POWER UP Newsletter: Issue #12 | For STEM Professionals Ready to Step Into Their Power Dear Power-Builders, I've been noticing something troubling in professional circles lately. Post after post about toxic workplaces, difficult colleagues, impossible bosses. The comments sections fill with sympathy and shared grievances. I get it. I've been there too. There's something oddly comforting about finding others who validate our frustrations. It feels lighter to vent, to play the

There's POWER in doing it your way Leadership, Life, Communication skills by Dr. Ramachandran, PhD P.O.W.E.R Up Newsletter - Episode 13 🕒 3-minute read Doing It Your Way: The Quiet Power of Showing Up Authentically Whether it's speaking up at work, raising children, or walking into a room where you feel unseen, there is real power in doing it your way. Not the loudest way. Not the most conventional way. But the way that feels true to you. This past week, I shared three stori

This article is part of a series exploring the fine lines in life and leadership. This one is confidence vs arrogance

Today we were able to experience a lovely tradition called Hatsumode in Tokyo, offering first prayers at the Meiji -Jingu Shrine. While doing it, I realised how clear my mind had become in the last week, when digitally disconnected. A clear mental space is so precious in today's age and day of information bombardment and social media. If it's possible to keep the mind space clear, even treat it as sacred, we all can achieve, be happy and peaceful. As I will be stepping into