16 Sep Goodbye rock star CEO. Hello friend, philosopher, guide.
Once upon a time, CEOs were judged by how happy they kept the board of directors, how appeased the shareholders appeared and how pristine the company’s reputation looked....
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04 Oct Our Eighth. Standing on the Shoulders of Giants!
“Some days I wish I could go back in life. Not to change things, but to feel a few things twice.” ~ Quote on a coffee mug. A mug of steaming South Indian filter coffee beside me and a blank screen before me is an awesomely...
25 Sep Upgrade, or…
A lesson will keep repeating itself until it is learned… ' - Oprah Winfrey The inspiration for this piece came from a split-screen Instagram post that I saw on social media recently. The top half of the picture featured a news cameraman in a chopper, while the bottom...
14 Sep Dismounting from dead horses.
“The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence – it is to act with yesterday’s logic.”– Peter Drucker The world in which we find ourselves now in, is changing faster than at any other time in human history. Leadership just isn’t what it used to...
08 Sep Measuring Output amidst the #wfa Revolution!
“The future won’t wait for you to catch up. It needs some of your time right now.” - Graeme Codrington Once a software engineer saw a bull pulling a cart, with the farmer sleeping peacefully in it. He was very surprised to see this scene and...
30 Aug You mustn’t laugh in the office. Seriously!
“I always arrive late at the office, but I make up for it by leaving early.” ~ Charles Lamb A colleague recently shared this humorous experience that occurred in a previous organisation. There came a time when people began writing their names on the food in the...
24 Aug The Wind, the Current, the Urgent, the Important.
“What is important is seldom urgent and what is urgent is seldom important.” ~ Dwight D. Eisenhower It is fascinating how some of the most profound leadership lessons that I have learnt, come from two powerful forces in nature. What the wind and the current have taught me about becoming an effective...
12 Aug The Way out of Adversity is Through It
“These are the times that try men's souls.” ― Thomas Paine, The American Crisis Nobody welcomes adversity, in personal life or business. We all want rain, but we don't want a situation resulting in loss of life or property. We all want to create the next Amazon or...
23 Jul Change & Transition – the event and the process.
“In times of change, learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.” - Eric Hoffer The transitioning of the seasons can be quite fascinating - the gentle ebb and flow of time taking up...
25 Jun When Hope Triumphs Over Cynicism!
“Scratch any cynic and you will find a disappointed idealist.” ― George Carlin People do not get out of bed one morning and decide that henceforth they will be cynical, jaded and distrustful about everything. Most people are optimistic, even hopeful in their early 20s. They are...