Thank you

Thank you 2020 for reminding me that I am one of the few lucky ones in the world. I was fortunate not to lose any loved ones or have loved ones with lasting effects after their battle with the virus. I was fortunate not to be without a home, or a home without heat and […]

A race we can all come together on

It has been a while; I have been tied up with a number of projects but I also have had my excuses. I had wanted to send this thought-for-the-week, during the week of November 8th, but here we are the week of December 13th and this thought-for-the-week is still relevant. The below three stories have […]

The Benefits of Juggling while Blindfolded

I bring together two stories in this thought-for-the-week. The first story comes from a comment a professor from my Executive Management program told us around the topic of prejudice, ‘We all juggle our prejudices’. The second story comes from the final chapter of Malcolm Gladwell’s book Blink where he talks about blind auditioning. I have […]

Who is responsible for learning?

If you believe that as a parent, a manager or leader you have a responsibility to teach, read on. If you do not, then this thought-for-the-week is not for you. I love learning from people who look at things in a different way and are not afraid of trying new ‘ways of doing’. This past […]

Intention

Intention: A determination to act in a certain way One knows when they have a trusting partnership with an individual or a team, when no matter what one says, or ‘how’ it is said, the other knows what the intention is. It takes years to build this trust and it happens through a deep level […]

Do as I say, and not as I do

I remember teaching my first child how to drive. I would tell him all the basics – stay focused, keep two hands on the steering wheel, do not multi-task and keep your eyes on the road. I did this while having my window open, my arm out the window, changing the channel on the radio […]

How significant are you?

Over the past year, I have been fortunate to meet, and in some cases, work with some amazing startup founders, successful entrepreneurs and so many hard working and passionate people who are doing amazing and significant work around challenges being faced in education, poverty, healthcare, and helping struggling young adults. I always walk away being […]

How do you know when you have failed?

Last week I dusted off my road bike and got back on the road after many months of not riding or exercising for a number of reasons, some of them being excuses. As I started my ride, I quickly realized that this was not going to be an easy ride! Twenty minutes into my ride, […]

Content vs Style

In my post from 31 May, The Smile Behind the Mask, I mentioned I would write about the conscious use of our words and listening with intent. What I meant by this is how we chose to communicate, as in the style, and if we are listening to the content, or are we listening to […]

We are one

Our prime purpose in life is to help others and if you cannot help them, at least do not hurt them – Dalia Lama The Danger of a Single Story ‘The problem with stereotype stories is not that they are not true but that they are incomplete’ Note: I mentioned last week that I would […]