. For the first time in my career I was forced to do a complete remote job. The short work commutes, social work life, in-person 1:1 conversations, show and tell presentations and the afternoon walk through Carmax's beautiful

Let's Talk!

Let's Talk!

Recently I watched a Tamil movie called Irugapatru. It was after a long time I completed watching a movie at a stretch. It was a decently made movie with some good performances. What attracted me to the movie was its core theme - the importance of honest heartfelt communication in

7 Habits Of Highly Effective People

We all play various roles in our life, a parent, an employee, a son/daughter, brother/sister, a community member, etc. We feel high level of fulfillment when we are effective in all our roles. But what does that mean to be effective? How can we measure effectiveness in our

Raising a self aware child

The other day when I was about to put my 7 year old son to bed he asked me a question that took me by surprise. He had shown interest to join soccer training classes before Summer but then refused and I wanted to know why. That is when he

Dare To Lead - by Brene Brown

This book is an eye opener for me in so many ways. In this day and age when virtual is the new reality, leadership with heart at its core is inevitable. The author Brene Brown, who has 20 years of research backing on courage, shame and leadership, lay out beautifully

Atomic Habits - Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

Atomic Habits - Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

Atomic Habits by James Clear is a fantastic book that changed my life for good. I read this book 3 years ago when I was struggling with over-weight issues. I tried different ways to get into a healthy routine. I didn't lack motivation at all, but I knew