Get Off Your High Chair!
I learned a lesson about “perspectives” yesterday. I was trying to find something in the refrigerator when my helper said, “It’s there”. I asked, “Where?” She said, “There!” I was getting a bit frustrated, and retorted,”It’s not there!” Then she sighed and came over to pull out the cheese from the back of the second … Continue reading
Lifter or Leaner . . . what are you?
My second baby girl was born to my wife and I on 23 Sept 2011. It was a wonderful occasion as I have moved towards another phase in my life. Having a second child was something that we both wanted, and was part of my life plan as well. Even as my wife and I … Continue reading
The Importance of Being Idle
Have you ever felt like just relaxing and not having to worry about anything in the world? Wouldn’t it be good if you could enjoy your holiday without having to worry if your job was good enough for your boss and your clients? Well, sometimes, you do need to take a break and just idle. … Continue reading
Law of Leveraging: Using Lesser Effort to Produce Bigger Outcomes
I was doing my morning exercise the other day. And it was my second set of sprints. I was running at around 80% of my maximum speed when I heard the reverberation of the car engine behind me. So, I stepped to the side, to allow the car to go past me. When it finally … Continue reading
Honesty is the Best Policy – Your Children are watching
Have you ever left a place without paying for something? It could have been accidental, but did you go back to pay for it? Well, something like this happened to my family about a fortnight back. Let me share with you how this is relevant to leaders in the household. It was that dreaded time … Continue reading
Why Money Doesn’t Motivate Higher Performance
This is a really attractive video from RSA Animate. If you have 11 minutes to spare, do look at it. It’s actually based on a fascinating lecture by Dan Pink about The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us. What RSA Animate had done was to incorporate an artist animating the talk on a giant whiteboard … Continue reading
Old Model of Leadership: Command and Control
When I was an undergraduate, I remembered being introduced to this real-time strategy game, Command & Conquer: Generals by my younger brother. Command and Conquer Generals, like most other real-time strategy games, was quite interesting as I recalled fighting against time to set up a base, acquire resources, build various combat and support units, and … Continue reading
Exemplary Leadership – Slow to anger, Abundant in Loving Kindness
Last weekend, I learned a leadership lesson, on being slow to anger, and why we should be abundant in loving kindness. I felt that it’s good to share with you all. The Incident I was on my way to my cousin-in-law’s baby shower. When I drove towards the entrance of the condominium, the security guard … Continue reading
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