by Ram V. Iyer
‘Book smart’ people approach life intellectually, and seek solutions through books, webinars, courses, and intense analysis. If you’re an overly ‘book smart’ person, this approach will often fail because reality is complex and dynamic, and involves people who are...
by Ram V. Iyer
One day at a school in Queens, the most ethnically diverse borough of New York City, a teacher said to a class of 5-year-olds, “I’ll give $10 to the child who can tell me who was the most famous man who ever lived.” An Irish boy put his hand...
by Ram V. Iyer
We’re constantly bombarded with perspectives, opinions and advice – some from experts, but mostly from people with opinions – they have something to say about everything! Do you listen to all of them… and end up making poor choices? We humans are a funny lot. We...
by Ram V. Iyer
You obviously need focus to concentrate your efforts on what you value highly, BUT… if you do not follow the focus with intentional decisions and actions (aligned with your focus), you will never achieve your goals. Focus alone is not enough. Being intentional...
by Ram V. Iyer
have dreams and goals but not a written plan for achieving them (we just want outcomes). A plan details actions and also changes to yourself/your organization to become capable/worthy of achieving the goals. But, how will you change if you don’t know what to...
