Yuval Noah Harari once said, “In a world deluged by irrelevant information, clarity is power.” This will be the basis to close my 3-part chaotic series, and box up 2023 for storage. Thanks to those who messaged me from the first two write-ups and shared a common theme: we need to acknowledge that chaos is…

We have recently witnessed “chaos in the making” inside the board room all the way to staff lounges and hallways at OpenAI. The speed of the decisions, the number of players in the “decision-making” game, the impact rippled across platforms, and the outcomes of it – all within 72 hours. In part 1, I provided…

A perfect one-word to describe the year 2023: Chaos. It is a perfectly opposite word that I had in mind when starting the year, which in business context, I can equate its meaning as: unexpected outcome to a planned strategy. Let’s take stock on the happenings around us: the multiple wars that weight on the…

I recently completed a self-assessment on my understanding of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) surveyed by Harvard University. The assessment was intuitive and covered major issues in this space. The results confirm that I don’t know what I don’t know, and amplify my very own biases. Uncomfortably and emotionally reflect on my limited knowledge…

Currently, the “Gap Year Club” has many members: high school seniors, college students, graduate candidates, sabbatical, vacationers, athletes, to name a few.  It is no doubt the current pandemic drives the decisions to take a gap year.  And to be in line with the upcoming Fall 2020 academic, I asked everyone this very question: Would a gap year…

Five weeks of remote work and shelter-in-place can shift our worlds to another dimension. It undoubtedly spins mine at an unusually high speed, lifts me out of my elements, and dips me into quicksand. Yes, losing ground and equanimity have not been fun. There are talks on work – life balance. There are discussions on…

“Of all the forces that exerted on us over our lifetime, at least for me, love has been the most powerful of all. As our population increases, our planet becomes smaller and smaller. It’s therefore very important that we all learn how to love and accept each other and whenever that’s not possible, at least…

You must have wondered why I have an image of million pieces of confetti freely flying and happily falling in the middle of the stadium. And if you notice the color, it’s about 50 shades of purple. This is how I would like to celebrate being a woman on International Women Day 2019, unfiltered and unscripted.…