Pursuing Good Business Leadership

Imagine, right now, that you are attached to a lie-detector and you are asked, “Are you a good business leader?” How would you answer?    If … Read more

How do you view change?

Change is an integral part of life. So much so that we are often completely unaware of it. We simply wake up one day to … Read more

Nothing to Lose and Everything to Gain!

“Mine!” “No! Mine!” How often have you seen that scenario play out? I certainly found it a recurring theme over the holidays as I watched … Read more

Busting Bureaucracy by Eliminating Hierarchy

Rather ironically, hours after posting my blog last week (Cats, Caterpillars and Business), I received reinforcing information that substantiated all my points. And from no … Read more

When will we learn?

When will we learn, or, as Bob Dylan put it, “When will we ever learn?” That is the question I found myself pondering after reading … Read more

If “No Man is an Island”, then “Every Individual Matters!”

As a human being you cannot survive on your own. It doesn’t matter how capable or self-sufficient you consider yourself to be, it is practically … Read more

No Mas! It’s Time to Make a Stand!

You could count all the words of Spanish I know on one hand, but “No Mas!” is a phrase I remember well (thanks to an … Read more

Truth, Trust & True Leadership

“At any level of management, you took the job knowing that the role put you in charge and on the hot seat for every success … Read more

Customer Experience: Golden Rule or Platinum

For some time now, I have been aware of the Platinum Rule. I have, however, remained sceptical and largely ignored it. After all, the Golden … Read more

A Better Way than Worker Cooperatives and ESOPs

And that is not all. You might even go so far as to say that, rather than espousing the “socialist” label so often associated with worker cooperatives, the ‘Every Individual Matters’ model takes the capitalist imperative to a new level and extends all the benefits of the capitalist model to your employees. It recognises and rewards the investment of both investors and employees, and ensures they work together to reap the rewards of their mutual contributions in a more effective, more productive and less wasteful system.