Sometimes silence calms you. Sometimes it makes you nervous. Sometimes silence hurts. Silence solves problems at times and even prevents problems. It is what you make of the silence and the meaning you give to it, that matters. #OfficeTruths.

At work, all you need to think of is work. At home, all you need think of is home. Does not happen and leads to angst. Managing boundaries is a skill. You can help yourself by setting the tone and expectations to preserve sanity and well-being. #OfficeTruths.

Many a symphony is played out in organisations. By the many ‘ordinary’ understated members of the choir. Move over dear conductor. Time for the unseen musicians to be called out in the din of the silent orchestra.#OfficeTruths.

Dear professional, even in the toughest of times, know that your being on the team means a lot. You bring more value than you realise right now. You only wish someone told you that. #OfficeTruths.

Work relationships with authority figures are not always easy. The knack is to resist the impulse to react when they speak. Listen to them, listen to understand. Genuinely so. Understand what they value. As you respond, bridges will appear where valleys existed . #OfficeTruths.

At work, there are tasks that play to your strengths. And some tasks that you are not good at but have to be done anyway. Great are the managers who know your strengths and give you those opportunities. They grow up to be leaders. #OfficeTruths.

One way for a good career is to find the right company, the right job, the right boss and the right role. Difficult. The other way is to make it so. The accent is not on the search, it is making a mental shift. Not easy. If it does not work, you have choices. #OfficeTruths.

Not everything deserves your response. You don’t have to attend every argument that you are invited to. Some you can ignore and some you walk away from. #OfficeTruths.

Just sometimes, when you are approached by a distraught friend at work (missed a promotion), be ready. All you need to do is listen. No advice, no solutions. Only rapt attention, with care and empathy. Difficult. #OfficeTruths.

Once a while it would be good to calibrate where you stand in a company. Are you growing? Or getting baked out of shape with dull work and good pay, perhaps? Or worse, dull work and low pay? Now, prepare for growth steps. #OfficeTruths.

If you want to be a good professional, find ways to avoid causing misery to someone. If you wish to be a great professional, find ways to lift people out of their misery. #Officetruths.

We play many roles. As a mother, father, friend, brother or sister, friend. And a professional in a role. The sum of these roles maketh the person. Slipped up as a professional? Chill. You may be doing a fantastic job in other roles. Recalibrate and move on. #OfficeTruths.

Just sometimes you may feel upset if someone who you helped does not connect. Or even acknowledge. Happens. A visually challenged person throws away the stick, once the eyesight is restored. Move on, and don’t stop helping. #OfficeTruths.

You are in the thick of a raging conflict with another. Sometimes to turn down the volume, you may be better off if someone else did it for you. An intermediary. It removes the emotion from the game, and introduces rationality. #OfficeTruths.

Dear Manager, it is better to try someone new than rely on the only expert on the team. The person would not be a perfect fit. Perhaps fail and perhaps again too. Your patience and encouragement builds them. Builds you. #OfficeTruths

You sign to join a company. You sign again when you leave. You re-sign to resign. You have an option. You can sign up to design, rede-sign. Redesign your approach. Don't give up. Resolve to solve. And someone will notice and resolve your issues. #OfficeTruths

Thug Life- an amazing movie. Mani Ratnam shows why he is such a great director. Kamal Haasan and Silambarasan at their best. A must watch movie. #GreatMovies

Dear Professional, it is natural to have self-doubts. Perhaps a modest appraisal, low pay rise? A setback? Not the end of the world. Trust yourself. Recalibrate, get going, get ahead. Do! #OfficeTruths

So, you are ambivalent. Should you hire a person who may be a ‘best fit’ from the city? Or one who is a ‘near fit’ from a remote village who has strived against odds in life. Pick the latter, for they will go long. And you would be grateful you did the right thing. #OfficeTruths.

Sometimes you are dealt with some lousy cards. Play them well and to the best of your ability. Packing up is an option too. Cursing your luck is no strategy. Your time will come.#Officetruths.