Episodios

  • Going back to school at an advanced age

    Going back to school at an advanced age
    Aug 6 2023
    At age 70 I decided to go back to college. In this episode, I talk about my return to formal education – an 8-week immersion Arabic course at Middlebury Language Schools.
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    42 m
  • Beware of gradual change

    Beware of gradual change
    May 23 2023
    Your Pink Slip was written the first time you passed up an opportunity to learn. It was just sent to you on the day you received it. What is sad is not the Pink Slip but that it was you who wrote it for yourself.
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    28 m
  • Beware of the C-Word

    Beware of the C-Word
    Dec 31 2021
    As you work towards a great goal you will become restless, irritated, and impatient and inclined to take shortcuts and cut corners – all for the excellent reason that you want to see the project up and started as soon as possible. But in this urgency, there will be the tendency to accept compromises. I am […]
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    13 m
  • David and Goliath

    David and Goliath
    Oct 27 2020
    Accompanying Video: https://youtu.be/rxcdLVicuEw
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    29 m
  • Gift of a Year

    Gift of a Year
    Sep 21 2020
    In 1968, Hyderabad was in a state of pandemonium. The city was the bedrock of the infamous Telangana agitation and witnessed both frenzy and fire as a multitude of students demanded statehood for Telangana. As one would expect, it effected the lives of people living in Hyderabad, regardless of their age, profession and residence. People […]
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    19 m
  • Third Time Lucky

    Third Time Lucky
    Sep 14 2020
    Listen to Mirza Yawar Baig narrate his story of securing a job at the plantation estate after returning from Guyuna and the lessons he learned along the way.
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    17 m
  • Mentoring, Elixir of Life

    Mentoring, Elixir of Life
    Sep 6 2020
    A lot of people seek out mentor-ship but very few consider actually becoming a mentor. What does it take to be a mentor? How do you convey your knowledge to your protegee? What are some things to do and not to do? Listen to Mirza Yawar Baig answer all your questions about being a successful […]
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    21 m
  • Teambuilding is about you

    Teambuilding is about you
    Aug 30 2020
    Team building while being critical to any organisation, is all about the individual. Listen to Mirza Yawar Baig explain the three major things you as an individual can do to bolster your team’s overall functioning: Learning from your mistakes, encouraging new ideas and sharing experiences.
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    16 m