House of Creators

Founder

Tegro(🐯,🐯)

Host

SuperGaming

Host & Experience Orchestrator

PlanetSpark

Associate Director

Senior Brand & Community Manager

Brand & Community Consultant

Housr

Head of Community

Community Lead

CoHo.in

Senior Community Manager

Community Manager

Kuch Bhi Reviews

Youtuber

Crescendo Global

👉 What I did in this role:

→ Dived right into content creation. Each piece I wrote wasn't to fill space – it was to grab and turn our audience's attention into action.

→ Handled social media marketing (almost) like a pro. I turned our social pages into places where people visited, engaged and connected.

→ Focused big time on community building. It wasn't about posting stuff, it was about starting real conversations and building relationships. It was about brewing emotion with content around our social media pages. 

🌱 What did I learn at the internship:

1️⃣ Learned that the right words can really draw people in.

2️⃣ Found out that each interaction on our posts meant we were doing something right.

3️⃣ It's not about how many, but about how much we connect.

4️⃣ Saw firsthand how creative ideas can come alive and really work on social media.

5️⃣ Gained a solid understanding of digital marketing – not the theory, but the real hands-on stuff.

Saw the power of social media in action – how it can spread a message and build a community.

#ContentCreation #SocialMediaMarketing #CommunityBuilding #DigitalMarketing

P.S. Every day at Crescendo was a lesson in the power of words and connections in the digital world 🔥📈💯

Marketing Intern

High On Startup

July 2017, the heart of India's startup ecosystem and there I was, fresh-faced and eager to dive into the world of innovative minds.

So, what was I up to? Imagine chatting with over 100 startup founders from all over India. 

Yep, you read that right! 

I was the guy asking the questions, digging into their stories and, oh boy, it was like having a front-row seat to the coolest entrepreneurial show in town.

But wait, it wasn't about the chit-chat. 

I was juggling a bunch of hats – editing videos until they were just perfect, penning down blogs that felt like stories rather than articles, and playing around with YouTube and LinkedIn to get our content out there. 

It was all about striking the right chords with our audience, you know?

In a nutshell, my time at High On Startup was like being in the driver’s seat of a supercharged content machine. 

From hosting interviews to hitting 'publish' on social media, it was a roller-coaster two months where I learned a ton and probably drank way too much coffee!

Fast forward to today, and those experiences are like little gems in my pocket, constantly reminding me how cool and unpredictable the world of startups is. And hey, who knows where the next adventure lies?

So, that's my story! From interviewing founders to spinning content magic – it's been one heck of a ride.

#StartupLife #ContentCreation #MarketingAdventures #Community

P.S. Sometimes, I daydream about a reunion with all those founders. Imagine the brainstorming session! 🧠

Denziti Media

Back in 2017, I jumped into the marketing world with an internship at Denziti Media. 

2 months in Gurgaon and I was all about social media, content and building community. 

It was like playing in a digital sandbox, except this one was all about strategy and creativity.

My days were jam-packed with content creation. But this wasn’t any content. 

It was the kind that gets people talking, the kind that gets people excited about a brand. 

We were building a community from scratch and I was right in the thick of it.

There my role went way beyond the typical intern chores. 

I was part of the creative storm, brainstorming ideas and helping craft campaigns that resonated with our audience. 

It was all about making that emotional connection through social media – turning followers into a close-knit community.

Creating content was more than just a task, it was about weaving stories that people could relate to, stories that made them stop scrolling and start engaging. 

From analyzing market trends to getting hands-on with event management, every day was a new lesson in how to make social media work for you.

What I loved most? This wasn’t your sit-back-and-watch kind of internship. 

I was right there, in the mix, tossing ideas around and watching them come to life. 

It was a crash course in the art of digital marketing – understanding how content and community go hand-in-hand.

Looking back, those 2 months at Denziti Media were more than an internship. 

They were the foundation of my understanding of the digital world. 

Lessons in content creation, community engagement and the sheer power of social media have stayed with me ever since.

#MarketingInternship #ContentCreation #CommunityBuilding #SocialMediaAdventures

P.S. If only learning about ROI was as fun as those days, maybe I’d be better at managing my finances today 💸

Hi, I’m Jatin, a community builder by profession and a content guy from the heart.

