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 […]
Have you ever asked yourself why armies are vastly cooperative groups? Why are religious groups so coherent? Why are gangs so well organized? The answer lies in the beliefs and ideologies that people share. Ideological beliefs (i.e., culture) are what reduce conflicts of interests among the same group of individuals. The more you share the […]
Bad design and a weak foundation are the contributing factors to the collapse of any building. In these cases, certainly, the architects and the civil engineers are at fault, not the workers who build the building. Even a well-designed building will not stand on a bad foundation. The engineers’ top priority is to ensure the […]
In chessboard, the army moves to capture the opponent’s pieces. When the opponent’s king is checkmated, the game is over. The ranks from the lowest to the highest in the army die to protect the king. This contradicts the rules of true leadership where the king, namely the leader should frontline the battle and strive to face […]
The first seeks to maximize the positive impacts for people through solving the problems facing them. The other maximizes profits by ignoring or creating problems. The first one is genuinely empowering people, and the other one is negatively impacting them. Which one is your business?
It is difficult for any army to wage and win a war by attacking the enemy at all fronts. This is impossible logistically and strategically. Similarly, how many marketing fronts are needed to market the business and win customers? How many social media channels? Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram or YouTube, etc. Most businesses are stationed […]
Ditching the managerial brain by replacing the outdated business theories and practices has become very necessary. Managers must understand that effecting this change would be pointless without using the sound model of leadership. The purposeful and humane approaches of leadership. The old-fashioned managerial brain cannot survive in the future irrespective of the new changes post […]
Nelson Mandela, a symbol of the struggle against apartheid in South Africa has been a source of inspiration (not motivation) for people around the globe. Mandela did not write fluffy statements and announce aspirational slogans about the importance of campaigning against the apartheid; he spent 27 years in jail as a political prisoner for that […]
In a world which is governed by fear, leadership matters. In a world in which fear becomes the content in mainstream newspapers, media and social media, leadership matters.
Closely monitoring the synergy between the purpose of the business and its final impact. This is the central task of leaders, namely Chief Purpose Officers, CPOs.
