Learn to empty your cup, and be teachable
Hi friends, Have you ever dismissed going to a seminar because you already “knew” what they’d be teaching? Or maybe you went but “just knew” they were only trying to sell you something? Have you taken a seminar or home study course looking for the bad? I’m always amazed when I attend events with some … 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
New Model of Leadership: Command, Connection and Collaboration
Communication is essential in any organisation. You may have heard about how the marathon come about because of the heroics of Pheidippides, who ran to Athens to announce the Greek victory over the Persians in the Battle of Marathon (490 BC). Homing pigeons and other animals were also used to deliver messages in both peaceful … 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
Simon Sinek’s model of leadership – Why we do what we do determines our leadership style
There are leaders, and there are those who lead. Leaders hold a position of power, or authority, but those who lead inspire us. In 2009, Simon Sinek released the book “Start With Why” — a synopsis of the theory he has begun using to teach others how to become effective leaders and inspire change Sinek … 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
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