Governance, Risk, & Compliance
My thoughts, observations, and readings on different facets of GRC.
Some of my favorite quotes that I have accumulated over the years and imbibe in my life as much as possible (still learning and a long way to go): The pain of achievement fades away, achievement never does. – Jay Bazzinotti If one keeps one leg in the past and the other in the future,…
Nowadays, Lindy Effect has been all over social media and Twitter. I first came across this term while reading Antifragile that essentially means the more exposure you received in the past, the more exposure you’ll receive in the future. Of couse, this idea is relevant to things that are non-perishable such as ideas, technologies, music,…
I have always loved Robert Frost’s poem ‘The Road Not Taken’ and think about it every time I ponder upon the past choices I have made. How it would have worked out if Wife had never gone to the UK? What I might be doing if I never left India to pursue Masters? What our…
Everyone has heard or read Theodore Roosevelt’s ‘Man in the Arena’ speech, but few know that it’s not the entire speech. The often-quoted paragraph is a section of the complete speech called ‘Citizenship in a Republic‘ delivered on Apr 23, 1910, in Paris, France. ‘The Man in the Arena’: It is not the critic who…
Friday is the movie/documentary night for 2022. Wife and I watched ‘The Rescue‘ today. It is one of the most riveting documentaries I watched since Icarus. The movie had enthralling real footage from the rescue and some reenactments to fill the narrative gaps, but you won’t even recognize it until you watch the credits. The…
I read Atomic Habits sometime last year and developed the habit of running first thing in the morning with all the motivation I was driving from the book. I ran for a week and lapsed. After that, it has been an on-and-off habit of running. But over the last few weeks, I have realized that…
Back in 2019, I was preparing my resume for a full-time job and was thinking of ways to stand out. I went through all the checklist items – good GPA, difficult courses, nice capstone project, good internships, a bunch of security certifications, etc. But something was amiss. So I decided to include a section called…
I read this excerpt in Awareness today: Thinking cannot be stopped – not that it does not stop – but it cannot be stopped. It stops of its own accord. As I think about this quote it dawned on me that we can’t really stop thinking. There is a paradox in this statement itself. When…
I have been keeping new year’s resolutions since 2011. I achieved a few of them and some are still on the bucket list (Oh, those elusive abs!). This year, I have decided to not keep the new year resolutions but do something to progress on 4 key themes: Wisdom – read good books, listen with…
I remember watching this Ted talk first time in 2015. If you haven’t watched this video before, I highly recommend you watch this video before reading further. I don’t remember a lot from the video, but one line that has stuck with me over the years is ‘The days you remember are the days you…