by Mohammed Ali Vakil | Feb 17, 2019 | GTD
David Allen’s maiden voyage to India generated a lot of buzz. And it resulted in a candid, straight to the point, yet characteristically tongue-in-cheek video interview series that will change the way Indians think of productivity. In this first instalment, David...
by Mohammed Ali Vakil | Feb 1, 2019 | Holacracy
Being the boss is tough. The buck stops with you. Because you’re the leader, you can’t even complain. Not only do you have your problems to solve, but you have everyone else’s problems to solve too. I know the feeling. I’m a member of the management team for a few...
by Mohammed Ali Vakil | Jan 28, 2019 | GTD
Picture this. Thousands of red and blue crates moving in neat lines like busy (but well-behaved) ants. Orders pouring in from all corners of the city get automatically checked out of the warehouse and are loaded into trucks that follow traffic algorithms to reach the...
by Mohammed Ali Vakil | Jan 1, 2019 | GTD
The heading of this post sounds like an oxymoron. Can opportunity ever come with the baggage of stress? But to those who regularly juggle multiple opportunities because of technological advancements and creative freedom, opportunity and stress are synonymous....
by Mohammed Ali Vakil | Nov 15, 2018 | GTD
A young man asked Socrates the secret to success. Socrates told the young man to meet him near the river the next morning. They met. Socrates asked the young man to walk with him towards the river. When the water got up to their neck, Socrates took the young man by...
