Sumit Waghmare Insights

Stop Decorating the Fish: A Review of Cox and Ashlag’s Wake-Up Call

Kristen Cox and Yishai Ashlag wrote *The World of Decorating the Fish* because they kept seeing smart organizations investing massive resources into initiatives that produced marginal improvements. Busy teams. Impressive presentations. Negligible results.

Their central metaphor is perfect: we’re decorating raw fish instead of cooking it. We’re making things *look* better without making them *be* better.

**Are You Decorating?**

If you respond with “it’s complicated,” you’re decorating.

My 2025 Reading List: Key Insights

This year’s reading explores human behavior, societal structures, and personal effectiveness. Insights challenge us to rethink motivation (Drive, Flow) & irrationality (Predictably Irrational), while exposing hidden systems of power (Caste, The World is Flat).

When Passion Becomes Perilous: The Hidden Leadership Lessons from the Titan Tragedy

I couldn’t look away from the Titan documentary. As someone who’s built teams and pushed boundaries, watching Stockton Rush felt uncomfortably familiar—the drive, impatience with bureaucracy, absolute conviction you’re revolutionizing an industry. But Rush crossed a line that cost five lives, showing how passion can become perilous.

Leaders, be like donkeys—literally!

The next time you see a leader who is calm, steady, and quietly resilient, give them the ultimate compliment: call them a donkey. Donkeys are often dismissed as slow, stubborn, or even ‘dumb.’ But they are intelligent, disciplined, and take pride in keeping their space clean and orderly.

AI-Powered Drug Discovery: The Race to Market

The race to “solve all diseases” has begun, and AI is leading the charge. A Historic Moment in Medicine Something remarkable is happening in pharmaceutical labs around the world. For the first time in history, drugs designed entirely by artificial intelligence are about to be tested in humans. Alphabet’s Isomorphic Labs will begin these groundbreaking […]

Beyond Numbers: What Tokyo vs Bengaluru Transportation Really Tells Us

Tokyo vs Bengaluru transport comparison reveals more than infrastructure gaps—it exposes how private vehicles serve as status symbols in developing economies, while mature cities embrace shared mobility as civic responsibility

The 4S Framework: Lessons from Origami for Life and Business

Like origami masters who transform simple paper into art through deliberate folds, successful businesses grow through Sterner’s 4S principles: Simplify complexity, Start small, Move slow, Practice short bursts.

Reasons are bullshit.Reasons are often just excuse, however, we use them to hide our shortcomings from ourselves.

Achievement isn’t about having the best ideas or talent—it’s about developing the right habits. Stanford professor Bernard Roth reveals how design thinking can redesign your life, turning ‘trying’ into ‘doing’ through consistent action.

🧠 Navigating the Maze of Cognitive Biases: A Comprehensive Guide

Explore 10 common cognitive biases that quietly shape our decisions—from optimism and survivorship bias to anchoring and plan continuation. This quick guide links to detailed posts, helping leaders and professionals recognize and counter these mental shortcuts for smarter, more objective choices.

Non-Response Bias: The Silent Distorter of Data

Who isn’t answering your survey might matter more than who is—non-response bias silently distorts our data.

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