Here is a YouTube video I came across while browsing the internet. I found it informative and interesting. Hence would like to share it with you all here in my blog.

In his quarter century of working in Silicon Valley at such companies as Apple, @Home, and Google, CMC Alum Jonathan Rosenberg has had ample opportunity to watch successful people in action. He will share his observations on what makes great people tick and draw conclusions on how a liberal arts education can arm the next generation of leaders. His talk will include a set of "rules" that promise to be excellent preparation for any student who plan at some point to enter the real world.

‘Be a leader’, ‘Hone your leadership skills’ etc are common jargons we hear in our day to day lives. It might not be a surprising fact for most of us that it is one of the hot selling topics in today’s world. It is the central theme of most of the self-help books and courses out there in the market. Again, I won’t be wrong to assume that all of us at some point or the other in our lives have made use of one of those books or courses. But have you ever asked yourself the question - ‘Who is a leader?’ 

Today I decided to ask myself the question. After musing over this for a long time, I came up with the following:-

A true leader should be someone who is capable of leading his team differently, as per the situation warrants. The first situation is when everything is going fine and the team is inching towards victory without major troubles. The true leader should then be ready to play the second fiddle to his teammates. He should let his teammates’ march ahead and let them collect the credits for their hard work.

The second situation is when things are not happening as per the plan and the team is facing hardships and is finding it difficult to advance towards its goal. The true leader should then lead the team from the front, guiding the teammates with expertise and skills, making use of his or her rich experience. 

How many of the so-called-leaders-of-today fit this description? Does today’s management education help bring to life the true-leader lying dormant within us? Are there room for improvement? Let us contemplate this thought and aim at becoming the true leaders of tomorrow…

Following is the 30 second Speech by Bryan Dyson (CEO of Coca Cola, USA)

This is really apt for today's corporate life where 'Work-Life Balance' is (almost) non-existent.

Footnote: I know, upon speaking to many companies, that many of them are now starting to worry about 'Work-Life Balance'. Recently I spoke to a company's (one of the world's biggest consulting companies) top management, who told me that they have now incentive structures in place to prevent their employees from working over weekends. It was amazing to hear about it.

Today I will delete
from my diary two days:
yesterday and tomorrow.

Yesterday was to learn and
tomorrow will be the consequence
of what I can do today.

Today I will face life
with the conviction that
this day will not ever return.

Today is the last opportunity I have to live intensely;
as no one can assure me that
I will see tomorrow's sunrise.


Today I will be brave enough
not to let any opportunity pass me by,
my only alternative is to succeed.

Today I will invest my most valuable resource: my time,
in the most transcendental work: my life;

I will spend each minute passionately
to make of today
a different and unique day in my life.

Today I will defy
every obstacle that appears on my way
trusting I will succeed.


Today I will resist pessimism
and will conquer the world with a smile,
with the positive attitude of expecting always the best.

Today I will make of every ordinary task
 a sublime expression,

Today I will have my feet on the ground
 understanding reality and the stars' gaze to invent my future.

Today I will take the time
 to be happy and will leave my footprints and my presence
in the hearts of others.

KEEP SMILING
Have a good day and a better one tomorrow!