While speaking to different people & teams in contexts of increasing communication, collaboration and team effectiveness, a couple of things have repeatedly come up. One of them is Taking Things Personally. Let us have a positive and objective look at this…

Leadership is a vast subject and there are whole libraries full of things that tell you what to do about leadership. This article is just a small addition…

In every family, society, organization or a nation, people exist who believe looking only at the darker side of the picture is their ultimate responsibility. It is not only that, making other people aware of their viewpoint is also something they consider their purpose of existence. Interestingly, most of such people are good at speaking because they speak a lot. And they do it sincerely.

It is April 2063. Exactly 45 years from now. You are 95 years old, dining, chatting with and enjoying the company of your loved ones in a wonderful family reunion. You have your children with you. Your eldest son, almost 70, and his family are also there. The environment is so friendly and light. Everyone around is so pleased. Everything is so great until Sarah, one of your great-granddaughters, happens to ask you, “Grandpa, what has been the biggest accomplishment of your life?”

Life is a very interesting phenomenon. This phenomenon is further beautified by the ups and downs that we face throughout our lives. Human beings have a natural tendency to remember the things that bother them, for longer periods of time than the things that do not bother. This imbalance, if not managed properly, ends up becoming a major cause of depression or anxiety.

Suppose there are lotus leaves on a lake and they double every day. If it takes 20 days to cover the whole lake, how many days does it take to cover half the lake? … 19 days. Sounds simple and easy. However, the interesting and creepy part is that on 17th day, only the tenth part of the lake will be covered and it’s hard to imagine that the lake will be fully covered in just 3 days!

Creativity is the most sought-after human skill in this era. Organizations are training their employee on divergent thinking and rewarding out-of-the-box ideas. Parents are evaluating schools based on their ability to invoke imagination and inventiveness in their kids.

Sara, like other mothers, always wants to provide her children with the best. She also wants to fulfill every desire of her children and buy them what they want. Most of the times, she does get whatever her kids wish for, but sometimes she doesn’t due to many reasons.

Every parent wishes that their child be successful in his life, from studies to career, from personal life to professional life. But does success only mean good grades or a high pay scale? Or does success has some deeper meaning which can be utilized in bringing up positively thinking constructive children who grow up to be pillars of the society?