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Just as many of us have been subjected to senseless deprivations when science was wringing hands trying to make sense of a stupid primitive bug, few did suspect that something sinister was afoot as across democracies and autocracies similar actions were taken against their populace and their business. Not large or state-owned businesses though. Conspiracy theories aside, let’s just look at the economics to see who has benefited from the carnage. You would not find immediate benefactors as they have wisely distilled their presence, guiding the fake press to throw light elsewhere. Human mental health has been stretched taut these days, so no wonder, we may yet to see a wave of suicides that may catch up before they engineer the second wave. Not all will come out lucky and unscathed though this time.

Even when we are aware that we have to get up and do something about our dormant and unhealthy lifestyle, few actually do that. It does take an incredible effort to pull yourself up to your feet and make the first step because all around you pulls you back to embrace the law of gravity. Is it worth the fight? Is self-worth worth the fight? Maybe identifying a source of energy and inspiration could be a good start to make that internal strife less painful and daunting? Just a small step to help yourself get a boost to retain your ‘bigger’ self.

As you never know its limits. Getting the max mileage out of it may not be worth the effort as once you realize that and look back to confirm, you will already be beyond the point of redeeming your miles.

Finally HR heads get a facelift after causing internal hemorrhage to companies for ever, yet their inability to find best workers still remains legendary, so no surprise that only AI solutions will be able to address that at a time when most humans won’t be needed. Does it always have to be so painstakingly stupid?

Indeed our belief system undergoes deep change and transformation with time. Problem is what conclusions if draw from this, if any. Once we mature and acquire life experience, our filtering system gets clogged with information poisoning and diversion. Few are able to align their insights with their experiences to chart the right course for themselves. Even fewer care about doing anything about it. Once we inherit some beliefs, acquire other from our surroundings, accept some as we go, we rarely audit what in fact we have amassed during our life time. Should we do that spring cleaning once in a while?

We love having multiple choices that gives us an illusion of control. We rarely stop and think of their quality just because we are too busy enjoying that choice. Although we should because sooner or later we will have to deal with the aftermath of our choice. We may not like to be faced with where it got us.

Not all of us strive to become badder and meaner just because we feel mounting pressure on us to deliver or outperform our competitors. Most just do handwringing and carry on at their usual pace. Yet those of us who seriously consider raised competition level begin to consider options to keep us in the game. Problem is we still regard those options from the viewpoint of how much we need to sweat to deploy them. That’s how motivation clashes with competition and robs us of a chance of staying in the game. But we learn it all in hindsight anyhow.

People entertain all kinds of belief systems that help them keep it together. Problem with high IQ people is that they don’t part with their own misconceptions and fallacies that easily. Working hard to disprove something may not be the best option. Showing shortcuts and lifehacks that help get the message across seem like a good approach. We all are captives of our own intellectual fortress. Knowing when to let go is worth a lot.

It is logical to assume that people shift gears dramatically once they embrace success and shed their older beliefs that propelled them to where they are now. To stay relevant in top management positions one has to embrace a complicated world of subtle and not so communication messaging. Because it is no longer a mantra of success but the one of survival - to stay in the game or rotate out after initial success. We are not talking about corporate dinosaurs who have spent decades in expensive leather chairs. It is mostly about those who endured first five years in a position of power and still debate how to perfect their belief system to ensure their corporate virility.

You don’t have to win trust of the crowd, winning one leader over is a battle won. Working with premium human material is rewarding. Gaining insights and confidence helps you progress to levels never imagined before. But trust has become a strange commodity these days when everyone demands trust to be able to manipulate you. Looks like good old trust is gone because numbers of suckers are also dwindling. The industry of trust and integrity sounds more like a hollow barrel, winning only weak acknowledgement of weary crowds. So focus on building your personal trust without any precondition. In this post truth age trusting anyone can only take you down, so beginning with trusting yourself is a healthy start.

To break through to someone who is close enough to unleash their potential mercifully has to do with time. The time period does not exceed half a year and allows us to sow seeds among a lot of people who are somewhat mature to embrace new reality. One by one they come back to revisit older plans and map out their steps. Thankfully, their wisdom helps along and bravery is re-discovered.

One of the advantages of younger leaders to have both reputation and experience before they brace themselves for a quantum leap: you can’t be too old and you can’t be too young - all you’ve got to have is both. The opportunity window is the right size for those who have an unfettered mind, but also have made a good career without sacrificing your instincts. Few do, but the ones that do make things happen against all the odds. We have been lucky to get their ear and attention. But only now we realize how lucky we are. We have learned to see these leaders with all their convictions and withering arrogance. And their humility is the right key to open that door.

We notice that our health is failing us when we blame food, drugs and the world around us. Truth be told, the culprit is stress which changes like a virus and gets stronger thus affecting our psyche and well-being. It is trickier as to counter it we need to amass expensive resource both in-house and outside help which far outweigh our financial capabilities. Some prefer to sink in silence, some seek answers that take years to discover. The world suddenly has become too complex and not affordable. How soon will our resources be replenished to be faced with grim reality that we no longer can afford living like that?

Although it takes a long time to work the case and people who agree to partake in the process, what could be gleaned as a result still is gratifying: many insights and opinions gained help shape our approach better next time. However, each case is unique and unpredictable in the way people involved decide to help shape it. It is almost as if we have to work from the ground up each individual time and the gained experience from other cases even gets in the way. I can see why a lot of people give up working on such cases because it is daring and challenging to manage it from a human and professional perspectives with the outcome being unpredictable. Yet the ones who solve cases definitely move up a notch in their ability to identify shortcuts needed to identify moving pieces and quickly turn them around and complete the picture. Too bad they are stopped rather prematurely but that decision is not ours. In this particular Case we had to stop because we may have uncovered the axis of evil which were a cornerstone at the same time. Good to know when it is the right time to stop. Some feel like digging further, but they just got carried away. It is all just sand in the end.)))

Whilst working on specific business cases provides a boon to those who have the right experience, making results known to stakeholders is strewn with multiple challenges. Only a handful of key decision makers can solemnly acknowledge the outcome, but making the outcome known to a wider group still presents an insurmountable challenge. However, this could be seen as a valid reason to keep findings compact and tailored to the wisdom of the powers that be. In the end they are the ones to decide how important and relevant those findings are. Yet the Case Study stumbles over this particular hurdle and loses its value of being a case study after all.