<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Palani]]></title><description><![CDATA[Palani]]></description><link>https://www.palani.ch/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 14:12:58 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.palani.ch/ta/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[ஆறு மாசம், நிஜமான சவால்கள், குடை இல்ல]]></title><description><![CDATA[“உடுப்பி மாதிரி ஊர்ல first--டைம் வேலை தேடுற இளைஞர்களுக்கு இருக்குற மிகப் பெரிய கவலை கல்யாண மார்க்கெட்தான்” என்றார் என் நண்பர். டிவில வானிலை அறிக்கை படிக்கற மாதிரி அசால்ட்டா சொன்னார். நான் அவர் சொன்னதைக் கொஞ்சம் லேசா எடுத்திருப்பேன். ஆனா என்னைவிட ரொம்ப காலம் இந்தியாவுல வாழ்ந்தவர் அவர். அவர் சொன்ன கதைகள் எல்லாம் அவருக்குத் தெரிந்தவர்களோட கதைகள். வெளி மாநிலத்துல பொண்ணு தேடுற குடும்பங்க. கல்யாணத்துக்குத் தகுதி வேணும்னு ஊரை விட்டுப் போற யூத். ஒண்ணுகூட புள்ளிவிவரம் இல்லீங்க. சின்ன ஊர்ல முதல்...]]></description><link>https://www.palani.ch/ta/post/%E0%AE%AE-%E0%AE%B3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6acb5f8ad549895050ce76ab</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:16:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bee04f_3fb286ee3a134eaf9ee5fa94b0769aef~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_668,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kannan Palani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nilai: Die Bilanz halten]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr. Kale warf ein grünes Heft auf den Tisch, bevor wir überhaupt am Stuhl angekommen waren. „Das ist nicht schön", sagte er. „Ich muss das eurem Professor melden." Ich erinnere mich, wie ich mich wirklich fürchtete, so wie sich nur ein Zwanzigjähriger fürchten kann, der vor einem wütenden Chef steht, der seine eigene Handschrift in der Hand hält. Jeder BITS Pilani Practice School Student führt ein Tagebuch. Eine Seite pro Tag, ausnahmslos, für einen Professor gedacht, der alle zwei Wochen für...]]></description><link>https://www.palani.ch/de/post/nilai-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab9514fe223a542b27ad728</guid><category><![CDATA[Arbeit]]></category><category><![CDATA[Prozess und Daten]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 17:43:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bee04f_4b5e0559835f426cbf7bf4ae61088fac~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kannan Palani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nilai: Keeping the Balance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr. Kale threw a green notebook on the table before either of us had reached the chair. "This is not nice," he said. "I will have to inform your professor." I remember being genuinely scared, the way only a twenty-year-old standing in front of an angry manager holding his own handwriting can be scared. Every BITS Pilani Practice School student keeps a diary. One page a day, without fail, meant for a professor who visited once a fortnight for twenty minutes and had no real time to read any of...]]></description><link>https://www.palani.ch/post/nilai</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab93d6b4bed781cf0715e43</guid><category><![CDATA[Process and Data]]></category><category><![CDATA[Work]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 16:12:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bee04f_4b5e0559835f426cbf7bf4ae61088fac~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kannan Palani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kaffee und Zucker]]></title><description><![CDATA[A rivalry named after sugar, a dog named after coffee, and the four separate sets of house rules he keeps for one family. A short, true story about loyalty, told through a leash and a dinner table.]]></description><link>https://www.palani.ch/de/post/kaapi-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa7bfd6c1c660b0418113bd</guid><category><![CDATA[Humanität]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:38:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bee04f_8946561e3dea481182c206473fabefba~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_518,h_345,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kannan Palani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coffee &#38; Sugar]]></title><description><![CDATA[A rivalry named after sugar, a dog named after coffee, and the four separate sets of house rules he keeps for one family. A short, true story about loyalty, told through a leash and a dinner table.]]></description><link>https://www.palani.ch/post/kaapi</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa7bb73abcfc8d624a26108</guid><category><![CDATA[Humanity]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:33:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bee04f_8946561e3dea481182c206473fabefba~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_518,h_345,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kannan Palani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mir einen Platz am Tisch verdienen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thomas Friedman called the world flat. I built a career on it. Now I'm earning a seat at a different table, one deal, one conversation, one person at a time.]]></description><link>https://www.palani.ch/de/post/%C3%BCbergang</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a92d2f7a5de8abea10ec04b</guid><category><![CDATA[Unternehmensgeist]]></category><category><![CDATA[Prozess und Daten]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 12:39:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bee04f_fa7ed308c5914ceaa75e6e167220699a~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_848,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kannan Palani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Seat Still Being Earned]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thomas Friedman called the world flat. I built a career on it. Now I'm earning a seat at a different table, one deal, one conversation, one person at a time.]]