Have you heard about the doctor who performed a successful appendectomy on himself?
Well, this is the most famous appendectomy ever done and the man at the center of it all is no other than Leonid Ivanovich Rogozov. Continue reading The Doctor Who Cut His Own Infected Appendix
Davila et al in their book ‘Making innovation work’, argue that the essential prerequisites to creativity, change, and innovation include the ability to exert strong leadership with regards to innovation strategy and portfolio decisions. Continue reading Prerequisites to Creativity at Work Place
We all get headaches from time to time, no big deal, but all headaches are not the same. Some are considered primary or ‘usual’ while some are very dangerous. These type of headaches point to something sinister and therefore cannot be ignored, they are ominous. Let’s discuss four of these. Continue reading Four Headaches That Can Kill You!
NOKIA the once powerful telecoms company had been acquired by Microsoft, but it was the last speech of the Nokia CEO that made me wonder. Tearfully he ended his speech by saying “we didn’t do anything wrong, but somehow, we lost”. Upon saying that, all his management team, himself included, teared sadly ‘. Continue reading Creativity at Workplace
In today’s global village, cultural diversity is the biggest challenge to effective leadership and there is enough consensus in leadership literature that ‘conflict based on cultural differences in global organizations is the most challenging aspect of a global leader’s portfolio’. Continue reading The Challenge of Cultural Diversity in Business Today
Believe it or not, there is a science to how relationships break up. If you have ever had a relationship gone sour either with a lover, friend or colleague at work; you might want to give attention to these steps and see if you can still climb your way back to a having a healthy relationship with that person. Continue reading The Psychology of Relationship Breakdowns – 4 Steps
Many years ago I attended a conference that was focused on how to empower myself on helping men having sex with men (MSM) within the context of sexually transmitted diseases. However, what struck me was a statement made by the speaker that ‘men and women have more anal sex than homosexuals do so it would be a mistake to limit issues surrounding anal sex to just the confines of homosexuality’. He is probably right and the rise of Anal Cancer in both men and woman is proof of this. Continue reading Anal Sex and Anal Cancer
Many years ago, I had the privilege of leading an outstanding organization. We were not just workers, we were friends. We had found a way to get our work done quickly and even help colleagues lagging behind so that we could all close early for the day. Continue reading Those Who Always Oppose CHANGE at Work.
Recently, I listened to a motivational speaker who boastfully declared that he slept for only four to five hours every day. He didn’t stop at that, he suggested that we all should cut down our hours of sleep to match his. He eloquently ‘calculated’ that if we sleep for the recommended seven to eight hours every night, by the time we are seventy years old, we would have slept for ‘about 18 years’- ‘imagine what you could do with the extra 18 years, he asked’ The crowd roared and the man exited the stage. That message was so inspirational, I could feel the energy in the room, but boy, the man is so wrong! Continue reading Sleep is What You Need!
It was just like any other house in the neighborhood but for the couple that lived in it. At least twice a month, the kids in the neighborhood and many adults too, would gather round this house peeping through the windows in order to catch a glimpse of the action. The motion was predictable. The couple would get into an argument and a fight would result. Then the man rants loudly making threats like ‘‘I will kill you’, ‘useless woman’, ‘just let me get up and see’. However, every single time, it was the woman that gave the man a beating. She would beat him and then sit on him until the neighbors would beg her to let him go. Continue reading Intimate partner and sexual violence