The real test of leadership or the character of a leader emerges only when faced with challenges emanating from the unknown. In the last quarter of 2019, all of us looked forward to the advent of the year 2020, filled with great hope and enthusiasm, to arrest all the declining numbers in the economy, both…
In my personal analysis of leadership, anybody who is in pursuit of immortality of his skills and fame thereof is really nowhere close to being a “leader”. In the following short write-up, I will explain myself of what the opening lines mean or suggest. Politicians are not necessarily leaders; the exceptions in the history are…
Perhaps, never before in the last 72 years of our existence have we made our neighbour as happy as we have done in the last eight weeks. We gave Diwali and post Diwali presents to the Indians, who were first jubilant on the manner in which our current army Chief’s extension in service was publicly…
Those persons who by choice and design wish to remain distant, remote or withdrawn, from friends, colleagues, or even family are recognised as being aloof. The aloofness can also be induced by inherent shyness or it can be tactical move not to let any person intrude into personal space. Regardless of where it stems from,…
This subject attracts great amount of attention, particularly from the board, whenever any human resource (HR) related presentation is made. So much has been written upon the subject in fact, on these pages, I have also written more than once about loyalty at work place. So, what’s new? In the current day and age of…
Artificial Intelligence is not hypothetical it is real. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an area of the science relating to computers that focus on the development and creation of intelligent machines that are expected to work and react like humans. AI enabled computers are designed to include speech recognition, learning processes and planning. AI is awkwardly…
The mantra of anyone who claims for him/ herself the role of leader, ought to be “I have a dream”. The followers have to be assured that there is sun behind the clouds and that each cloud has a silver lining. No, wonder that Martin Luther King Jr had masses rallying around him, when he…
Perhaps in a dispassionate review of political history in particular and in history of mankind’s development in general, inclusive of corporate history, it can be concluded that it has actually been the quality of followership that has given and produced great leaders. No leader can claim to have achieved anything of value through his/ her…
Q) Thank you for giving us he time for this interview. Sir, can you please let us know about your professional background and how did it all began, in short? A) I started my career with BCCI, a bank that did not have a presence in Pakistan at that time. I remained with the Bank…
Imran Khan anybody and everybody who has a pencil or a key-board to hit upon a clean sheet/screen is offering you the most unsolicited advice on what to do; some go beyond to advice you on what you should not do! There is a Danish proverb, “don’t build to every man’s advice, for truly you…