Ever since my childhood (literally, like when I was 12 years old), I started a debate club. Back then, I got 8 students from my class and a total of 14 students from other sections together to debate on motions like - THBT ozone layer depletion is a man-made disaster in the making. Trust me, those days this is all we used to talk about.

However, I fell in love with content and community building later when I started, Kuch Bhi Reviews - a YouTube channel. I, along with 2 of my friends, was successful in growing it to 3K+ community members that lead to 200K+ views in a year’s time on the YouTube channel. 

It was great learning that helped me understand the power of doing things together! 

Along with this, I kept participating in debate competitions across the country and got a chance to meet phenomenal speakers. It is when I enjoyed the most being a part of a community. 

In 2016, I decided to do my first internship. Where I got a chance to meet 100+ startup founders PAN India, I interviewed them for a digital marketing agency, Denziti Media under their project, High on Startup.

After such a crazy internship, I was pushed to take up a job but I hadn’t quite figured it out then. So, I joined an internship program in leadership hiring an executive recruitment firm, Crescendo Global Services to understand the recruiter mindset and market demand. Thankfully, I was able to get the answers I was looking for from this internship. 

Finally, I explored the community piece properly with CoHo, one of the 1st coliving brands of India. The journey with them was insightfully ecstatic. I curated over 250+ experiences in less than a year. Met so many people in these events and got to know countless beautiful stories.

I moved to Housr with an intent to build MEGA communities and have been exceedingly happy since then. Housr is India’s 1st MEGA coliving brand that means there are over 500 members living together in one establishment. Now, that’s what I’m talking about!

My true strength lies in my ability to celebrate the victory of another. Trust me when I tell you this, I wasn’t born with it. I had to learn it. If you’d like to know what I’m talking about then a cup of coffee is what I’d like to get with you. 

Drop a message when you’re open to sharing your story because I’m interested. 

Let’s connect!

Jatin Saini

Last year, Mumbai Police summoned the CEO of BookMyShow.
This year, SEBI warned the founder of Ola Electric.
Different industries. Same story.

A communication lapse turned into a reputation collapse, and it happened within hours.

That’s how the internet works now. 
It does not wait for your PR team.

It forms opinions before your company can form a statement.
When you don’t control your narrative, the market will.
And that version becomes the truth.

That’s why founders like Deepinder Goyal, Nithin Kamath, and Anand Mahindra invest time in personal branding.

Not for followers.
For first-response power.

Because in 2025, brand is no longer marketing, it’s risk management.

This Saturday, I’ll be breaking this down live at YourStory Media TechSparks 2025, Bangalore at 2pm.

If you’re building something real but still relying on others to “tell your story,”
this masterclass will change how you see communication forever.

🎥 Attaching a short clip from my last session, watch it, and you’ll know why this matters.

Get your pass: https://lnkd.in/gNYuveCa

See you at TechSparks.

I build personal brands for CEOs, VCs & founders

I learned the biggest lesson from an Uber driver at 1:30pm.

I was on my way to TechSparks that afternoon, sitting in the backseat of an Uber, mentally rehearsing what I wanted to say on stage. I must’ve looked a little tense because the driver quietly reached into his door pocket, pulled out a Bisleri bottle and handed it to me without saying a word. 

A few minutes later, we got stuck at a long red light. A woman walked up to the car asking for money. I didn’t have the energy to deal with anything, so I looked away and pretended to be busy on my phone. The driver didn’t do that. He rolled down the window and gave her a purple 50-50 biscuit packet he had in the car.

I thought that was it... but then an older woman came at the next red light.

Before I could even think what he would do, he reached into the dashboard, pulled out a packet of JimJam and gave it to her.

By the time we reached my venue, the bill was ₹1100.

I paid him ₹1,250.

As someone who grew up in India, tipping is not my default setting... but that afternoon, it didn’t even feel like “tipping.” It felt like the natural response to someone whose behaviour made an impression on me.

And this is exactly the point I want to make. 
People keep asking how to build a personal brand.
Most think it starts with content. Or a strategy. Or better hooks.

But sitting in that Uber, watching this man repeat the same small acts of kindness with three different people and expecting nothing back, goes to say: 

Your personal brand is not built on LinkedIn.
It’s built in your default behaviour.

