Leadership

Dear Reader, We often hear: “Teenagers are lazy!” “Teenagers don’t want to learn!” “Teenagers are not interested in anything!” “Teenagers are on their screens all the time.” (Actually, everyone is! So this newsletter may be helpful for everyone!) Student-partners at Let’s Enterprise working on their projects. “Employees are lazy!” “Employees don’t want to learn!” “Employees … Are Teenagers REALLY lazy? <br> Busting Myths with a higher-ed model that motivates.

From Reluctant Participant to Team Leader, Recent JC Graduate Discovers a Knack for Business 2nd February 2023 As it happens with many youngsters graduating from school at the beginning of the pandemic, Hemang Agrawal was greeted with more free time than he knew what to do with. He was aware of the necessity to move … From Reluctant Participant to Team Leader, Recent JC Graduate Discovers a Knack for Business

My parents are very religious. When I was in school, my friends would discuss where their parents took them over the weekend every Monday morning. Sunday evening movies, new restaurants, a hill station stop, and more. It felt a little weird for me to chip in on the conversation because my mom had an unsaid … Which part of your brain are you listening to?

When I shifted schools after 7th grade we had a freshers party to make us all feel welcome. I got ready to attend this party, not knowing how many people would be there. Now that I reached this party, I looked around and I saw this whole crowd of unfamiliar faces, this cute cake with … Socialising 101

During my whole school life, I was more of an introverted character, someone who you would see always standing in the corners where people hardly were able to even notice my presence. Once my chemistry teacher even commented that ‘Tu yaha kya kar raha hai, tu to commerce student haina’, yes I am talking about … Being a Mentee

At the Enterprise India Fellowship, we don’t believe in graduations. Graduation usually marks the end of one’s time at university. After that one often has no or little further connection with one’s alma-mater. Instead, we have the ‘Terminus’. Imagine being on a railway terminus – Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai or Waterloo station in London … Once you become a fellow….

I have always been a pragmatic person. I never accept the things that have been told to me without understanding them completely. I for some reason have this innate ability to question the things which have been told to me before internalizing them. More often than not, this contemplation has always been beneficial for me. … Broadening my Perspective

Leadership has always seemed like a concept that’s out of reach for most of us – conventionally, a leader is dressed to the nines, takes quick decisions, inspires people, and in most cases, saves the day.  As Drew Dudley says in his Ted Talk about everyday leadership; having such a unidimensional definition intimidates people. It … “Leadership is not a position but a mindset”

Hi there! I’ve been thinking lately about this idea called ‘transformation’. We all know about how the caterpillar transforms and becomes a butterfly. There is simply no resemblance between a caterpillar and a butterfly. That is what transformation is all about. Water transforms into ice, and there is little or no resemblance between water and … When you are down and out…

Until recently, I did not look at myself as an emotional person. Before this incident, I thought of myself as not emotional at all, though a caring person. Caring for me means that when I look after a person or people. Like if they have some work, I do it. Or, if they need something, … Power of Caring and Being Emotionally Invested