The Collaboration Imperative
This is the Version 2.0 era. We have seen the rise of Web 2.0 technologies; companies are using Enterprise 2.0 tools; and in the aftermath of the recent financial crisis, the world’s leaders are trying to create Capitalism 2.0. As companies wade through these challenging times, I see a distinct shift towards another new paradigm: Collaboration 2.0. There’s growing r
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14 Dec
When Was the Last Time You De-learned?
Students all over the world are hard at work in school at this time of year. There’s a buzz on every campus as young women and men learn the rules of life, challenge them, and try to develop their own ideas, values, and principles. For people in business, especially those who graduated a long time ago, it’s time they went back to school in order [...]
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9 Dec
Are you going to them or are they...
It has been the proverbial stimulant of great leaders. And every aspiring one almost always misses. Good times are what people identify leaders with. And tough times are what turn them into leaders. The success of the world’s greatest leaders is incomplete without the story of their struggles. Think Martin Luther, Mahatma Gandhi or Nelson Mandela, and their achievements are g
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3 Nov
Listening to the Weak Signals
Leaders are known not just for their great hits but also their misses. Be it the political landscape or the world of sports, seldom have great names escaped missing the opportune moment or overlooking them. Whether it is missing intelligence reports on terror attacks or backing off from a deal that goes on to create millions, the world in retrospect can be a cruel one [...]
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3 Aug