></description><link>https://www.palani.ch/post/transition</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a92c2229a9d52caa73f9caf</guid><category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category><category><![CDATA[Process and Data]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 12:38:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bee04f_fa7ed308c5914ceaa75e6e167220699a~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_848,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kannan Palani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seite 20: Unsichtbar ab Werk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ein Unternehmen, das darauf aufgebaut ist, mit seinem Namen erinnert zu werden, liess sich nicht unter seinem eigenen Namen finden. Was wir über LinkedIns Voreinstellungen, Googles Rankings und die stille Arbeit gelernt haben, die kleine Unternehmen leisten müssen, um überhaupt gesehen zu werden]]></description><link>https://www.palani.ch/de/post/sichtbar</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a806c8be3a4b48e24fefbb1</guid><category><![CDATA[Technologie]]></category><category><![CDATA[Unternehmensgeist]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 14:03:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bee04f_22ebb29e1938432d8c622c981194400f~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kannan Palani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Page 20: Invisible by Default]]></title><description><![CDATA["A business built on being remembered by name couldn't be found by its own name. What we learned about LinkedIn's defaults, Google's rankings, and the quiet work small businesses have to do just to be seen."]]></description><link>https://www.palani.ch/post/visible</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8066bea7a7d1a936d46227</guid><category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category><category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 13:28:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bee04f_22ebb29e1938432d8c622c981194400f~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kannan Palani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plan, Plant, and Show Up Again ]]></title><description><![CDATA[„Wenn du Gott zum Lachen bringen willst, erzähl ihm von deinen Plänen." Ich habe Gott meine Pläne nicht erzählt. Ich habe sie mir selbst erzählt. Ein Prototyp alle zwei Wochen, seit dem 1. Juli. Nur dass der erste sich weigerte, ein Prototyp zu bleiben. Er wurde zur Art, wie ich mit Menschen arbeite, ein Gig, eine Reflexion, ein Mensch nach dem anderen, und ich stehe noch immer mittendrin.]]></description><link>https://www.palani.ch/de/post/plan-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6dc4af0eec172524cc5047</guid><category><![CDATA[Technologie]]></category><category><![CDATA[Arbeit]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 10:24:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bee04f_4004d35353e245559df107b3ce619c14~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_747,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kannan Palani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plan, Plant, and Show Up Again ]]></title><description><![CDATA["If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans." I have not been telling God my plans. I have been telling myself. One prototype every two weeks, since July 1. Except the first one never agreed to stay a prototype. It became the way I work with people, one gig, one reflection, one person at a time, and I am still standing inside it.]]></description><link>https://www.palani.ch/post/plan</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6db71c3e0c16484ff54951</guid><category><![CDATA[Work]]></category><category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bee04f_4004d35353e245559df107b3ce619c14~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_747,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kannan Palani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jenseits des Sigmas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vielleicht bist du durchschnittlich in Physik. Das ist mir egal. Sei herausragend in Herzlichkeit. Sei herausragend im Da sein. Die Welt braucht dich nicht als Ausnahme. Sie braucht, dass du weitermachst, nachdem das Gefühl vorbeigegangen ist. ]]></description><link>https://www.palani.ch/de/post/bellcurve-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a5b99025cc62c6701dd6f0e</guid><category><![CDATA[Humanität]]></category><category><![CDATA[Prozess und Daten]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 15:39:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bee04f_fc4560ba4f274329bf01874b17c23c9c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kannan Palani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beyond the Sigma]]></title><description><![CDATA[You might be average in physics. I do not care. Be outstanding in kindness. Be outstanding in showing up. The world does not need you to be the exception. It needs you to keep going after the feeling passes.]]></description><link>https://www.palani.ch/post/bellcurve</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a5b38ba5e7d848635e0f92d</guid><category><![CDATA[Humanity]]></category><category><![CDATA[Process and Data]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 15:33:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bee04f_fc4560ba4f274329bf01874b17c23c9c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kannan Palani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nicht der Ball, sondern der Fiat ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nicht der Ball, sondern die Fiat-Fahrt. Eine Reflexion über Gemeinschaft, Loyalität und warum authentische Verbindung mehr zählt als Rituale.]]