Swati Siingh

Head of Talent Acquisition @ Quizizz | Contemporary Dancer | Sports Enthusiast

[Vaibhav Domkundwar @vaibhavbetter]

Bad founders never get a second chance… from stellar employees, even if they get it from mercenary investors.

Once you do bad things, they are never forgotten by those who suffered.

I know this one case from the dot com boom / bust where a founder screwed his team — none of them ever worked for him again even after him courting them multiple times over the past two decades. One them is a friend I’ve known closely who basically says a founder can break trust just once - and can never fix it.

This founder continued to raise top tier money and build multiple companies since — none of them worked out. Multiple of them had similar problems as the first company - alienated employees and even customers.

It’s not hard to understand the difference between right and wrong and to not do wrong things because people ever forget when you do wrong things.

[Swati Siingh @SwatiSiingh]

@imaginebyample My experience today at the HSR Layout, Bangalore store. Not the first time when I had this experience. Had a similar experience while buying a phone last year. @Apple #badsales #badexperience

[Swati Siingh @SwatiSiingh]

@NCResq @quizizz Super excited to have you on the team, Chandra!

[Nithin Kamath @Nithin0dha]

Link to the podcast

https://t.co/5f1M3BqOpk

[Imtiaz Mahmood @ImtiazMadmood]

Harsha Bhogle said "I remain the teller of the story. Not the story itself".

Harsha with gift of the verse made cricket more romantic and interesting.
While cricket was played on the field, he served it in his own flavour into our drawing rooms.

1. When Geoffrey Boycott once said Sachin may be a great batsman but he never got his name at the Lord's honours boards, Harsha said - "So whose loss it it? Sachin's or the Honours Boards'?"

2. Explaining how Cheteshwar Pujara is a fine Test player but the T20 format doesn't suit him - "Pujara is a classical musician in the era of Yo Yo Honey Singh."

3. After Dhoni sent a Mitchell Starc delivery to the boundary - "He had all the time in the world. He could have read a newspaper."

4. On a Tendulkar straight drive against Ishant Sharma in the IPL - "open the text book. Turn to page 32".

5. About Rahul Dravid's devastating form - Ask him to walk on water and he would say, 'how many kilometres?'

6. About Glenn Maxwell’s batting - "He just loves to storm through. I guess if he had a car, he would probably start it in 4th gear."

7. After Sehwag was dropped yet again during a tour of New Zealand - "Its that kind of a day, Sehwag can walk blindfolded across a busy highway today and not get run over."

8. When Michael Clarke got caught at slip but was still waiting for the umpire’s decision - :I think he is waiting for tomorrow's newspaper to declare him out."

9. During Sachin’s last Test match against the West Indies - "Sachin playing well and looking positive. I think that couple of fours he hit settled the nerves. Dont know about his nerves, I am talking about the nerves of each and every person in the crowd."

10. Looking at the pitch in a recent England tour : "Looks like Suarez was here".

11. India's last man Narendra Hirwani was coming into bat when Bhogle was asked by his co-commentator Ian Chappell whether Hirwani could bat - "If you make a team with all the No.11s of all the teams, Hirwani would still come at No.11 in the line-up."

12. What a way to welcome Sachin when he was coming in to bat in a Test match!
"Eruption of joy in the fall of an Indian wicket would only mean one thing".

13. When India's 11th man, Varun Aaron, was coming into bat - "Cricket is the only sport in the world where you are absolutely horrible at something and you still need to go out and do it."

14. Dhoni was whacking one shot after another until Sachin got on strike and caressed a delivery towards covers - "We have a surgeon at one end and a butcher at the other."

15. After Dhoni lost the toss yet again - "MS Dhoni has yet again called for heads to the coin which has two tails."

16. While co-commentating with Rahul Dravid in a Test match that India was losing to England - "The only man who can save the match is the man sitting next to me."

17. After a diving Kieron Pollard could not take a catch - "If Pollard can't reach it then it's not a catch."

18. When Sachin got out off Michael Vaughan's offspin in 2002 - "Oh what a shame! It's like a soldier who survived the war when all the bullets were flying by his nose and then got run over by a bicycle in his native town."

19. When the batsmen are scrambling for singles and twos at the end of an innings - "It's like the end of a scrabble game at this stage, India will take whatever they can get."

20. What a way to sum up why we call Dravid The Wall! - "Is there a more calming sight in the world than Rahul Dravid taking guard."

21. And this is what he said during a lecture at IIM-A and someone asked him what his CGPA was as a student - "I learnt this very early in my childhood.
Remember the good, forget the bad."

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

We pay too much attention to the most confident voices—and too little attention to the most thoughtful ones.

Certainty is not a sign of credibility. Speaking assertively is not a substitute for thinking deeply.

It's better to learn from complex thinkers than smooth talkers.

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

10 most admirable leadership traits: 🧵

[Swati Siingh @SwatiSiingh]

All hail KING! @imVkohli #Goat #HappyDiwali2022

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

Nothing is more costly than incompetent leadership. —@balajis

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

The people who are nice to you aren’t always being kind to you.

Saying what you want to hear is nice. People sugarcoat feedback to make you feel good today.

Sharing what you need to hear is kind. People speak honestly to help you do better tomorrow.

Candor is an act of care.

[Swati Siingh @SwatiSiingh]

A hilarious take on techies :) Tech it or leave it!

https://t.co/LFfRlLzi2I

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

To strongly disagree with someone, and yet engage with them with respect, grace, humility and honesty, is a superpower.

[Swati Siingh @SwatiSiingh]

Must watch!

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

Work sponsors and mentors will find you.

All you need to do is consistently deliver exceptional work.

[Swati Siingh @SwatiSiingh]

Thank You Legend! #SerenaWilliams

[wta @WTA]

Dear Serena...

A letter from Tennis ✉️

#ThankYouSerena | @AustralianOpen | @rolandgarros | @Wimbledon | @usopen

[Swati Siingh @SwatiSiingh]

Our increasingly remote work landscape necessitated devising a virtual onboarding experience for our new joiners, one that conveys @gojektech uniqueness & forges strong bonds. Super excited about the launch of GoQuest!

https://t.co/KDQzdRYN3a

[Swati Siingh @SwatiSiingh]

What an amazing career @serenawilliams! One of the greatest athletes & a game changer. Your legacy will live forever.
#legend #serenafan #SerenaWilliams

https://t.co/avyUnvKQed

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

Work with people with high integrity, high rate of learning and good judgment.

[Navalism @NavalismHQ]

"The people who succeed are irrationally passionate about something."

@naval

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

Do your best to appreciate the people that gracefully tell you the truth.