How To Turn Executives Into Wizards

  Rewiring of the Brain is a Must When Rapid Change Leads to Reality Jumping Ahead of Fantasy   “Krishna? A surprise visit on a Sunday morning? What’s brought you away from your weekend priority of introducing novel stuff in your beautiful garden?”   “Guru, I sense a crisis in my career and need your help.”   “Leave aside the formalities. As friends, we face all difficulties together. Tell me, what’s bothering you?”   “We had our first meeting of the ‘USA Study Group’ last evening. Each one had to suggest projects in robotised AI-assisted, humanless manufacturing for discussions during the training sessions in the U.S. The first task is to submit a write-up on the key factors in the business environment that will influence the success of the suggested project.”   “That’s normal practice. You must have done it in your engineering college.”   “Nothing is normal except the heading. The change is rapid and mindboggling. All the talk was Gre...

  Dream, Folks, Dream! Current AI-induced Lightning Changes turn Day-Dreaming & Fantasizing into Secrets of Super Success in Real Life Remember, History reveals that Many World-changing Ideas Came Literally from Dreams   “Be a doer, not a dreamer” was the constant advice that our parents, teachers, elders and religious preachers gave us. But the acute shortage of capital, cumbersome, labour-intensive processes and higher costs of distribution and other marketing functions deterred many ‘dreamers’ and nipped their dreams in the bud out of fear of failure and ridicule. But now in the AI age, with a firm conviction and relentless pursuit, even the most outrageous ideas can be turned into reality. For example, going to the moon has always held fascination for mankind. And when Armstrong finally landed on the moon, he laconically and spontaneously exclaimed, “It’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”. That giant leap opened the way for ‘spa...

  How to Reduce Psychological Distance to Avoid Joining Millions in the World who are ‘Strangers to Others and to Themselves’   Dale Carnegie’s book, “How to Win Friends and Influence People”, was first published in 1936, and over 30 million copies have been sold worldwide to date. Since then, thousands of self-help books have been published, and there are hundreds of coaching classes on that subject and other related topics. Priests, monks, and many wise persons have also given sermons on ‘love thy neighbour’ and ‘know thyself’.  And yet, various surveys by reputable organizations reveal that millions of people find themselves to be strangers not only to people that they know, but even to themselves. What could be the reason for such a colossal failure in such an important aspect of life, career and happiness? The key reason appears to be ‘psychological distance’. The APA Dictionary of Psychology defines psychological distance as “ the degree of a person’...

How to Spot & Sort Blind Spots  Before Getting Tied in Knots & Receiving Blots   “ Every leader has a blind spot” - Robert Shaw   Blind Spots Often Lead to Blind Alleys and Dark Valleys     “Hi Krishna! What a coincidence! I was just thinking of calling  you. It’s been ages since we last met and discussed the problems you were facing in starting your grand Academy for Earth, Oceans and Space Studies – AEOSS - to usher in the dawn of a new era of wisdom  in,  as you put it, an economically, socially and even legally backward community.   “Oh, look at me! In my excitement to hear about the progress of your grand project, I’ve not invited you in. Come on in and tell me about the progress of the AEOSS project.”   “Guru, it is doomed and I am facing the darkest gloom. My own family and some prominent leaders in the area have filed a suit against my decision to donate a part of the ancestral land to the Institute. The court has given a...