After 25 years of conducting face-to-face leadership training, one day I was introspecting on the new buzzword ‘Adaptive Leadership’. So I asked myself, “Am I an adaptive leader? With all the technological advances, am I hiding behind face-to-face training because it is in my comfort zone?” So what are the issues that businesses are faced [...]
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Stress – A leadership non-essential
June 18th, 2010 
Pramila Mathew The morning of June 12th 2010 started off uneventfully. I had not seen my dad for over a month and I waited in anticipation as I wanted to share some really exciting things with him. The day was not going fast enough for me. Suddenly the quiet was interrupted by the harsh ring of the [...]
It’s A Wonderful Life
July 13th, 2009 Pramila Mathew I recently watched an Oscar nominated 1946 English classic, “It’s a Wonderful Life” , by Frank Capra and starring James Stewart and Donna Reed. The story is set shortly after WW – II, and is about a deeply depressed but good man who gains the attention of his guardian angel. The movie, loosely based on [...]
‘The Night is Darkest Before Dawn’
June 8th, 2009 Pramila Mathew The Obamas’ struggle to achieve victory A new book called Renegade recounts US President Barrack Obama’s unlikely run for the presidency. An article relating to this book in the Times of India newspaper (dated June 8, 2009) recounts a particularly tense period in the personal lives of the Obamas during the year 2000. The Obamas’ [...]
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Tags: achievement, commitment, persistance, success, vision 
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February 15th, 2009 Pramila Mathew The Road to Success There are numerous values that are essential to achieving success. Over the next few months I will be addressing these values and asking some tough and controversial questions. These values are the focus in our soft skills training programs. The first value is Character. What is Character? This question is powerfully [...]