Not the PR trained version you show when the camera is on.
The one that comes out when you’re tired or distracted.
The one you repeat without thinking strategy.

Because reputation is a direct result of those tiny patterns you don’t even realise people are noticing.

The only reason people will trust you (online or offline) is because your behaviour matches your words, every single time.

#personalbranding

The best investor in the world, Warren Buffett, didn’t take an online course on value investing.

The best body transformation story in India, Ankit Baiyanpuria, didn’t take a ₹50,000 fitness program.

The best language learners in the world, immigrants, didn’t take Duolingo’s 365-day streak challenge.

The best coders, the ones who built early Google, Facebook, PayPal, didn’t take a 40-hour “Full Stack Bootcamp”.

The best filmmakers, Nolan, Rajkumar Hirani, Tarantino, didn’t take a Masterclass subscription.

The best salespeople, actual closers in the field, didn’t take a ₹4999 “High-ticket sales” course.

The best editors in India right now, half of YouTube, didn’t learn from a structured curriculum.

If you genuinely want to learn something, you will.

With or without FITTR.
With or without Duolingo.
With or without Coursera.
With or without Teachable.
With or without a guru shouting “10x” into your face.

People think the course will replace the effort.
It never does. It never has. It never will.

When the desire is real, you don’t wait for the “right course”.
You just start... and that’s why the ones who succeed,
would have succeeded anyway.

It felt wrong today.

I don’t know how else to say this.

I reached IGI around 6:30am, stepped outside, and the first breath I took was cold and dusty and honestly a little painful. 

A friend was driving to pick me up. She called on the way, didn’t even bother with a “hello.” She coughed into the phone - that rough Delhi winter cough you hear everywhere but pretend isn’t a problem.

I asked if she was fine.

She sounded irritated in that “don’t ask me stupid questions” way and said, “My eyes are burning. I can’t even see the road properly.”

I told her she shouldn’t have come, I could’ve taken an uber.

She laughed, not because it was funny, but because sometimes you laugh when you’re trying not to think about how bad things actually are.

We reached her flat and she told me what her manager said, “come to office unless it gets worse.”

Bro… what is “worse”?

Chest tightening after two breaths?
Coughing until blood comes out?
Or collapsing at the damn gate?
 
I don’t know how to explain this but it actually makes me angry - how normal everyone is about it.

We wake up with dusty, bitter taste in our mouth, our throats burn the moment we step outside... and still… still… companies act like breathing is optional.

Maybe I sound angry, I probably am, but this is ridiculous. People are hurting and acting like they aren’t because companies know the air is toxic and still say, “see you at 9am.”

It’s insane we’re even talking about this like it’s a minor inconvenience.

Nobody should risk their health to prove something at work.

We need to treat air pollution like we treated Covid.

Anyway… we are remote and we are hiring.

https://lnkd.in/d-_Wfinw 

Nothing about today felt normal and I don’t think we should pretend it is anymore.

#hiring #remotework #remotejobs

I read a longevity post today that said:

“I’m not sharing this as a CEO, but as a fellow human…”

Followed by a “gravity causes aging” hypothesis, big science quotes and a beautifully designed PDF.

Interesting idea... but this is a pattern I’ve seen before (and founders know this):

When a company publishes a theory this polished, it's not sharing curiosity, they’re preparing a category.

You don’t spend 2 years “trying to disprove” a hypothesis, bring in Harvard & Salk quotes, design a 24-page studio-grade deck, and brand it under a company... unless there’s a product on the way.

It’s classic Silicon Valley playbook.

Create the belief → Create the category → Create the product.

But the part that bothered me is simple:

We haven’t fundamentally changed how humans age.
We’ve only stopped them from dying early.

People live longer today because of:

☑ vaccines
☑ sanitation
☑ antibiotics
☑ fewer deaths in childhood + childbirth

Not because we slowed aging.

The real levers of health-span (the years you live well) have not changed at all.

They still come from things no one can monetise:

☑ home-cooked food over app-delivered meals
☑ stress that is not outsourced to caffeine
☑ sleep that does not need a tracker
☑ sunlight, walking, lifting things
☑ less “biohacking gadgets”
☑ more “basic routines”

There’s no device, angle table, or micro-gravity simulation that replaces dal-chawal and discipline.

