I recently watched an excellent Netflix docuseries called ‘Cheer’. It is about a community college’s cheerleading team in Corsicana, a small Texas town 50 miles south of Dallas. In the […]

Through the ages, the succinct exhortation, “know thyself” has been a mainstay of several cultures. From the Upanishads to Socrates to Sufism, the seeking of self-knowledge has been recognized as […]

In the 90s, in New Jersey, I was confident that my résumé effectively reflected my meagre experience and skills in technology. Until it landed on the desk of a senior […]

Metaphors, a figure of speech, are a powerful way of communicating our thoughts and ideas. We denounce an unfair comment as “a low blow” and a flimsy plan or weak […]

It will come as no surprise to anyone that all leaders want capable and dedicated team members. We are delighted when some of our team members turn out to be […]

When I worked in the IT industry, I often advised my Project Managers to avoid leading with “I’m sorry” when fielding complaints from our clients. I would ask them to […]

For several years now, the mantra of innovation-hungry tech start-ups has been “fail fast, fail often, fail early”. Implicit in this philosophy is the assumption that the company will learn […]

  When I lost my father a couple of years ago, the day went by in a haze and I don’t remember much about it. But I do remember that […]

Leaders need to be able to work with all kinds of people. The ability to identify those who matter, understand how they can influence the outcomes you care about, and […]

In the 19th century in the United States, early settlers from the East Coast traveled by horse-drawn wagons to claim land in the “Wild West”, in territories such as Oklahoma, […]