Jaiganga

Knowledge isn't free. You have to pay attention ― Professor Richard P. Feynman "Three to four hours a day, five days a week, of uninterrupted and carefully directed concentration, it turns out, can produce a lot of valuable output." says Cal Newport,  Cal is Distinguished Associate Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University and a renowned author. In his bestselling book Deep Work, Cal emphasizes the importance of focus for producing high-quality work. He illustrates this idea with a formula:  High quality work produced=Time spent × Intensity of focus He supports this formula with examples from his interviews with some fifty high scoring students from competitive schools. He discovered that the students who scored more studied less than the others, but with more intensity or focus.  School Library He also cites the case of Prof Adam Grant, who published seven articles in prestigious journals in 2012 by having uninterrupted sessions of deep work. Newport conclud...

In this age of information and knowledge workers, knowledge management and innovation are essential topics. Dr Kondal Reddy Kandadi explores this topic in his TED talk Knowledge Management and Innovation, where he was the Pro-Chancellor at the University of Bolton, UK at the time. He shares some surprising facts after studying companies like Mercedes Benz, Hewlett Packard (HP), and others: only 1% of innovations are the result of formal meetings, while the remaining 99% are the outcome of informal knowledge sharing. Cafeteria  Innovation is not just limited to creating new products; it also involves finding new ways to solve problems and it may be hindered if the office culture does not foster informal conversations. For instance, imagine co-workers having a chat over a coffee and their boss interrupts and orders them to resume work. This could prevent innovation from happening as we do not know what they were talking about. Perhaps they were exchanging ideas about a recent custome...

Namaste, On this auspicious day of Makar Sankranti, I have decided to launch my blog. I have always been passionate about writing. My blog is a platform where I share my insights on various topics, including management, personal development, and other topics that are both inspiring and informative.  I have a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and an MBA in HR. I have worked and managed various projects in different sectors, and I have gained valuable experience and skills.  I want to use my blog as a way of sharing my knowledge and insights with others, and also learning from their feedback and comments. I believe that my educational and professional background will help me create engaging and informative content for my blog. Launching my blog on Makar Sankranti is a new beginning for me. I'm excited to start this journey with you, and I hope you will enjoy reading my blog as much as I enjoy writing it. The name of the blog, Jaiganga, is a tribute to my wonderful pare...