by Shantanu | Jul 27, 2021 | Consultancy Services
* Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth. – Marcus Aurelius * Every time I am involved in a discussion on different perspectives, then be it among a bunch of friends having a furious debate over drinks or a...
by Shantanu | Jul 14, 2021 | Consultancy Services, Hiking In The Himalayas
* There must always be room for judgment, but judgment aided – and even enhanced – by procedure. – Dr. Atul Gawande in ‘Checklist manifesto’ * “Critical incident related to hypothermia: involving the assistant leader (AL) of a two-person leadership team leading a...
by Shantanu | Jun 23, 2021 | Experiential Education, Outdoor Skills
* Your feet are but followers of your imagination * The OutdoorPersons (OP) series continues with some thoughts expressed by my son Meghan. I started taking him out in the hills right since when he could hardly stand. Then came a time when I left it to him to ‘take...
by Shantanu | Jun 12, 2021 | Experiential Education, Hiking in the Indian Western Ghats
* The silent and meditative world of climbers * The Sahyadri landscape is characterized by a distinctive feature: pinnacles! Many of these stand typically isolated next to flat topped bulks that signify the flat basaltic flows that formed the Deccan traps of...
by Shantanu | May 25, 2021 | Consultancy Services, Experiential Education
* Staff performance reflects organisational culture * “Look Shantanu, we are a school. If you want to set your students up for success then they need to know what to cook and how to cook it well in order to thrive in the mountains. It’s a safety issue! So if you...