Tag: Virtues

  • Does phenomenal rise invariably rings in pathetic fall in max. of 4 years?

    Does phenomenal rise invariably rings in pathetic fall in max. of 4 years?

    Indian iconic industrialist Ratan Tata retired at the age of 75 years from chairmanship of Tata group and appointed 46 years old Cyprus Mistry as his successor. This was indeed phenomenal rise of young Mistry. But recently, 4 years later, Cyprus Mistry has been sacked from chairmanship of the group for several reasons, one of…

  • Why likes of Trump would not only survive but always thrive

    Why likes of Trump would not only survive but always thrive

    Look at any country, company, community or family – difficult person or people always dominate and decent ones lie low. In a school classroom, naughty students are always noticeable and receive teachers’ most attention; but nice ones find themselves neglected. In just concluded US Presidential race, it is widely believed that both of main contenders…

  • Whom to listen and follow – your heart or head?

    Whom to listen and follow – your heart or head?

    Your spontaneous response probably would be – I should follow my heart! This is what you have heard, read or been told time and again by your role models, mentors, teachers or gurus, well known authors or leaders!! But, can you exactly pin point – this is the voice or thought from my heart and…

  • Can Real World ever be an Ideal World?

    Can Real World ever be an Ideal World?

    All of us dream of an ideal world! Can it ever become a reality? Or what we consider as ideal is only a dream, a piece of fiction or imagination? Is it that our definition of ideal world needs to undergo a change? These are valid and natural questions, which do come in the minds…

  • A miraculous quality – Focus, which is most misunderstood & misused!

    A miraculous quality – Focus, which is most misunderstood & misused!

    Most people understand what Focus is; but, misunderstand its meaning, power and use! If focus is correctly understood, we would become very different in our style and strength. Focus is one human quality, which has far reaching impact on our mind, body, soul, success, health and happiness!! All successful leaders to legends, businessmen to celebrities…

  • Why profit or power pushes you near God; but loss pulls you down near grave!

    Why profit or power pushes you near God; but loss pulls you down near grave!

    Is not it ironical that inherently all leadership laurels, saintly sermons, pious preaching and quotable quotes revolve around values, virtues and quality; yet our addiction and admiration for profit and power always reign supreme? If a CEO of a company takes fat salary and bonus, a promoter garners millions of dollars of fund in initial…

  • Money – the best Mask for most Maladies!

    A man is known to have good chunk of money and participates in a marathon race for the cause of blind people, he becomes master of Universe! “Blind worship of wealth” seems to be what today’s media tends to project! On the darker side, same man also runs a cast iron foundry shop, where he…

  • Why vices go viral; but virtues get stuck in spiral!

    Success after success is not what impresses people; but failure after success or success after failure does! No story makes sense to people unless it is sensational, emotional or for worst, sexual. Look at wardrobe malfunction of celebrities; it would go viral in no time and attract anywhere near million clicks. But a sane script…

  • Why Worst brings the Best in us!

    Turn the pages of history from yester years to yesterday, we would find that when individuals, families, communities or countries face the worst, they take the best foot forward! Take examples of Warren Buffet and Steve Jobs. They faced a number of setbacks during their career and emerged stronger every time. After World War II,…

  • Your Barriers mainly come from your Notions, Perceptions and Traits

    In Corporate and elsewhere, we always talk of barriers and the need to overcome these. But unfortunately, in none of the debates, discussions or development programs it is brought out what makes barriers to surface and how to manage those. The main source for barriers is your own Notions, Perceptions and Traits (NPT). Are you…