Corp EQ & Performance Strategist | 26 yrs Corp | Functional Medicine | Board-Certified | Science-Backed + Humor-Driven

Your team rolled out AI tools (like Copilot). Activity is up.
But did delivery speed up — or just the noise?

Most engineering leaders I talk to can’t answer that.
They’re paying for AI tools without clear visibility into outcomes.

That’s why I built CultureGuard.

📊 What it does
We connect Microsoft 365 + Atlassian Jira signals to show:
→ Whether AI tools are improving cycle time — or just increasing activity
→ Where work is flowing vs. where it’s stuck (handoffs, churn, rework signals)
→ Early signs of overload before it becomes burnout

🔒 How it works (outcomes, not usage)
→ Read-only + metadata-only access
→ We don’t read email/chat content, documents, or code
→ No installs, no agents, no IT headaches
→ Executive-ready dashboard + report in 30 days

💼 My background
26 years in tech. I’ve lived productivity theater from the inside — shipped, led teams, burned out, rebuilt.
I built CultureGuard because I needed it.

📈 What you get
→ Clear visibility into ROI of AI tools
→ Data for tooling + headcount decisions
→ Early warning on team health before attrition

💬 Worth a conversation?
If you’re spending on AI tools but can’t prove the ROI, DM me “PILOT”
or book 15 min: www.SoftSkillsRewired.com

Everyone is trying to be seen.
She was trying to understand the universe.

Harvard believes the next Einstein is already among us.
Her name is Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski.

While others chased followers, she chased first principles.
Built and flew her own aircraft as a teen.
MIT for physics.
Harvard PhD.
Working on problems Einstein left unfinished.

No hype.
No personal brand.
No shortcuts.

Just years of quiet, uncomfortable thinking.

Attention gets you likes.
Depth changes the world.

That’s the real flex.

Dharma Ramasamy

I help IT professionals overcome stress.

   Unlock their efficiency and potential.

   Through holistic health and mind optimization.

My Journey

   - Struggled with chronic diseases for 22 years.
   - Faced ups and downs in a 26-year corporate career.
   - Personal trials as a husband and father.

   I've learned what truly matters in life.

 My Passion

   - Board-certified holistic health practitioner and coach.
   - Failed entrepreneur turned passionate advocate.

   I tackle root causes:

   ➟ Energy imbalances.
   ➟ Hormonal imbalances.
   ➟ Neurotransmitter imbalances.

   Affecting our well-being and happiness.

Our Biggest Threat

   It's not from a sci-fi movie.

   It's how we harm ourselves.

   Through poor lifestyle choices.

   I've seen firsthand:

   - How critical we can be to each other.
   - Due to our diets and habits.

My Goal

   To help people and organizations.

   Break free from this cycle.

   Embrace a healthier, more fulfilling life.

Real win: a real story

CEO @ CultureGuard | Measure ROI of AI tools in 30 days | Read-only, no installs | Microsoft 365 + Jira signals | 26 yrs in tech

He conquered nations.
Controlled armies.
Owned more land than most empires ever will.

And in his final moments, Alexander the Great made three requests that destroyed the illusion of power.

Not about legacy.
Not about trophies.
Not about being remembered as "great."

He wanted the world to see this:

Even the best doctors can't save you.
Even endless wealth can't follow you.
Even the strongest hands leave life empty.

Here's what his final requests revealed:

▶️ Ambition without kindness turns into noise.
▶️ Power without humility expires.
▶️ Success without understanding the end is just ego with momentum.
▶️ What you leave behind isn't what you conquered—it's how you treated people.

Swipe the carousel.
This is a lesson every driven person needs to see.

Alexander The Great

CEO, SoftSkillsRewired.com | Measure AI ROI in 30 days for tech teams | Read-only, no installs | 26 yrs IT

You are the sum of the people you surround yourself with.

If your circle doesn’t inspire you, challenge you, or push you forward—
you’re standing in the wrong circle.

