by Mohammed Ali Vakil | Feb 1, 2019 | Holacracy
Being the boss is tough. The buck stops with you. Because you’re the leader, you can’t even complain. Not only do you have your problems to solve, but you have everyone else’s problems to solve too. I know the feeling. I’m a member of the management team for a few...
by Mohammed Ali Vakil | Jan 28, 2019 | GTD
Picture this. Thousands of red and blue crates moving in neat lines like busy (but well-behaved) ants. Orders pouring in from all corners of the city get automatically checked out of the warehouse and are loaded into trucks that follow traffic algorithms to reach the...
by Mohammed Ali Vakil | Jan 1, 2019 | GTD
The heading of this post sounds like an oxymoron. Can opportunity ever come with the baggage of stress? But to those who regularly juggle multiple opportunities because of technological advancements and creative freedom, opportunity and stress are synonymous....
by Mohammed Ali Vakil | Nov 15, 2018 | GTD
A young man asked Socrates the secret to success. Socrates told the young man to meet him near the river the next morning. They met. Socrates asked the young man to walk with him towards the river. When the water got up to their neck, Socrates took the young man by...
by Mohammed Ali Vakil | Nov 10, 2018 | GTD
Ever seen the movie Modern Times? Yes, the Charlie Chaplin classic that drove home the mindlessness of the industrial era, without speaking a word. In that hilarious screen masterpiece, Charlie is so numbed by turning screws that he keeps repeating the action, even...
