Stephen Covey, a famous American educator, author and keynote speaker wrote a highly popular book that sold more than 25 million copies since it was published in 1989 titled “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People”. In the book the…
The Roman Republic passed a law forbidding any General and his army from crossing the Rubicon, a small river in northern Italy, which formed a natural border that defined the frontier boundary of the country. Upon reaching the Rubicon, the army would have to…
The legend of the Gordian Knot is attributed to Alexander the Great who in the year 333 BC, while in the process of concurring Asia, reached Gordium, the capital of Phrygia. Previously, Phygria’s leader, King Gordius, had tied an intricate…
Scientists placed 5 monkeys in a cage and hung a bunch of bananas from the ceiling. Positioned underneath the bananas was a ladder. The alpha monkey, seeing the bananas, immediately climbed the ladder to fetch the bananas which triggered the…
Truly successful companies have the ability, as a team, to handle disagreements during a debate and then reach a consensus at the conclusion of the discussion. Scott McNealy, the visionary CEO and cofounder of the computer technology company Sun Microsystems…
This old fable talks about a person who walks by a worksite and observes 3 workers moving boulders. The person stops and questions each of the workers for an understanding of what they are doing. The first worker replies that…
When eating breakfast the chicken contributes an egg whereas the pig is fully committed with the bacon! This is all about contribution versus commitment. Prior to making a decision to embark on a new path in your life, an individual…
“When eating an elephant take one bite at a time” – General Creighton Williams Abrams Jr. US Army. During the initial few years in the life of a startup, when resources are limited, facing a large task is a major challenge….