Culture

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Building a wildly successful business (or career) - Cover Image
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Building a wildly successful business (or career)

There are three ways to be wildly successful; Build networks with powerful people, ride a wave, defeat your competition.

Leadership in a democratic company - Cover Image
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Leadership in a democratic company

What it means to be a leader in a democratic company

Money, power and open source - Cover Image
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Money, power and open source

Because there are some things money can't buy

Forces that shape us - Cover Image
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Forces that shape us

When things don't go well, we often blame ourselves or others. Maybe there are other reasons.

Dreams and reality - some thoughts on career planning - Cover Image
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Dreams and reality - some thoughts on career planning

Aligning a team towards a common goal is hard. It helps to understand where people come from.

Planning - Cover Image
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Planning

At Frappe we have always celebrated spontaneity. Maybe we need to add a pinch of planning as well?

Lunch at Frappe - Cover Image
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Lunch at Frappe

A team that eats together, stays together

What Frappe does differently - Cover Image
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What Frappe does differently

The core essence of Frappe lies in its democratic culture and the philosophy of freedom. But what does that really entail?

Thoughts of a Jobless CEO - Cover Image
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Thoughts of a Jobless CEO

When you are the CEO of the company and left with nothing to do.

In the aftermath of exuberance - pick your own pay '23 - Cover Image
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In the aftermath of exuberance - pick your own pay '23

What happens in a company that allows everyone to pick their own pay? Do people make wise choices? Do they get tempted to take more? Read to find out.

Trip Diary: Bhopal - Cover Image
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Trip Diary: Bhopal

Every Frappe offsite is special - fun, dramatic and usually wholesome. Notes from our trip to Bhopal in Feb '23.

Learning to lead - Cover Image
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Learning to lead

Going down the rabbit hole to find what makes great leaders

How people fail in jobs (and how to fix it) - Cover Image
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How people fail in jobs (and how to fix it)

Being successful in a company is a two way street, both the person and the company must learn to tango if they have to get it right.

Finding your mission - Cover Image
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Finding your mission

Can work become your mission? Is it worthy of your full engagement? Some thoughts and explorations...

You can't motivate anyone - Cover Image
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You can't motivate anyone

Motivation as a leadership problem is overrated. You can't just "fire up" people. If people are not motivated, the problem lies elsewhere.

The Case for Hybrid Work Culture - Cover Image
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The Case for Hybrid Work Culture

It reflects journey of Frappe as how we enabled hybrid work-culture, restricted calling hours and emphasised on writing

Culture is What you Do! - Cover Image
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Culture is What you Do!

My reflections from the Frappe Offsite at Lonavala in August '22 where we became one team

Accountability at Frappe - Cover Image
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Accountability at Frappe

The blog talks about accountability and how we put it into practice at Frappe.

Why you should NOT work at Frappe - Cover Image
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Why you should NOT work at Frappe

Frappe is an awesome place to work, but not for everyone. Here is an honest attempt to talk about our shortcomings.

Frappe Premier League 2022 - Cover Image
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Frappe Premier League 2022

Take a peek at the highlights from the football game at Frappe to see who won and what team bonding looks like.