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Top of the chart - Leadership virtue !

Leadership is one favorite topic that countless books , videos and content has been curated ! While each one of us would have our own viewpoint about the top  attribute of a great leader, but interesting thing I can guess is that majority of us would have different top leadership virtue to list. I don't have ready data to prove this hypothesis, but have decent confidence on this. One of the reason is  this is because even my top leadership virtue has been changing as time has gone by in my working career.  My latest pick for top of the chart leadership virtue is "Public Oratory Skills". Reason this particular one grabbed my attention is because of the one single event that recently happened in our country that captured mind and space of every Indian. Yes, I'm talking about General Elections and the fierce fight between political parties was truly a spectacle. Now all that is normal but difference this year was Narendra Modi. I was fascinated by the speeches he gav

Power of Mind

What is common behind "X-Men Days of the Future Past" , Matrix", "Avatar" and numerous Hollywood flicks. They all have fascination with "Power of Mind". Numerous story lines have got etched into Hollywood hall of fame by just twisting the context and goals. Question is - is mind going to be so powerful ever that it can transport you to totally different worlds ? Sometimes the world is made of other layers created by other minds. Sometimes world is made of past events. Sometimes world is made of bits and bytes created by computing systems. As we have seen in the past, quest for humans in terms of next innovation does seem to influence kind of film-making. So is harvesting the power of mind going to be the next big playground where future scientists are going to try their luck ? Idea of creating the world with your mind may seem fascinating to some and delirious to others. As much as crazy it sounds, but it does seem to be catching attention. H