></description><link>https://www.palani.ch/de/post/insead-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4966765d6915f6f0c4ab7a</guid><category><![CDATA[Humanität]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 20:16:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bee04f_4f65f8c7302b4dffa7e4e29b0f1a44a0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_896,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kannan Palani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not the Ball, But the Fiat ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not the ballroom, but the Fiat ride. A reflection on community, loyalty, and why authentic connection matters more than rituals.]]></description><link>https://www.palani.ch/post/insead</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a49325efa58f0a255d1ff41</guid><category><![CDATA[Humanity]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 19:48:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bee04f_4f65f8c7302b4dffa7e4e29b0f1a44a0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_896,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kannan Palani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mulai: Building human bonds through gigs]]></title><description><![CDATA[„Die Version von uns, die hineinkommen will, ist nicht die Version, die zeigt, wenn sie drin ist." Genau in dieser Lücke begann Mulai.]]></description><link>https://www.palani.ch/post/mulai-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2d1bd7418318a8f7e3ae97</guid><category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category><category><![CDATA[Work]]></category><category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category><category><![CDATA[Humanity]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 10:55:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bee04f_af345dc7a01146f199163be612d4262a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kannan Palani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mulai: Menschliche Bindungen durch Gigs aufbauen]]></title><description><![CDATA[„Die Version von uns, die hineinkommen will, ist nicht die Version, die zeigt, wenn sie drin ist." Genau in dieser Lücke begann Mulai.]]></description><link>https://www.palani.ch/de/post/mulai</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2d2c88f9aafe48baed2e6d</guid><category><![CDATA[Technologie]]></category><category><![CDATA[Arbeit]]></category><category><![CDATA[Unternehmensgeist]]></category><category><![CDATA[Humanität]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 10:55:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bee04f_af345dc7a01146f199163be612d4262a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kannan Palani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[People before Profits: What purpose does and does not fix ]]></title><description><![CDATA["Look here. You are not supposed to set the breakfast before 06:15. It says so here." She pointed to small print next to the hundred-year-old pulley lift that moved the food between floors. I had been doing it from 6am for several days, and due to the gender segregation rules in the kitchen, this was not even her section to manage. Despite over a week of more than three hours of daily meditation, the box-ticker in her had found its jurisdiction. "It's strange that others think so differently...]]></description><link>https://www.palani.ch/post/unconsciousbias</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1b00da42552dace02bdb96</guid><category><![CDATA[Work]]></category><category><![CDATA[Humanity]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 15:27:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bee04f_0be065234b484e46955cdc7b003a3a77~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_768,h_576,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kannan Palani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Menschen vor Profit: Was Sinn leistet und was nicht ]]></title><description><![CDATA[«Schau mal. Du darfst das Frühstück nicht vor 06:15 Uhr bereitstellen. Da steht es.» Sie zeigte auf einen kleinen Text neben dem hundert Jahre alten Lastenaufzug, der das Essen zwischen den Stockwerken transportierte. Ich hatte es seit mehreren Tagen ab 6 Uhr gemacht, und wegen der Geschlechtertrennung in der Küche war das ohnehin nicht ihr Bereich. Trotz mehr als drei Stunden täglicher Meditation hatte die Box-Ticker in ihr ihr Element gefunden. «Es ist seltsam, dass andere so anders denken...]]></description><link>https://www.palani.ch/de/post/voreingenommenheit</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1aff52345540299754ef13</guid><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 15:22:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bee04f_0be065234b484e46955cdc7b003a3a77~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_768,h_576,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kannan Palani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Die falsche Uhr: Von Bullshit Jobs zum Rapid Prototyping]]></title><description><![CDATA[«Die Koffer kosten mehr als die Ferien», scherzte der Beamte. Ich lachte. Es war ein Samstag. Auf der Schweizer Seite der Brücke über den Rhein bei Kaiserstuhl hatten mich vier Zollbeamte angehalten — bestens informiert über Schweizer Einkaufsgewohnheiten. Ich hatte meine Abgaben bezahlt, rund 25 Franken über eine App, und öffnete sie stolz, als sie auf mich zukamen. Ein Startup-Partner erzählte mir kürzlich, nach 25 Jahren in einem grossen IT-Unternehmen: «Nur 20% der IT-Mitarbeitenden...]]></description><link>https://www.palani.ch/de/post/falscheuhr</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a04ce5d618ba45174ffe8a9</guid><category><![CDATA[Technologie]]></category><category><![CDATA[Unternehmensgeist]]></category><category><![CDATA[Arbeit]]></category><category><![CDATA[Humanität]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 19:47:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bee04f_78f483a9933e4cd8a6824dc4426a1006~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kannan Palani</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>