Surround yourself with people who:
✅ Celebrate your wins
✅ Call you out when needed
✅ Share knowledge, not just gossip
✅ Inspire you to think bigger

Because in the end, your network isn’t just connections.
It’s the environment shaping your future.

💬 What kind of people are you choosing to keep close?

Choose wisely

We often try to fight our emotions.

But the truth?
They’re not meant to be suppressed.
They’re meant to be redirected.

Here’s how you can channel them into something productive:

▶️ If you’re sad → Run
▶️ If you’re stressed → Meditate
▶️ If you’re angry → Workout
▶️ If you’re bored → Socialize
▶️ If you’re overthinking → Walk

Your emotions aren’t roadblocks.
They’re signals.

Learn to respond, not react.

Emotions are't enemies..

Imran Shaikh

9 Images That Will Change The Way You See Life

Not just pictures.
Each one tells a story.
Each one holds a lesson.
Each one can shift your perspective.

Some will make you pause.
Some will make you question.
Some will make you act.

Swipe through.
Let these images make you think.
Really think.

Life isn’t always what it seems.
Sometimes, it just needs a new lens.

I LEARNED IT 30 YEARS LATE

Most people think checklists are productivity hacks.
Truth? They can slow you down.

Studies show people with checklists finish work 40% faster… but here’s the kicker: 99% of them are doing it wrong.

It’s not about writing tasks.
It’s about writing them for your brain, using psychology.

Swipe through to see how tiny tweaks make your checklist actually work and turn it into a time-saving machine.

Checklist does not get work done but...

Small daily habits don’t look powerful.
That’s why most people ignore them.

A short walk.
A few pages read.
Goals are written clearly.
Less scrolling.
Better sleep.
Basic savings.
Eating right.

Nothing here feels impressive.
Nothing here gets applause.

But done daily, these choices do something dangerous.

They quietly build:
✅ A body that doesn’t ache
✅ A mind that can focus
✅ Emotions that don’t swing wildly
✅ Money that doesn’t create anxiety
✅ A life that finally has direction

Consistency looks boring.
That’s the trap.

Because boring, repeated long enough,
changes everything.

Small daily habits

Corporate Wellness Director | Culture & Employee Engagement | 26 yrs Corporate | Neuroscience | Board-Certified

Most people watch movies to escape reality.
High performers watch them to study it.

Because every story teaches a framework:
How power is built.
How leverage is created.
How decisions compound.
How winners think when the pressure is real.

These 11 movies aren’t about entertainment.
They’re about patterns.

Patterns of ambition.
Patterns of risk.
Patterns of control, timing, and consequences.

If you watch them casually, you’ll miss the lesson.
If you watch them intentionally, they’ll upgrade how you think about money, authority, and long-term playbooks.

Swipe through.
Not to feel inspired.
But to reprogram how you operate.

Not 11 lectures but movies.

Before dopamine hacks had a name,
90s kids were already building mental muscle.

No save buttons. No shortcuts. No instant likes.
Just games that demanded patience, focus, and resilience.

A psychologist explains how those early games quietly rewired the 90s brain
and why Gen Z thinks, reacts, and learns differently today.

This isn’t nostalgia.
It’s neuroscience.
Swipe to see what really changed

Delayed gratification Vs Instant dopamine

Your body whispers before it screams.

Headaches. Fatigue. Brain fog. Bloating. Poor sleep.

Not “random.”
Not “just stress.”
Not something to ignore with another pill.

Most daily health problems aren’t diseases.
They’re signals.

Signals that:
* Your recovery is off
* Your nutrition is mismatched
* Your nervous system is overloaded
* Your lifestyle is quietly draining you

The problem isn’t your body.
The problem is we’ve been taught to mute it instead of listen.

Because when the whispers are ignored…
The body finds a louder way to speak.

This carousel breaks down how to spot the signs early —
before your body is forced to scream.

Ignore today. Pay big tomorrow.

