Resources

“ Don’t confuse a firm’s credibility with your own. After nearly three decades in consulting, leaving a global firm should have felt like the end of a chapter. Instead, it made me ask a different q…

“Whenever something important happens in my life, I try to convert it into a framework. That’s how I learn. A success. A failure. An unexpected opportunity. I don’t want those moments to disappear…

Part of the WisdomCircle cohort, Nicolas Vieira represents a growing group of seasoned professionals redefining what long-term contribution looks like. Based in Dublin, he has spent more than three…

‘Aham Beejam Annahi Purna Brahma’ to mean ‘ I am the seed, and the seed is the reflection of the cosmos. ‘ “ When I first came across this in our Vedic scriptures, it stopped me in my tracks. Until…

Harish Methil is a business leader, board advisor, and a CEO with leadership experience spanning manufacturing, food systems, chemicals, supply chains, sustainability, and business transformation a…

Dr Nik Chong has spent decades across banking, recruitment, human resources, consulting, and leadership development. Over the years, he worked across Japanese multinationals, local companies, and g…

“I’m a complete Bangalorean. I’ve lived here all my life, except for a short time in the UK early in my career. That experience was important, but I knew I wanted to come back. I felt a stronger se…

“I was born the only son of a working-class family in southeast London. My early world was small, but doing well in school opened doors I didn’t know existed. A scholarship to Alleyn’s School becam…

“I grew up in Calcutta in a family where service was quietly embedded in everyday life. My father was a doctor, and much of his work involved treating tuberculosis patients who often could not affo…

“I’m not throwing away my shot. I remember sitting in a palatial setting, next to someone of royalty. From the outside, it looked like success; status, proximity, recognition. We were seated side b…

“Growing up in a traditional land-owning family in Mangalore, my life seemed set on a predictable trajectory: learn to cook, get married, and settle into domesticity. My mother was particularly fir…

The 25-25-25 Rule: A Framework for an Intentional Life “I often describe life through a simple philosophy: 25–25–25. Most people plan their careers. Very few plan their third twenty-five years. Tha…

“Life is like breathing. You simply cannot live without learning. Whether you are eighty or just starting, the moment you stop learning is the moment you stop growing. I am French, born and raised…

“Growing up in Puttur, I was raised in a home that didn’t believe in the constraints of formal schooling. My father, Shivarama Karanth , was a polymath and a famous Kannada writer who believed that…

“As a child in the 1950s, my world was shaped by the vibrant streets of Matunga, Mumbai. I attended the Amulakh Amichand School, did my graduation in Ruia College to study Economics. My academic jo…