Founders will always build new markets - that’s the game, but as consumers, we should separate good storytelling, from good science, and excitement from evidence.

What do you think: Is this the future of health-tech? Or just another well-marketed shortcut looking for customers?

Standardise and elevate people experience at GSK, globally. My team and I work at the intersection of People, Process, and Technology to improve how our employees perceive services from HR. This helps GSK  fulfill its purpose unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GXO - Global Experience Owner | Human Resources 

DXC Technology

As global head of Operational Excellence at DXC Technology I lead a team that is committed to help DXC deliver on it's promises. 

My team helps improve and simplify DXC's delivery to client. We aim to prevent projects and engagements running into trouble and if they land there then we do what we can to recover. We also relentlessly apply Continual Improvement across the organization and establish compliance to all key quality, information security, and business continuity standards.

Director - Head of Operational Excellence 

As global head of quality at DXC, my team and I, strive to help DXC keep its quality commitments to customers. We do this with sustained focus on:

- Process, Tools, and Metrics
- Standards, Audits, and Certifications
- Business Continuity and related Compliance
- Process Improvement through Kaizen, Lean, Six Sigma, and Automation
- Performance reporting and workflow tools to simplify processes.

We are here to make an impact. 10x or more!

Director - Global Head of Quality and Continual Improvement

At DXC I lead the Delivery Excellence team to assure world-class delivery to clients, globally. 

DXC is the world's third largest IT Services Firm with over 100,000 employees and $20bn in annual revenues. More on DXC at https://www.dxc.technology/ 

I lead a global team to improve and simplify DXC's delivery to client. We aim to prevent projects and engagements running into trouble and if they land there then we do what we can to recover. We also relentlessly apply Continual Improvement across the organisation and establish compliance to all key quality, information security, and business continuity standards.

Global Head of Delivery Excellence

I lead a team of transformation specialists at the Global Delivery Services (GDS)  of EY. My team of 100+ is spread across locations in India, China, Philippines, Argentina, and Poland. We undertake high impact projects to significantly improve the capabilities of GDS to help EY create a better working world. 

We manage a multi level improvement projects architecture including Kaizen, Six Sigma, Lean, Automation, Robotics Process Automation (RPA) and Maturity Frameworks.

Transformation Director | Global Delivery Services | GCC Locations

HSBC

At HSBC I managed the offshore Process Re-engineering and Implementation team based in Hyderabad and Bangalore. Together we delivered large and high impact process improvement projects for the bank, globally. We delivered over $100 m in impact over 2016-17. 

As a program leader I also lead the Waste Elimination and Robotics (RPA) programs across HSBC global operations.

Head of Process Re-engineering and Implementation | GCC Locations 

Process Consulting is a part of the Global Change Delivery function at HSBC. Our team manages large high impact process improvement projects globally. I am currently leading transformation programs in Insurance and Retail Account Servicing.

Vice President - Process Consulting

ANZ Support Services

As Vice President - Business Excellence (Retail, Commercial, and Wealth), my role is to develop and deploy plans for achieving key operations excellence goals including productivity, utilization, turn-around time, accuracy, cost, and customer satisfaction. This includes programs to improve accuracy, reduce waste, cross-skill staff across teams, establish customer centricity, and improve productivity using a unique mix of Kaizen, Rapid Root Cause Analysis, Lean, and Six Sigma projects. As part of the leadership team I also lead change programs.

Achievements and Highlights 
•	Over 15 % improvement in productivity and  customer satisfaction 
•	Over 50% reduction in errors from priority teams 
•	Over 50% improvement in staff committing zero errors for a month 
•	Completed improvement projects leading to savings of over 50 staff 
•	Global trainer for ANZ's flagship operations excellence program with Cranfield University.

At ANZ I have realized my passion for leading teams to make a positive impact.

Vice President - Business Excellence | GCC Locations 

Infosys Technologies Ltd

As Principal - Quality Programs I head Infosys's Business Excellence program globally.  This includes driving beneficial change across business units and enabling functions, nurturing a global team of senior examiners, and leading over 25 assessments annually.  I also mentor select Lean Six Sigma projects.

