"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." — Margaret Mead Over the past few weeks, billions watched students take to the streets of New Delhi demanding education reforms after repeated examination controversies. Whatever your political views, one thing stood out. A generation that's often dismissed as distracted or glued to their phones managed to organize one of the largest student-led

“Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.” — Groucho Marx Bella has never read a leadership book. She has never attended a workshop on psychological safety or workplace dynamics. Yet, she has taught me some of the most useful lessons I know about trust and leadership. Bella is my dog. As she's grown older, I'm becoming more aware of the fact that she has a mind of her own. There are days when she listens to everything I say. And t

“The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.” — Terry Pratchett A few years ago, one of my executive leaders announced: 'Speed is essential. Faster is better.' More meetings. More updates. More Slack messages. More check-ins. 'Churn out more. More is better.' As a manager, I thought my job was to keep things moving. Fast. Forward. Never stopping. Then I started noticing something strange - The bus