If something costs $800
and you buy it on sale for $500…

You didn’t save $300.
You spent $500.

A discount doesn’t increase your net worth.
It just lowers your resistance to spending.

If you weren’t willing to buy it at full price,
the “saving” never existed in the first place.

Sales don’t make people wealthy.
Clear intent does.
Discipline does.
Better decisions do.

Most people confuse feeling smart with being smart about money.
That mistake quietly keeps them broke.

Swipe →
This mindset matters more than any sale tag you’ll ever see.

You want it? or You need it?

Skills open the door.
Experience gets you a seat.
Credentials make you look safe.

But none of them show who you really are.

That’s why a Silicon Valley recruiter uses the “coffee test.”
It doesn’t happen during the interview.
It happens after.

A small moment.
Zero pressure.
Maximum signal.

Check the carousel to understand how this test works and why character quietly decides who gets hired.

Coffee hiring trick-silicon Valley

A kid falls 50+ times before taking their first step.
Not once does he think, “Maybe this isn’t for me.”

As adults, one setback and we start doubting everything. Here’s what we forget along the way:

▶️ Failure is feedback. Every fall teaches you balance.
▶️ Support matters more than applause. Growth needs patience, not praise.
▶️ Everything has its timing. What’s yours won’t miss you.
▶️ Freedom begins when you stop comparing.

Keep walking. Keep trusting.
Everything you’re meant for will find its way to you—right on time.

What setback taught you the most?

Do not quit yet.

Edward Trần

I have heard about these truths decades ago.

But did not realize until I felt it.

By the time we realize it is too late.

Here are those truths.

Not to teach you, but to realize.

▶️ Hard work will never betray you.
▶️ Be like salt so that people cannot use you more.
▶️ Kindness is a language that the deaf can hear and the blind can see.
▶️ The chaos looks beautiful when you're not in it.
▶️ We can't force someone to see what they are not ready to see.
▶️ Don't trust everything you see. Even salt looks like sugar.
▶️ The right path will appear after erasing the mistakes.
▶️ In every window, a different life story.
▶️ Everyone has skills and talent, but not everyone has a strategy.
▶️ Every great artist has a closet full of bad paintings.
▶️ Win in silence. Let them think you're losing.
▶️ Damaged people are strong because they know how to survive.

When you leave these slides, you will carry that extra feeling.

What was that feeling?

None of these 12 truths are new to you but..

I used to wonder why people acted so rude.

Then reality hit.

Financial strain rewired my brain — sleepless nights over payroll, watching opportunities slip away, carrying the weight of people who depended on me.

Then came betrayals: a partner who broke trust, a mentor who disappeared, relationships that crumbled under pressure. Each one taught me to guard myself a little more.

I tried being rude back. I tried withdrawing into silence. Neither helped. I became someone I didn’t recognize — defensive, exhausted, reactive.

One day I saw my own pain reflected in someone else’s rudeness. That changed everything.
When people are rude, they’re often operating from pain, not peace.

As a functional medicine practitioner, I learned the biological side of this: chronic stress depletes dopamine and serotonin — the chemicals that keep us calm, motivated, and kind. When those are low, the brain goes into survival mode. We become irritable, defensive, withdrawn.

The good news? It’s fixable. Not with willpower alone, but with the right support for your nervous system and brain chemistry.

I’ve been there. Maybe you have too. So now I choose kindness — and I help others restore the biology that makes kindness possible.

Have you ever caught yourself becoming someone you didn’t recognize? What brought you back?

Your 2026 won’t change by accident.
It will change by what you consume daily.

These 12 books aren’t just “good reads.”
They rewire how you think.
How you decide.
How you lead.

Some will challenge your beliefs.
Some will make you uncomfortable.
All of them will move you forward.

Save this.
Read slowly.
Let 2026 be the year your thinking upgrades before your life does.

Read. Think. Decide. Lead. 

I used to think responding to criticism meant I was standing up for myself.

