Karthi Subbaraman

Great leaders are great talent agents. They have an ability to spot the right talent, unlock human potential, match the best candidate to the role and build high performance teams day-in and day-out. Hiring great talent and nurturing them is a huge aspect of a design leader's role.

When you don't have an established portfolio (eg: a student, a fresher, NDA restrictions etc) to showcase, a design task is a great way to showcase your competence. It gives a fair chance for the employer to judge your competence as a professional. I am not supporting free

I am trying my best to beat my insominia by not taking a nap in the afternoon. So I gave myself permission to Netflix a little today. I ended up watching Sherlock series again. I know the stories but today I observed it closely. It felt like User Experience career

I am an user experience designer by profession and my job is not about designing. It is all about decision making. My job is all about deliberately choosing one path out of 1000 possibile paths in front of me every moment. I can't afford to make bad decisions

As a system designer, I am obsessed with problem solving. When it comes to my day to day productivity, I wanted to capture everything in a day as it happens in one place. What a control freak? I made extensive Notion systems, productivity books, Apple notes, bullet journals, gratitude journals,

If you browse through the internet, every corner gives you a tip on how to be productive. Some say write journals, some say have a not-to-do-list, some say get-things-done, some say be grateful and things will fall in place, some say schedule your calendar, some say turn off your phone

If you are someone who is driven by total ownership, it is hard to take a break. There is always something to do. A business to take care of, a creative side-hustle, a blog to write, a family to run and more.  Continuously wondering about the next action leads to

Burnout is a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress. There are many causes to burnout. It ranges from long work hours, high work load, lack of support, toxic human relationships, high demands, interpersonal communications to poor self care. That long list of stressors

Betterment is a human quest. Each and everyone of us want to get better everyday. The goal is the same. It is the path we take that makes all the difference. Several studies of most amazing artists, speakers, doctors, chiefs and businessmen have shown one common pattern that strings all

Irrespective of exceptional expertise and high experience levels, human error is inevitable. By using checklists, human performance can be enhanced in many scenarios. Primarily checklists were used in aviation and healthcare industries to aid the users not to rely on their memory alone while performing critical procedures or handling an