Principal - Quality Programs

As Principal - Quality Programs and earlier Program Manager, my role was to lead a significant change program across the organization. This program, based on the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) of the USA, was designed to measure and improve management performance across Infosys. This included developing business excellence criteria, training and coaching examiners, conducting assessments, and presenting results to the board.

Achievements and Highlights 
•	All key units achieved a 600+ points goal during the three year program 
•	Conducted over 25 assessments annually and shared insights with senior leadership 
•	Developed a solution for to balance budget and benefits for a global marketing campaign 
•	Trainer for Six Sigma and Infosys Quality programs 
•	Managed Infosys' Customer Satisfaction Measurement and improvement program in 2007 
•	Won org-wide Excellence Award in 2007 and the best Quality program in 2008.

At Infosys I honed my passion for the Malcolm Baldrige framework for performance excellence.

Program Manager - Quality

Qimpro Consultants

As a COO, BestPrax and Business Leader, Qimpro Consultants, my role included consulting for key clients and managing the BestPrax Club.  Most client engagements were long term change (MBNQA/Deming) assignments linked to improvement in business metrics.  Others included training on quality and creativity tools. I also did business development, alliances, product development. 

Achievements and Highlights 
•	Trained over 1000 quality professionals across over 25 clients 
•	Clients included companies from the Aditya Birla, ICICI (Insurance), Reliance, and Tata groups  
•	Co-authored the International Quality Maturity Model for change management assignments 
•	Developed new businesses including Six Sigma, Best Practice insights, Courseware sales, etc.

I joined as a Consultant and rose to Principal Consultant.

Business Leader

MindaRika

Assisted in up gradation of ISO 9002 to ISO 9001.
Developed and conducted training modules on QS 9000.

Quality Assurance Engineer

Raymond Limited

Conducted several productivity improvement projects in manufacturing.
Conceived, designed, developed, and managed training for 3000 workmen in less than 100 days.
Managed stores and purchasing co-ordination including sanctioning indents.

Junior Officer

Global Head of Operational Excellence @ DXC Technology | Business Process Transformation and Mid-Career Coach ✅

With about 30 years in transformation, innovation, quality, and simplification (TIQS ✅), I work at the intersection of People, Process, and Technology to drive long term and beneficial change for large global organisations. 

I am currently the Global Experience Owner (GXO) for People Services at GSK. We aim to standardise and elevate the experience of our employees, globally. I am bringing better tools and methods including real uses of Artificial Intelligence to improve the day to day and longer term experience of our colleagues. 

Earlier as the Global Head of Operational Excellence at DXC Technology, I lead a global team to simplify and transform DXC's delivery to customers, deploying works class processes, ensuring compliance, continuity, and improvement.

I am also an ASQ Fellow since 2013, a LinkedIn Top Voice since Jan 2022, and a mid-career coach, who loves to share my knowledge and expertise with others. I have taught quality principles, methods, and tools to over 10,000 professionals, and helped my clients win several quality awards, including the Deming Prize. I have also led initiatives that generated over $250 million in benefits, focusing on composite outcomes around revenue, cost, customers, and employees. 

My mission is to make an impact and to lead people to deliver 10x results.

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I have spoken at over 100 companies in 15+ countries, including Amdocs, ANZ Bank, Birla Group (25 Units), HDFC Bank, Hindalco, HSBC, Indian Navy, ISRO, Infosys, One.com, Reliance, Tata Management Training Centre, and more.

Also been a guest or keynote speaker at ISB, IIM Raipur, IIM Lucknow, Symbiosis, IIT Ropar, Somaiya, Christ College, GIBS, Alliance University, BITS Pilani, and many more.  I also run a LinkedIn Live show called ManageBetter, a YouTube channel, and a podcast series. The Live show is over 100 shows.

Anshuman Tiwari

Excellence and Qimpro Foundation have been inseparable since the late 1980s. And last week was one more such celebration,

On 14 November, Qimpro celebrated distinguished professionals who have made Quality happen. 

35th year in a row.

