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How I actually dealt with Chronic Fatigue

How I actually dealt with Chronic Fatigue

“I’m so tired.“I’m knackered.“I’m pooped!”That’s how I talk to myself.  Eyes heavy.  Burden weighing on my shoulders.  It’s a struggle to sit up and pay attention at a meeting or even to read & respond to email.  That’s how I often feel...

Can’t find your calling?

Can’t find your calling?

What is my calling?   It’s a question that has plagued our minds and confounded our thinking over & over again, at various stages of our life.   After all, what is the most meaningful and fulfilling that I can engage myself in? At one point in my life,...

So how is 2022, going for you?

So how is 2022, going for you?

Eyes shut. Eyes open.  It’s 1 Jan 2022. Happy New Year! Eyes shut. Eyes open: It’s 24th Jan 2022.  Three weeks over already! Yes, we’re really in it now.   Whether you like it or not.  Time is hurtling away.  And you’ve learnt long...

Interview with Shahine Ardeshir

Interview with Shahine Ardeshir

Below are short clips from my interview with GTD Practitioner Shahine Ardeshir. She's the Associate Relations Lead for India, the Middle East and South Africa at Mars. Watch the videos to hear insights on her journey with GTD.

7 Insights From Holacracy

7 Insights From Holacracy

Being the boss is tough, isn’t it? 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 in the management team of a few...

Break Free From Office Politics

Break Free From Office Politics

“Politics is when people choose their words and actions based on how they want others to react rather than based on what they really think.” ― Patrick Lencioni, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable Has this happened to you before? Your team member comes...

Future of Leadership

Future of Leadership

Ethan Weil on Unsplash “In the 21st century, power is easier to get, harder to use — and easierto lose.” ~ Moises Naim In decades past, people believed in the magic of leadership. A leader was considered to be an exalted individual born skills and...

How to Build an Antifragile Organization

How to Build an Antifragile Organization

Hey CEO! Why so sad? Oh, you mean this guy is giving you a headache: He goes by different names. Stress, change, shock, disruption. But to keep it simple, let’s call it “Tension”. It’s what we feel when there’s something we want and don’t have. Well, tensions can be a...

How to Thrive in a Changing World

How to Thrive in a Changing World

Here are some astonishing figures: According to Bloomberg, 8 out of 10 entrepreneurs who start businesses fail within the first 18 months.Only 50% of businesses with employees survive their fifth year in business.Of the companies on the Fortune 500 list in 1955, only...

Top 10 GTD® Mistakes

Top 10 GTD® Mistakes

I'm a GTD master trainer. And I've been practicing GTD since 2008. I've coached Entrepreneurs, Venture Capitalists, CEOs, CFOs, Lawyers, Movie directors & Priests. Here are the top mistakes I keep seeing. Plug a hole in a few & you'll see your productivity...

What is Holacracy?

What is Holacracy?

I've been practicing Holacracy since 2016, and over the years I've had many insights about Holacracy really is about, and what it is not. I've been making a note of them, and here complied 17 insights. Some of them I've expressed them visually. Many thanks to Brian...

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