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Becoming the leader of a company is a massive undertaking, and you’d be surprised at how many people just don’t get it. I learned this lesson in the late ’90s when I became a CEO for the first time. I truly didn’t realize it was the most difficult and the...

Social media has changed the face of the world. It has converted the world into a small village. People interact with others on social media and access the information easily. They connect and disconnect with others easily. Social networking site such as Facebook has revolutionized the world because it has...

Fatigue is about tiredness arising out of stress and burnout. When people work excessively beyond the capacity of their brain and body without giving adequate rest, they get fatigue.  In this cut-throat competitive and complex world, people often fatigue a lot and fight against fatigue. The people who follow work-life...

Being a successful leader in an organization does not shield you from career failure. In fact, the higher up you are on the org chart the more risk of professional setbacks, as mistakes and blind spots at that level tend to negatively impact the broader organization, implicitly or explicitly. So...

“Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others; to achieve enlightenment for the...

“Perform each task at hand with precise analysis, unaffected dignity, human sympathy, and dispassionate justice. Vacate your mind from other thoughts. Perform each action as if it were the last of your life.” —Marcus Aurelius With the advent of technology and the Fourth Industrial Revolution (FIR), there is increased volatility,...

“COVID-19 pandemic is a tumble that has made humans become humble emphasizing empathy and humility.” ―Professor M.S. Rao. COVID-19 is one of the most serious diseases globally. There must be a short-term and long-term vision to counter COVID-19. In a short-term vision, they must stop spreading the virus globally and...

A Stanford University study of CEOs in 2013 found that the skill set CEOs felt they needed most was conflict resolution. One way to define conflict is “our inability to collaboratively solve problems with other people.” If CEOs really want to understanding conflict resolution, what they really need to know...

Everyone is familiar with the commonly accepted Kubler-Ross model of the five stages of grief: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance. There has been a lot written lately about how this model plays out in real-life scenarios, and I think its application is misunderstood. As someone who engages grieving people...

In unprecedented times, executive burnout is a very real and common issue. Now more than ever, mind management and personal development strategies are crucial elements for achieving better health and happiness, both at work and home. It’s always better to be proactive than to be reactive, so let’s look at...