Qimpro Gold Standard 2025

Business: Saugata Gupta, Managing Director & CEO, Marico Limited

Education: Mr Nilesh Nimkar, Founder Director (CEO), Quality Education Support Trust (QUEST)

Education: Rashmi Misra, Founder President, VIDYA Integrated Development for Youth and Adults

Startups: Dr. Vaibhav Tidke, CEO and Co-Founder, S4S Technologies

Healthcare: Dr Rachita Dhurat, Organising Chairperson, Trichology Update, Professor & Head Department of Dermatology, LTM Medical College & Hospital

Qimpro Platinum Standard 2025

Education: Dr Pramath Raj Sinha, Founder & Trustee, Ashoka University

Healthcare: Dr Dr. Shekhar Bhojraj, Founder, Past President and Chief Trustee, The Spine Foundation

This mission is a lifetime of effort of Suresh Lulla, founder of Qimpro. And it was inspiration from Dr J M Juran that led to these awards to celebrate individual excellence. 

Jigisha Lulla, CEO of Qimpro Foundation manages the rigorous selection process and the event each year.

I had the honour of serving on the panel this year as a Trustee of the Foundation.

The event this year was attended by distinguished guests and past winners. Some prominent names include 

Dr Dr. Vidya Yeravdekar, Pro Chancellor, Symbiosis International University, 
I V Subramaniam, Managing Director, CEO & CIO, Quantum Advisors Pvt. Ltd., Burjis Godrej, Executive Director & COO and Head - Business Development, Godrej Agrovet Ltd, Dr Dr. Narayan Hariharan Ph.D, Faculty Mentor & Visiting Professor, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Amrita Sadarangani, Senior Director & Head, Ashoka Global Research Alliances

Other trustees at the event included Surendra Baliga and Nita Luthria Row

A celebration of excellence.

Who would you want to see on the awards list next year? 

🏆

AI for Awesome Employee Experience | GXO - Global Experience Owner for HR @ GSK | Process and HR Transformation | GCC Leadership | 🧱 The Brick by Brick Guy 🧱

What can a 5 time World Chess Champion and a legend teach you about managing people?

Last week, I had this rare opportunity to be in the audience with the Legend Vishwanathan Anand. 

And since I had a front-row seat, Anand was sitting 2 ft away. And I remember shivering. The man who single-handedly brought down the Soviet/Russian dominance in Chess and turned India into a superpower was sitting next to me. 

He is a shy, introverted, and almost reluctant speaker. But the power of his presence and achievement is such that you listen. 

What did I learn?

1. It's your team
For a sport that seems 'individual', Anand spoke in 'team' mode. While I know a bit about Chess, the extent of it being a team sport was surprising. A lot of preparation goes into a game. 

2. Keep learning
What would a genius want to learn? Well, firstly, a Chess World Champion is not playing with us mere mortals. He is playing with other champions. And the game also keeps changing. So, keep learning.

Anand was clear that the game he plays today is vastly different from the game he started playing as a 6 yr old. The board is the same but the game is at another level. 
 
3. Humility - learn from youngsters
Anand was humility in action. Just the presence exuded a calm and serene outlook. Nothing was rushed. He told us how he assembled a world-class team twice in his career. The first time in 1998 Anand was the youngest in the group but the next time in 2007 he was the oldest. 

Computers had arrived big time by then, and the game had changed. Learning from youngsters is key. And today he is learning how esports streaming works. 

Chess is very predictable. No unknowns

But there was one more key lesson...

As I was sitting near Anand, the thing that amazed me was that he did not check his phone even once. He came, thanked the audience for the applause with a shy smile and a nod and took his seat. And sat exactly in the same position for the next half hour. No phone. No fidgeting. Just calm. 

And in that moment, I felt terribly ashamed. Anand surely has a busier life than any of us. And yet the calm he exuded was unreal. 

And to make it worse, the photographer has captured me on my phone and Anand sitting serenely. ☺ 

This one was special. I have never wanted to meet a movie star, really. I have met some but don't remember much, and can't recall what I learnt. The kind of people I want to meet are Anand, Leander, and Harsha. ☺ 

Have you ever been in a room with a legend and come back with lessons for life?

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Thanks much to HROne and Pulkit Joshi for the invitation. It was an event I will never get over. 

Photos - Evidence. 😂  And that one photo of Anand and me in the same frame will remain with me.

