I was looking into my blog, and found this article, which I shared almost a year back, however, I realized it was not published and kept as draft. It came as a great conincidence as I am reading the ‘Steve Jobs: Biography by Walter Isaacson”. One of the thing I personally admire about Apple and Jobs is how they nurture overperformance and excellence,...

In several occasions, I ask people; once they complain about the performance of a colleague, subordinate or even a manager, “Is he unable or unwilling”?. The answer I; most often, receive is: “what! I do not know”. Many perceived my question as so theoretical and unrealistic. Their argument is that he or she has a job to do and they have...

Advocating self-acknowledgement! Managers and leaders to acknowledge that they are not bullet-proof humans, and can do mistakes! Interesting reading by HBR. “When is the last time you said words like these to the people who work for you? “I don’t know.” “I was wrong.” “I’m sorry.” “Would you help...

“There’s a clothing drop box down the street that says, “The American Red Cross of Massachusetts is a humanitarian organization, led by volunteers, that provides relief to victims of disasters and helps people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies.” Good enough, so far. But adjacent to those words, in a font four times the size,...

Perfectly said. Thanks John. “Confidence is an attribute that every leader needs to embrace and to foster in others. But when confidence goes too far, it can become hubris. Overdosing on confidence is easy to do. Jim Collins writes about the organizational side of hubris in his latest book, How the Mighty Fall. Stage 1 of organizational failure is...

An insightful and provocative piece of work by Alan Murray. A must read! “Business guru Peter Drucker called management “the most important innovation of the 20th century.” It was well-justified praise. Techniques for running large corporations, pioneered by men like Alfred Sloan of General Motors and refined at a bevy of elite business schools,...