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(Beat drops) If you need to generate an image of Ramana Trivedi for this content: Medium shot, Indian woman, late 30s, sharp cheekbones, wearing a worn khadi cotton jacket over a black tactical vest. Holds a brass compass and a rusted steel scale. Background is a deconstructed concrete building with wild vines growing through it. Lighting is harsh, blue-orange contrast (Mumbai monsoon noir).

We spent 18 months trying to fix our churn rate. We fixed nothing. Then, I asked my team to sit in silence for 10 minutes before every standup (Ramana’s rule). Our retention jumped 40% in Q3.