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The arrival of COVID-19 has certainly brought the known world order to its knees. While our global communities are largely confined to home quarantines, our global economies are paralyzed in their value streams. The situation is so unprecedented that one question seems to be on everyone’s lips: “What is going to happen following the pandemic?” Continue reading the original article here on Forbes.
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A human being is a wonderous thing. Everything one ever seeks for is hidden in ones’ bodily experiences and yet, the ‘veils’ in front of eyes and the ‘clouds’ over the mind prevents one from reading the deep knowledge within. While one becomes preoccupied with perceptions, assumptions, worldly schemes and desires during stages of development, momentary suffering rises inside and over time, aim to an unknown destination starts to gain value over the life journey itself. Continue reading the original article here on Forbes.
In the current context of life, we all face trauma, adversity and stress. If you are a person who has experienced some level of challenging life circumstances throughout your journey, you may be better prepared to meet the current world order in your own terms. This is because people, who face unexpected and significant turbulences earlier in their years – especially as children, tend to grow capacity to be autonomous and independent and seek out new experiences. Continue reading the original article here on Forbes.
“A character is the willingness to accept responsibility for one’s own life and is the source from which self-respect springs,” wrote Joan Didion. “Self-respect is a discipline, a habit of mind that can never be faked but can be developed, trained, coaxed forth.” Further, “To have that sense of one’s intrinsic worth which constitutes self-respect is potentially to have everything: the ability to discriminate, to love and to remain indifferent.” Continue reading the original article here on Forbes.
There are human beings who are joyful, tolerant, friendly, understanding inside our workplaces. They assume no ill intent and meet everyone on equal terms. There are human beings, who work and often at the same time raise children, some take care of their elderly and travel around the world like a light summer breeze… These people as Whitman would say look as if they can “reach forth into the actual world of questions and events, open-minded, sympathetic, frank, natural, good-natured…” Continue reading the original article here on Forbes.
Leadership has become one of those buzzwords everyone uses all the time and a cliché that doesn’t always spark curiosity or interest. When faced with a true leader, however, one quickly notices there is nothing boring or cliché about the individual; if anything, there is a deep well of wisdom and charisma that sparks interest, attention and a desire to grow from within. Continue reading the original article here on Forbes.
Three weeks ago, the World Economic Forum held its 50th annual meeting, with the theme of “Stakeholders for a Cohesive and Sustainable World.” Across a variety of sittings, the Forum focused on renewing the concept of stakeholder capitalism, community engagement and platform capabilities to support global, regional and national initiatives that can possibly generate a positive impact for all stakeholders. At the same time, the Forum announced its wish to rejuvenate the Davos Manifesto to re-imagine its purpose and a clear scorecard for companies and governments. Continue reading the original article here on Forbes.
Where a growing circle of business leaders comes to share, learn, and inspire organizations to put people first
