The week saw a dear colleague suffer a loss - a sibling passed away suddenly. Disbelief, grief, anger - all the reactions that death triggers were on display. As always, when you meet Death, you have to pause. This is true every single time. And this post arises out of that pause. For Death makes…
Leading – the Tao Te Ching way!
It's always beneficial to have our own personal, trusted coach to advice us on our performance anyday. How nice it would be if that trusted leader helped us understand how good a leader we are? Here's the Tao Te Ching doing just that - the following two paragraphs are reproduced from Guy Leekley's lovely translation…
The Guest House
Rumi's "The Guest House" - come partake of infinite wisdom...
My Meditations on metaphors for life – is it a race track, a battleground or a walk in the wild?
Its a New Year today - the Tamil New Year - so let me begin with wishes to everyone. New Years are always beginnings, and often us perspectives with which to see the world - and here are three that I have come to understand are popular: 1. Life is a race track and we…