You need to be in Delhi, Mumbai, or Bangalore if you want to make it big on LinkedIn. And you should be super fluent in English. SOBO style :)

Rubbish.

Shraddha Shrivastava proves this and many others wrong. 

She has built a strong following of over 100k and a business that just keeps growing. Shraddha helps clients create a presence on LinkedIn and then grow it. Most of this for B2B founders.

Shraddha has been building for 10 years. Quietly. 

Her company, Digital Height helps clients build a presence and use digital marketing to generate leads. 

We met on the LinkedIn India Creator Accelerator Program in 2022 and have stayed in touch since then. 

If you want to see a 'quiet' building, look no further. Coming from Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh and with English not her first language, she has fought all odds and WON.

Much to learn from such friends.

🫡  

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And those who did not get what SOBO is, it is South Bombay. Now you get it? 😂

I started as average in almost everything. 

Education. Confidence. Conversations. Speaking. Relationships. Work. 

And more. But I am getting better. 

Thanks to a reading habit, pushing myself into conversations, and knowing that there is a lot to improve. 

And of these three, reading is the easiest. Start there. 

Reading helps you..

1. Build a world view beyond what you know

2. Helps you think, speak, and write better 

3. Often changes something inside you. Forever.

So do yourself a favour. Build a reading habit.

If you find it tough, start with 1 page a day. And build from there.

What am I reading these days? 

Ghaban by Munshi Premchand.

A forever classic. At par with the works of Dickens and Austen. 

What are you reading this week? 

brick by brick 🧱

The attendance and participation certificate your kids are getting in school today, are setting them up for failure at work later.

Yes. Read that again.

Attendance and Participation in events is part of a child's job. Why give out a certificate. When these children grow up they expect a reward for just showing up or doing what is expected. 

And this has messed up the workplace big time.

We can't change how schools operate but can surely teach our children and temper their expectations.

Be that parent. 

And this holds true at work later. 

Be that manager. 

🧱

Visible leadership is not about grand speeches. It is about small, daily actions your team actually sees.

You don’t earn respect by hiding behind dashboards and email threads. You earn it when your presence makes work easier for others.

You don’t need another leadership model if you

1. show up when the team is under pressure
2. take five minutes daily to check in, not check up
3. recognise good work without waiting for a formal review
4. roll up your sleeves during crunch time
5. respond even when you don’t have all the answers
6. explain the “why,” not just the “what”
7. give credit publicly and feedback privately
8. step in to remove obstacles, not create new ones
9. stay accessible, not aloof
10. keep your promises, especially the small ones.

Respect is not demanded. It is observed. Every single day.

Bonus 11th point - If you can't be with your team in their hour of grief, stay away in their joy and victory also. 

I call all of this Visible Leadership. 

What is the ONE visible leadership act that makes you follow your leader?

🧱

Life happens. And then we win. 

Be that person. 

🧱

10 Management & Leadership I recommend a lot...

Most Mondays, I share a book post.  Today, I am sharing my Top 10 recommendations for management and leadership books. 

How did I get to the list?

Mostly, top-of-the-mind recall. The first list had over 25 books.

The shortlisting was based on impact, popularity, and longevity. Some fell off the list because they focused on a single topic, such as Marketing or Quality. 

Here is the list, then. No jargon. No motivational fluff. Just practical ideas we can use from Monday morning.

1. Execution – Larry Bossidy & Ram Charan
Still the most practical book on how leaders get things done.

2. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team – Patrick Lencioni
If you manage teams, this book will save you years of trial and error.

3. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – Stephen Covey
Old, yes. But the principles remain bulletproof.

4. The One Thing – Gary Keller & Jay Papasan
A simple reminder: focus is a superpower.

5. The 80/20 Principle – Richard Koch
Why a few actions create most results. A must-read for mid-career professionals.

6. Managerial Breakthrough – J. M. Juran
A masterclass in problem-solving, change, and driving real performance improvement.

7. Multipliers – Liz Wiseman
Leaders who expand people vs leaders who drain them. We’ve all seen both.

8. Radical Candor – Kim Scott
Clear, caring feedback. Hard to practice, but changes teams.

9. The Practice of Management – Peter Drucker
The original management handbook. Drucker saw the workplace decades before the rest of us.

