We all know the employee who consistently performs at a high level in their job. They out-produce their peers, come in early, stay late and pick up the slack when needed. I’ve heard these types...
Sample the following piece of conversation. John: Hey Mark, was just curious to know how my test went. Mark: Sure. Your test was OK. We’re waiting for the senior manager to review it. John: “OK”?...
Last week, we discussed B.E.E.Ring it up in life. I don’t mean getting intoxicated or becoming a ‘beeraholic’ but keeping in mind the life lessons from B.E.E.R. While all the four lessons are important, the...
The world couldn’t hide its disappointment when China’s first-quarter GDP growth dropped to 7.7 per cent, slightly lower than market expectations. Unfortunately, this might just be the start; worse news could be just around the...
All of us want to be happy. We all want to live fulfilling lives. This means different things to each of us. What does it mean to you? Over the last two weeks, we challenged...
Early in the morning yesterday I had a chance to catch up with a friend and entrepreneur who had started a company 2 years ago. I have known him and his cofounder for a year...
Life is a journey we undertake with treasures to pick along the way. Some treasures happen to be gems and others just stones. The treasures are not as important as the experience we have along...
A leader in any context, whether political, organizational or a school prefect, leads, guides and supports us to perform and be successful. As a follower we have an image of the leader as someone who...
We know the director Ang Lee for his Academy awards and accomplished direction, the most recent being Life of Pi. He gets the best people together, displays their acting skills to the world at large...
One has to agree that work life has changed over the past decade with the advent of outsourcing for costs and skills and that of new technology. Work life has changed dramatically over the last...
Almost everyone in almost every setting; be it work, home or your friends circle knows of a manipulator and a backstabber. These people are cowards who want you take the risks and only step in...
We are all familiar with learning as an activity. Starting with learning the alphabet and numbers, we move on to learn more through formal education. After a satisfying education and subsequent qualification, we find jobs...
