Not long ago, a top quarterback was asked a fascinating question: What’s the most important skill for professional success? His answer: a very short memory…. He explained that whenever he made a mistake on the field, he only had a few seconds to […]
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When I was young, I used to play competitive chess. I vividly remember that at a certain point I got stuck: In order to win, I relied heavily on mistakes made by my opponents. Since I encountered increasingly better opponents, […]
In the past few months we have seen the meteoric rise and ignominious downfall of WeWork. Not long ago, the company was poised for a successful IPO. Right now, however, its disgraced CEO has stepped down. The company, while burning […]
Your communication, such as email, competes with Facebook, the Stock Market, newspaper headlines, billboards on the road and the latest Twitter. Tough competition. If you want to be heard, make sure your written communication is crisp and relevant. An excellent technique […]
Newton’s first law of motion states that an object either remains at rest or continues to move at a constant velocity, unless acted upon by a force. This law is applicable to organizations as well and is called the momentum fallacy. Quitting an organizational […]
Many organizations think they have a strategy. In reality, they have a manicured strategic plan: A document which has all the outward signs of solidity—such as fancy trend graphs, SWOT analyses, and impressive hockey sticks— neatly summarized in a slick powerpoint […]
‘Wirecard collapses into insolvency.’ This was the headline of the Financial Times some time ago. Wirecard is a large fin-tech company, which seems to have committed a 2 billion dollar financial fraud, right under the watchful eyes of government officials […]
One of the most important decisions as a leader is to create a success environment in your organization: This is a place where team members can bring their best, and feel safe to do what it takes to make an impactful and […]
At the time of British rule of India, the government was concerned about the growing amount of venomous cobras in New Delhi. Thus, they decided to give a reward for every dead cobra which was brought to the authorities. Entrepreneurial […]
Project failure often occurs, not because of missing knowledge, but because of what we think we know that simply isn’t true. These flawed thoughts are known as assumptions, and they often cause great projects to crash and burn. Conducting a pre-mortem on your […]
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