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For most organisations, the pandemic brought to surface unexpected talent, creativity, and resilience. Many mid-level employees stepped up and took charge of the situation. They handled the unexpected challenges with unprecedented creativity and a strong bias for action. These entrepreneurial team members have really changed the game for everyone, everywhere. Regardless of the size of the organisation, these team members showed initiative and devised innovative solutions, employing cross-functional resources to optimise the productivity for all.

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What are silos? Originally tall vertical structures used to store large quantities of grain and later gaining worldwide notoriety for housing missiles capable of nuclear destruction, silos have continued in our midst for quite some time. In recent times, they stand tall within organizations, virtually even taller than the missile variety, posing as much danger to the organization’s functioning as any weapon of destruction. Though mostly virtual, and sometimes even imagined, organizations and specifically teams continue to struggle with them without success. Silo mentality, as it is more often called nowadays, refers to the phenomenon in which different teams work as if they are prisoners within one of those giant silos, not able to communicate effectively with each other.
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As any music band out there on the internet today, our band was quite excited when we took the step of working towards putting out a full fledged album. We had couple of original compositions but did not quite know where to start. But, we decided to own the entire process and thus began the long and eye-opening process of backend production.

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Yes, you heard it right! Even though teenagers are better known for their rebellious attitude and general disregard for authority, I still believe there’s a lot to learn from them. I happen to have a neighbour named Kush. Having seen him grow up in front of my eyes, I have closely witnessed his transformation over the years. His journey from childhood to adolescence has been a delight to watch, and insightful in many ways –

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