INNOVATION STRATEGIES
Whoever believes that innovation comes easily is either a creative genius or has been living in a vacuum – one in which every idea is the first great idea of its kind!
HUMAN RESOURCES
Much has been said about the traditional roles of HR like executive, audit, facilitator, services and consultant roles that have mostly been about managing
LEADERSHIP MANTRA
In a fascinating book co-authored by Amy Wallace and Ed Catmull titled ‘Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That
LISTENING SKILLS
When it comes to improving our communication skills, many of us have a tendency to focus mostly on speaking well and getting
INTERNET OF THINGS
Well upon us is the Fourth Industrial Revolution (or Industry 4.0) of which the Internet of Things (IoT) or machine-to-machine (M2M) communication
LEVEL 5 LEADERSHIP
In 1971, when an apprehensive board named Darwin E. Smith as the CEO of Kimberly-Clark – a failing old paper company whose
EDUCATING SRI LANKA
University ragging is appalling. In Sri Lanka, the methods used verge on sadism and reveal a psychotic nature in some of our undergraduates. Undergraduates
STUDENT MOTIVATION
What exerts the greatest influence on learners and makes a difference when we teach children? Feedback is the teacher’s individual
SOCIAL MEDIA ROI
Social media! Has it become an annoying buzzword at which to swat? No? Then maybe it’s not practised extensively at your
CONNECTED WORLD
How do you deliver content to your audience on the right platforms at the right time? Picture this: you’re trying to share a video with a couple of friends to
STRESS MANAGEMENT
Life is a balancing act of continuous ‘go and do’ until the body gradually rebels with musculoskeletal pain, an
THE WORKPLACE
The rate of change as defined by Moore’s law has now taken over all facets of life. It is being driven by a variety of factors such as technology, commoditisation,
CONNECTED WORLD
As crowdsourcing goes mainstream in the marketing world, there’s been a growing debate about its usefulness over traditional methods of problem
SOCIAL MEDIA INTERACTION
Apparently social media is where it’s all at. What ‘all that’ is however, is the question. Another
THE WORKPLACE
The concept of employee engagement is now over two decades old. The manager was identified as its most important driver at the time and this
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
Picture this scenario… As the manager of your team, you ask an employee to carry out some
CONNECTED WORLD
Bill Gates once described the internet as the “town square for the global village of tomorrow.” It’s a town square that supports a rich diversity of shops and
MIND POWER
According to Lord Buddha’s dharma, “all that we are is the result of all that we have thought.” And American psychologist William James once narrated
LEADERSHIP CONUNDRUMS
Opening one of her witty commentaries on corporate leadership headlined ‘Why we prefer nasty bosses to be
EDUCATING SRI LANKA
With the advent of mobile phones and social media, my own reaction has been cautious. In fact, it’s been rather ambivalent. I did not
