Be Persistent

If you want to change yourself, you might be able to do it within 5 minutes. But if you want to change an organization change needs time. Even when you are the CEO, change doesn’t happen because you announced it on a big meeting. But If you push towards change, If you don’t give up, [...]

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Possibly the Most Important Skill for Managers, Coaches, Teachers and Parents

I am writing this during a chess tournament for kids and I just talked to a mother, which triggered this post. When her son made a mistake which resulted in loss of his queen and as a result loss of the game she said: “I better don’t talk to him. I’d only scold him for [...]

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My Study Technique

A couple of days ago my wife asked me: “How do you learn.” She is really great at this kind of question, which doesn’t seem to have an answer. At least I had no idea how I actually was learning. But my impression is that I am learning reasonably well. On the other hand, learning [...]

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