When I started contributing as a Google Local Guide at the start of 2020, I was looking forward to a year of trips. …

Consider this: There’s a new position in your company to lead a team overseas. Leadership is contemplating whom to select for this role, and you are one among them. In a meeting with them, you express your enthusiasm and talk about your past accomplishments to back their decision in your…

We take career breaks for various reasons: child-care, elderly-care, pursuing side-hustles, travelling to see the world, soul-searching or relocation. It could be anywhere from a month to a few years. No matter the reason behind a break, it’s important that we own this break. What does that mean? …

While discussing books in our Lean In Bangalore Women In Tech community circle, we had one of our members, Vidya Bhandary, share a great list of book recommendations with her reviews. Hoping you are inspired to pick up a book after reading this post! 1. Get Some Headspace: How Mindfulness Can Change Your Life in Ten Minutes a Day — Andy Puddicombe One of the best books on…

The book opens by taking us into the world of the protagonist who has to work on her twentieth birthday as a waitress at an Italian restaurant. She isn’t disappointed though, because she has just broken off with her boyfriend and doesn’t have anything else to do. It starts off…

I took a 7 day readcation last year, and it has been one of the best and brave decisions of 2019. I thought now would be a good time to share how I did it and what I learnt from it, considering how we are restricted to our homes due…

It was an average Women’s Day for me: WhatsApp forwards and brands trying to capitalise on the day by offering deals and discounts. Until I got into a cab to get back home. It was around 9:40PM when I booked my cab. My cab driver was unable to find my…

“What does Negotiation mean to you? What are some scenarios you have encountered at work?” We started the Power Chat on Negotiations with these simple but introspective questions. …

This month, we at Lean In Bangalore (LIB) were delighted to host the wonderful team from Lean In: Rachel Schall Thomas, Co-Founder and CEO of LeanIn.Org; …