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Stories of seasoned professionals living and working on their own terms.

28 Jul 2026
“ Don’t confuse a firm’s credibility with your own. After nearly three decades in consulting, leaving a global firm should have felt like the end of a chapter. Instead, it made me ask a different q…

17 Jul 2026
“Whenever something important happens in my life, I try to convert it into a framework. That’s how I learn. A success. A failure. An unexpected opportunity. I don’t want those moments to disappear…

3 Jul 2026
Part of the WisdomCircle cohort, Nicolas Vieira represents a growing group of seasoned professionals redefining what long-term contribution looks like. Based in Dublin, he has spent more than three…

23 Jun 2026
‘Aham Beejam Annahi Purna Brahma’ to mean ‘ I am the seed, and the seed is the reflection of the cosmos. ‘ “ When I first came across this in our Vedic scriptures, it stopped me in my tracks. Until…
From requirement to placement. Real mandates and real outcomes.

8 Mar 2024
The Association of People with Disability is a non-governmental organisation devoted to empowering people with disabilities to live full, productive lives. q88j7h87654321`Since its founding in 1959…

5 Mar 2024
A precision manufacturing and engineering company found itself with a critical recruitment task – finding an HR manager for a nuclear power plant. This was no ordinary role. It was a full-time, in-…

4 Mar 2024
The Indian School of Public Policy (ISPP), established in 2018, is an innovative institution dedicated to cultivating a new generation of policy leaders for India and the surrounding region. It was…

4 Mar 2024
An established precision manufacturing and engineering company, with operations in critical sectors such as nuclear, space, defense, and factory automation, found themselves at a pivotal point in t…
Insights, guides, and perspectives on experienced talent and the future of work.

28 Aug 2026
Summary Early retirement can look very different at different stages of a career. For a seasoned professional in India, it may mean stepping away from a demanding executive role at 55, leaving full…

27 Aug 2026
Summary AI skills for senior professionals are becoming increasingly relevant as artificial intelligence moves from specialist technology teams into everyday business functions. For seasoned profes…
23 Aug 2026
Summary Returning to work after a career break can take several forms. For experienced women in India, the route back may be a returnship, full-time role, consulting assignment, advisory mandate or…

20 Aug 2026
Summary Introduction What is the gig economy? It is a work environment in which people earn income through individual assignments, projects or services, often as independent contractors or freelanc…
Perspectives from guest contributors.

5 Jun 2025
Part 2: Creating a Soul-tribe How do you create a web of friendships who will cushion you? Here is your life right now. You live in a building or a villa community with about 60 other homes. You kn…

26 May 2025
Part 1: Who Are the People You Call in a Crisis? Who are your lifelines? I don’t know about you but post-Covid, I find myself losing friends. People in their fifties and sixties, and sometimes even…

23 May 2025
About the Author : Monisha Eadala is an India Policy Advisor at WisdomCircle. She is a public policy analyst with expertise in international development and environmental management. With a backgro…

1 Apr 2025
The Difference Between Character And Achievement One changes you fundamentally and the other improves you. One of the continuous questions that surrounds the Trump presidency has to do with his cha…