How To Turn Executives Into Wizards

  M aster of  B rave  A dventures “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all”– Helen Keller   We are in the midst of a catastrophic upheaval with changes in all spheres coming at a supersonic speed. The familiar paths trodden by generations are buried under the debris of traditions and old mantras of success. People who were walking encyclopedias have been stunned by incredible new knowledge and tools. Many are left behind gaping and gasping as some adventurous non-graduates’ scale new peaks not only on Mother Earth but on the Moon, Mars and beyond. Even the sky is not the limit, but a playground and goldmine(s). The topic of the ‘development of the adventurous spirit’ is vast, but many are stuck in routines and traditional paths because of a fear of failure or deep-rooted complexes that “it’s not for me”. The purpose of this blog is to explain it in simple terms and kindle the adventurous spirit.  Because now, the ‘slow and steady’ do not win rac...

T actfulness A dvances L earning & L eadership & C ures C onflicts “This writeup lacks a sense of proportion. It unfairly generalises haphazard, scattered happenings.” “It runs down our civilisation and insults a majority of well-behaving people.” “It paints usual differences among democratic citizens as conflicts and unreasonably damns all respectable folks as ‘cruel’. In fact, it attempts to equate humans to wild animals and…..” These were the reactions of some local erudite people, high level executives and social ‘leaders,’ who attended an informal meeting that was arranged to sound them out about the first draft of this blog. We explained to them that according to the Cambridge Dictionary the word ‘cruel’ means:   "extremely unkind and unpleasant and causing pain to people or animals, with an example of usage that reads, “Don't tease him about his weight - it's cruel.” We tried in vain to bring to their notice that ‘civilised’ people always have virtues of...