10. Winning – Jack Welch
A brutally practical playbook on leadership, performance, and building strong teams.

You will notice a lot of popular leadership books are not on the list. Mostly because I focused on Business Leadership and not Individual Leadership. The only exception I made was for 7 Habits. Why? Because it is exceptional and timeless.

I kept my favourites - Grit and Mindset also out as they are more personal/individual leadership. 

These 10 books won’t magically make us “great leaders”. 

But they will give us better judgment, better habits, and better decisions. And that is what leadership really is.

Which one would you take off the list and replace with...?

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As I worked on the list, I was very aware of my limited qualification to judge these classics. Who am I to have this opinion?

But I love books and lists. So it was not tough as well. :)

Leadership is a gift. From your team. 

And you have to earn it daily. 

Be that manager. 

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Indra Nooyi + “Thank You” letters = Visible Leadership

During her time as CEO of PepsiCo, Indra Nooyi began a simple practice that became famous.

Every time she travelled to a country or reviewed a business unit, she wrote personal letters to the parents of her leadership team members, thanking them for raising exceptional professionals.

It took her time and effort. It was not part of any KPI.

But it was visible to the entire organisation.

People saw a leader who valued people, honoured families, and recognised contributions beyond the workplace.

That small, visible act created deep loyalty and transformed how people saw leadership at the top.

That's visible leadership for me.

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Photo - Me with one of the quietest and visible leaders I have seen - Chris Drumgoole of DXC. I interviewed him during last year's World Quality Month celebrations.

Why do people use a much younger photo as their display picture on LinkedIn? 

Why? 

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Very proud of my friend and colleague Sumit Harwani. Such a powerhouse of HR knowledge and insights.

He was recently a panellist at the BW Businessworld HR Conclave and later spoke with Savi Khanna in a quick 2 min chat. 

This is one of those conversations where the summary is longer than the conversation. Here are some key points Sumit made.

1. Personalization and Learning Fatigue: 

The discussion highlighted how personalization is going to disrupt the ways of learning in future. A key focus within this shift is ensuring that learning becomes personalized while simultaneously avoiding the creation of learning fatigue for employees.

2. Shift to Skill-Based Taxonomy: 

A major HR trend anticipated for 2026 is the "workforce of the future". This trend involves organizations moving towards a skill-based taxonomy instead of the original role-based taxonomy.

3. Embedding AI in Skills: 

Organizations are heavily embedding a lot of AI in the mix of skills. It was noted that skills combined with AI and talent intelligence are expected to drive the future of the workforce.

4. Crucial Skill Requirements: 

To effectively balance global scalability with local talent, several skills are deemed necessary. Leadership skills are identified as being at the front and center of this mix. Additionally, change management has emerged as one of the most important drivers for the organisation, while technical skills remain essential for driving core delivery.

5. GCC Transformation Philosophy: 

Global Capability Centers (GCCs) are transforming from initial support organizations or cost centers into innovation hubs. This transformation is supported by an enterprise, people, and ecosystem pillar-led philosophy, which requires the right leadership strategy, strong technical leadership, and the correct ecosystem of HR and talent processes.

Some deep insights.

I will share a link to the video in the comments. 

Where do you stand on this topic? How will AI disrupt Learning and Development?

Tag Sumit in your comments and he will share his views.

Communication is not what launches. It is what lands.

At work, we don’t get points for how much we say. We get judged by how much is understood.

You don’t need another communication workshop if you...

1. speak to impress, not to clarify
2. send long emails no one reads
3. don't check if your message landed
4. assume silence means agreement
5. communicate only when things go wrong
6. talk in jargon your team can’t decode
7. think speed matters more than clarity
8. never tailor your message to your audience
9. believe listening is optional
10. confuse broadcasting with communicating

Good communication is not about delivery. It’s about impact.

I started off as someone who did not listen well. Wanted to make my point quickly. It took some self-awareness and lot of reading and observation to figure out that my approach was not working. 

Now, I try.

I try to write crisper. Listen better. And talk in shorter sentences.

What’s one communication mistake you’ve seen the most at work?

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Confidence is 90% of the game. 
Rest 10% is humility 😁
Play well. 
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100 consecutive days of mini Sudoku. Getting better .

It takes time. 

🧱 by brick 🧱

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