Me-too companies

The problem with me-too companies is that they lack the problem-solving capacity. Quality is not an objective. They exist to produce similar products and deliver unneeded services. They confuse customers. When problems arise, they do not deal and ignore the following key fact: How a company disintegrates tells us much about why it was structured […]

Speech is no longer free

The pyramids of power have tightened the grip on the power of speech around the world. Anyone with a contradicting point of view poses a danger to the public. The accusation is that they are disinforming the public. Silencing them is the quickest way. On mainstream media, the talking heads are in tandem with the […]

Healthy competition inspires innovation

When Google introduced Gmail and YouTube, they knew that their data storage system was not adequate. They had to figure out what to do about this situation. The head of the infrastructure group at that time was a man named Bill Coughran. Bill allowed two teams to work differently, one team to build on the […]

What determines the calibre of leadership in the business?

It starts with the leaders being humble enough to understand that they cannot move an inch in developing and advancing their organizations unless they develop themselves first by articulating and actioning their purpose. No one can flood the world from an empty cup. No one can be a leader and he or she is leaderless namely, […]

What does it need to be a politician?

A degree in political science might be helpful, but it does not give politicians the right experience to do the job. There is a must do class that allows all would be or existing politicians to stand from the crowd. It is an acting class. Why is it important? Performing drama, tragedy and action in one […]

Do not over persuade them

Whether in business or when having a causal conversation with someone, over persuasion belittles the value you are trying to add or create. Be bold, clear and quick to the point when you voice your ideas, insights and offerings, if yours are similar and correspond with theirs, the real conversation starts. If over doubters are […]

Action verbs matter for 2021.

No miracles will unfold in the new year unless you win the lottery. What you started in 2020 will continue its uptrend or downtrend trajectory in 2021. You will harvest what you planted. The coming 365 days are the continuation of the past 365 days. Rather than wishing and hoping a happy new year, use […]

Fear machines

With a quick glimpse at the news headlines, the most observable thing among most newspapers around the world is that they are fear based news. Fear is a built in feature. If you doubt me, please grab your phone, go to any newspaper website or app on your phone and check the rate of fear […]

Contradicting states of mind

Why do people fail to eliminate a heavily reinforced, deep rooted acquired belief, habit or a thought? Why do they fail to develop and sustain new desired habits? People forget that beliefs, habits, norms or thoughts took so long to materialize. Eliminating a deep rooted belief system does not happen overnight. It does not work […]

Definiteness matters

If someone says let us finish this project next year. When? Which month? In March, May or September. Not timing the start and the end of the project increases confusion and distresses people. It might take between 6 to 12 months to decide your application. This is very confusing. It would be better to say […]