The HeART of Living Intentionally
Living intentionally means making conscious and purposeful choices in your life, rather than simply going with the flow or letting circumstances dictate your path. There are several compelling reasons why […]
Do a Good, Clean Job the First Time Around
Growing up in India in the 70s, I used to run many errands for mom. One of them was to run to a neighborhood vegetable vendor for our daily needs […]
Gumption, Resilience and Innovation for Tough Times
Back in April 2020, at one of my open to public webinars on Emotional Intelligence, I had more than 2000 attendees and a large number of them were public school […]
What to believe in times like these
It is true that our beliefs drive our behaviors and our behaviors drive our growth and progress in life and in our businesses. It is hitting month EIGHT since COVID-19 […]
Dumb to Dumbstruck to Dumber
My apologies if highlighting this thing annoys you. It might if you are the perpetrator these things. By these things, I mean the excessive use of plastic products. Way before […]
Freud On Humor
Psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud has a take on humor that stresses that our attitude towards life needs to be funny. Freud believed that as we grow, the dreary grind of life […]
A Bird in Hand
“What do you want, birdie?” “What exactly are you saying little birdie?” “Are you hungry, or just dazed birdie?” She just stayed there atop my index finger and kept […]
Five Philosophies of Appreciative Leadership
Most individual and organizations go around carrying a cudgel of “what is wrong and who is to blame,” in all the businesses and the organizations we lead. This approach of […]
Appreciative Leadership & Ha Long Bay
A few years ago, on a cruise, at early dawn we sailed into Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay. Not just the moment but the whole morning was nothing but magical, majestic. […]
Stories as Drivers of Engagement and Innovation
Stories may be truths wrapped in roses, rainbows, and rhythm, but they also create the future–that which is possible and which can indeed be beautiful. When organizations slow down or […]