The quiet annex · Public writing archive
A room for the older thoughts, unfinished questions, changing opinions, shop-floor observations, and the occasional cartoon with a management degree.
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A selected public archive · Updated 24 Oct 2026
Showing 25 entries, newest first.
Why the most important questions in organisations are sometimes the ones nobody thinks to ask. Imagine sitting in a leadership meeting where twelve experienced professionals…
On professional identity, organisational behaviour, ambition, cultural expectations, and the different ways we measure a successful life. By Sahil Tayal | October 21, 2026 | 0216
On academic rankings, professional identity, organisational behaviour, human capital, and the transition from structured education to an increasingly ambiguous world of work. By…
On music, identity, agency, emotional regulation, and why education and organisations should take informal learning more seriously. By Sahil Tayal | October 2026 | 0308
Why workplace conversations need boundaries, why silence can become dangerous, and how to distinguish healthy disagreement from unnecessary intrusion. By Sahil Tayal | October 21, 2026
AI, the democratisation of intelligence, the economics of abundance, and the human problems technology cannot solve by itself. By Sahil Tayal | October 2026
On changing our minds, navigating careers, rethinking professional ambitions, and the psychology of intellectual humility—because learning something new should not automatically…
On artificial intelligence, technological displacement, the future of work, universal basic income, and why education must prepare us for more than one version of the future. By…
What Disney's Recess can teach us about organisational politics, informal power, information brokerage and the difference between influence and legitimacy. By Sahil Tayal | October 2026
What a science-fiction classic can teach us about perception, organisational behaviour, artificial intelligence and human agency. By Sahil Tayal | October 2026
Questioning how exceptional salary headlines shape ordinary expectations; numbers require source checks.
A reflective piece on festive markets, attention and living systems.
Cultural seasons and the rhythms of small retail in an earlier life chapter.
A retrospective field reflection connecting neighbourhood commerce to strategic economic thinking.
An earlier shop-floor insight on cash change, credit and payment friction.
Time, curiosity, relationships and health as dimensions of wealth beyond money.
A past retail observation about small price differences and consumer choice.
Thinking across microtransactions, informal markets and business-school frameworks.
On why a professional platform is not a representative sample of a country.
Identity, memory, privacy and the evolving limits of erasure online.
A dated market interpretation about Indian IT and enterprise transformation.
Effort, infrastructure, technology and systemic friction in productivity.
A speculative take on the role of governed enterprise data in AI-driven HR.
How changing roles could reshape hiring and human resources.
The challenge of attributing organisational outcomes to interventions.
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