Doing business just to make money is like eating just to feed your hunger. Where’s the enjoyment in that?!!

“Nothing is more dangerous than an idea, when it’s the only one you have.” Émile Chartier. …especially if you also have the one desperate need to push that idea onto everyone else.

There is a fine line between passionately believing in a clear vision and engaging others towards the possibilities, and close-mindedly ramming one idea, one way down everyone’s throats.

Arguable, if you feel you have no choice but to …

In the same spirit of open sharing that is wikipedia, wikihow is about collecting the how-tos of the planet. What knowledge can you contribute today?

Good Business: Leadership, flow and the making of meaning. By Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. ISBN 0-340-73973-9.

Ever picked up a book you could not put down? One that spoke so startlingly clearly to you on every level that you wonder if the author’s been listening in on your thoughts without your knowledge? Such was this book to me.

This book really helped me clarify and consolidate my …

The Peter Principle states that “in a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.” Laurence J. Peter made it up in his book The Peter Principle in 1968.

If a person is good at his job, he will be promoted. Eventually, he will reach a position where he is no longer competent to do the job.

I have seen this happen in design studios where a …

What Is Your Life’s Work? Answer the big question about what really matters … and reawaken the passion for what you do. By Bill Jensen. ISBN 0-06-076687-5.

The bulk of this book is filled with personal letters written by everyday individuals to their loved ones, to pass on the lessons they have learnt from their experiences in life and work. Their clarity is both …

Absolute and utter originality.
Inventing something never-before seen.
R&D or something technical or scientific.
Fashion or trend-following.
Being difference for its own sake.
Making shallow, façade- or appearance-based changes.
The addition of minor or frivolous features.

I spotted a Deloitte ad at the airport recently. The headline said “steward AND strategist.” It immediately begged the question: Is this possible for a person to be both a steward (someone who runs the day-to-day of a company) and an innovative strategist (someone who envisages ground-breaking future directions for a company)?

I don’t believe so. The two roles demand two incompatible modes of thinking.

A steward is essentially there …

An egg is a versatile thing indeed. It can be used in an amazing variety of ways. Similarly, you too have egg-like versatile skills if you look deep enough.

We often lump our skills with our jobs or training – accountant, ballet teacher, homemaker.

Dig deeper and a ballet teacher’s skill set can encompass counselling, physiotherapy, personal training, nutrition advisor, organising people and venues, and bookkeeping. By recombining these skills …

Toothpaste + shaving foam = foaming toothpaste!