Ashok Subramanian
Ashok Subramanian is a Poet and Fiction Author based in Chennai, India. Ashok has been writing blogs and content since 2011. From technology and management articles, and to website content, Ashok has written articles on businesses, finance, funding, capital markets, management, strategy, and sustainability over the years. His poems and articles, which were published in blogs got a publishing turn when he had time in hand to put together his poetry and short story collections. He publishes short stories and poetry reviews regularly in his medium.com blog. His published works so far: a) Maritime Heritage of India - Contributing Writer - b) Poetarrati Volume 1 &2: Self-published on Amazon in Kindle and Paperback; Ranked #8 in Amazon Hot Releases in May 2020. c) A City Full of Stories: A Short fiction Collection based on people and events of Mumbai: Self-published in Amazon in Kindle and Paperback. d) Poetarrati Ponder 2020 - A collection of Poem Reviews He is currently working with his creative advisor and publisher on his next poetry collection. His second short story collection about Kolkata, India, and his first novel are in the manuscript stage. He is a graduate in Engineering from Madurai Kamaraj University, India, and a post-graduate in Management from IIM Calcutta, India. He currently runs Strategic Advisory and Investment Banking companies headquartered in Bengaluru. He lives with his wife Gayathri and son Anirudh in Chennai, India.
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Notes from Work: 4 Weeks of Stepping Back
"A hard realization set in. While I am trying to reform myself, would the world respond in kind? In my view, I haven’t seen a response yet." ...
Notes from Work: Stepping back
"Instead of making impetuous decisions or snap judgments, we must step back, sometimes, and grant ourselves time for slow thinking, allowing critical thinking to open deadlocks and clear up clouds dimming our journey." ...
Notes from Work: The Ashes on My Trail
"There are ashes left on my trail, but those shall dissolve into infinitesimal particles as I strew them across the flowing river as a ritual of letting go." ...
Notes from Work: Skepticism and Silence
"You have to be burning with an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that you want to right. If you’re not passionate enough from the start, you’ll never stick it out." ...
Notes from Work: Of Bakers and Bakeries
"Without the bakery, there is no bakery. The baker will get to bake. But for that, the baker has to understand that the others who do their part in running the show complete the bakery." ...
Acceptance
"I’ve learned that waiting is the most difficult bit, and I want to get used to the feeling, of knowing that you’re with me, even when you’re not by my side." ...
Notes from Work: A Studious Leader
“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.” ...
Notes from Work: Ladder Kickers
"Leaders get to tall heights by taking short steps. Being faithful, diligent, and consistent with little steps is the secret to mounting greater heights." ...
Notes from Work: Exit Pangs
"If there is no aspirational approach to work, then the person is the wrong person for the job." ...
Notes from Work: Productivity and Work-Life Balance
"The need for work-life balance brings the productivity question to the fore. If we are absent from work, then work will follow us home." ...