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Essays on leadership, decisions, and systems thinking
Reflections and frameworks from intersection of leadership, teams, decision-making, systems & navigating complexity
Written from experience, thinking & readings.
Meet Vivek
I work in the environmental science business. Presently leading the Envu Indonesia business based in Jakarta. My work takes me to various places and introduces me to different people, and I am curious about what I see, read, and experience.
Why Writing Matters for me: Most ideas feel clear and convincing while they stay in your head. Putting them on paper is where that illusion breaks. These essays come from my reading and experiences. Some views here will evolve, and some may even contradict earlier ones. That is part of the process

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