Articles by Nikhil Dey

What makes a ritual and what breaks a ritual? A birthday without cutting a cake was a new experience for me. As long as I…

“When you are in a really dark space it spills over into the world…” I was listening to a podcast on my morning walk, looking…

When is helping not helping? When it takes away self-confidence. “Come here, let me show you how it’s done…” The intent is to help, but…

Climbing. What mental picture comes to mind? When you hear the phrase “Keep Climbing? Up, up and further up maybe? Our cultural orientation towards success,…

I recently had the pleasure of staying at the Taj Lakefront in Bhopal and the privilege of a lake-view room, while attending Assembly, the CCO…

The small things are often the big things. I have heard that line often, and last week a variety of cab drivers and a box…

Dr. Roger Federer’s commencement speech at Dartmouth College is lovely. I particularly liked the point he made about winning the right points. He won almost…

“Sometimes it takes a long time to sound like yourself” Miles Davis. Building a brand that stands out from the crowd often takes time. In…

Suppressing the bad feelings and not getting too excited about the good ones seemed to be a good formula not to get hurt. However, the…

To ask or not to ask? that is the question. I am not sure if it is a ‘man thing’ – but I have always…