Half of your skills will become irrelevant

Have you heard about the “half-life” of a skill?– Its nothing to do with harmful radioactive elements, but its potentially very bad news for your career. Research over the past decade has shown that the “half-life” of a learned skill is about 5 years.  In this context, “half-life” means that half of what you learned […]

Bad ASS-umptions

Its very important to identify your assumptions because they can come back and kick you, whether that be in the office or in your personal life. Let me explain … We often create a RAID log when working on major projects.RAID is an acronym for Risks, Assumptions, Issues and Dependencies. Let’s talk in general about […]

Happy New Year 2022

Focus on Things You Can Control That should be your primary new year’s resolution Choose wisely… You might have declared a new year’s resolution or maybe you’ve set a goal for this year.  I have a suggestion for your main resolution – maybe the following should actually be your only new year’s resolution… This year, […]

Merry Christmas 2021

Merry Christmas dear friends and family… Wishing you all the best for the festive period. I trust you’ve managed to grab some rest and have been able to recharge yourselves. I know that we’ve had another difficult year, but hopefully you’ve managed to achieve what you wanted. Take care Manoj

Check out my new YouTube Channel

I’ve created a channel and the videos inside to help my colleagues in the greatest industry in the world. So if you work for an investment bank then you’ve come to the right place. I myself have worked for a variety of the top firms over a 25 year career and now I feel that […]

5 ideas that investment bankers can takeaway from the Olympics

The Olympics are an elite event – the best of the best compete there. The investment banking industry is an elite industry – the best of the best work there. Success is based on a meritocracy and you’ve got to be at the top of your game as a person to play and thrive in […]