Then I learned about the biology of reactivity.

Here's what nobody tells you:

When someone attacks you, your amygdala registers it as threat.
Your cortisol spikes. Your prefrontal cortex goes offline.

Every response you make from that state?
That's your nervous system defending itself, not your wisdom speaking.

The eagle understands this.

The only bird that dares to attack an eagle is a crow.
Bold. Relentless. Pecking at its neck.
But the eagle never fights back.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗽.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀.

The higher it soars, the thinner the air becomes.

The crow? It can't handle the altitude.
Eventually, it gasps. Loses strength. Falls off.

Not because the eagle attacked.
Because the eagle ascended.

Here's what the eagle's nervous system understands:

▶️ Engagement drains energy. Elevation conserves it.
▶️ Your growth suffocates their noise naturally.
▶️ A regulated nervous system doesn't need to prove itself.
▶️ Rising above isn't avoidance. It's biological intelligence.

Let the crows talk. Let them peck.

You don't have to respond.
Your body whispers before it screams.
If you're constantly defending yourself, that's the whisper.

What would change if you stopped engaging and started rising?

Carousel credit: the original creator.

Keep rising. They’ll fall off.

10 pictures.
Zero filters.
Pure reality.

Each frame carries a lesson people usually learn the hard way.
No motivation.
No drama.
Just truth quiet, uncomfortable, and impossible to unsee.

Swipe slowly.
These images don’t just show meaning…
they expose it.

10 PICTURES WITH DEEP MEANING

Happiness is contagious.
So are anger, hatred, and bossiness.

I've seen it in tech teams, boardrooms, and startups.
The silent spread of emotion—like a virus jumping from person to person.

A leader walks in with frustration?
The room tightens.
Projects stall.
Creativity dries up.

One person's negativity can poison an entire team.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵:

Joy is just as contagious.
Even more magnetic.

I've witnessed one positive teammate transform:

✅ Toxic dynamics
✅ Impossible deadlines
✅ Low-morale teams

People gravitate toward light.
They mirror the energy they're given.
Your emotional state is a broadcast.

Thoughtfulness.
Forgiveness.
Empathy.

These ripple outward—far beyond what you can measure.

Choose your emotional contagion carefully.
It spreads faster than you think.

What are you transmitting today?

Stop worrying about marks.
Stop comparing yourself.
Start working.

Small room. Family struggles. Silent battles. Everyone has them.
93%? That’s not the end. That’s just part 1.

What matters is showing up. Doing the work. Pushing when it’s hard.
Every hour you grind, every late night, every small step—it stacks.

Keep going. Keep learning. Keep improving.
The results don’t come instantly. But they will come if you don’t quit.

taplio

Dharma Ramasamy's Linkedin Analytics

Dharma Ramasamy

Performance ScoreDharma Ramasamy's LinkedIn Performance

Dharma Ramasamy's Best Posts (last 30 days)

Ready to grow your LinkedIn presence?

taplio

.css-6ytdur{background-image:linear-gradient(284deg, rgba(39, 43, 72, 1) 0%, rgba(33, 47, 183, 1) 100%);color:transparent;-webkit-background-clip:text;background-clip:text;}Dharma Ramasamy's Linkedin Analytics

Dharma Ramasamy

Performance Score.css-goub6s{font-size:var(--chakra-fontSizes-md);font-weight:500;color:var(--chakra-colors-gray-600);display:block;margin-top:var(--chakra-space-1);}Dharma Ramasamy's LinkedIn Performance

Dharma Ramasamy's Best Posts .css-1emoo84{font-size:var(--chakra-fontSizes-md);font-weight:400;color:var(--chakra-colors-gray-600);}(last 30 days)

Ready to grow your LinkedIn presence?

Dharma Ramasamy's Linkedin Analytics

Performance ScoreDharma Ramasamy's LinkedIn Performance

Dharma Ramasamy's Best Posts (last 30 days)