Came across Mark Twain’s line again today - “A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.” And I smiled. Because isn’t that true for all of us? In theory, we should be learning from others’ mistakes. In reality, some lessons just refuse to sink in until we’ve lived them, scratched, surprised and all. As leaders, we read, we listen, we observe, yet every now and then, we still end up holding the cat by the tail. That’s how growth works. I

Running keeps teaching me a simple truth: The bigger risk isn’t moving forward, it’s standing still. Comfort is tempting. Repeating yesterday feels safe. But growth - whether in running, leadership, or life, lives on the skinny branch. Yes, it wobbles. Yes, it feels risky. But that’s exactly where the fruit is. As leaders, our role isn’t to guard the status quo, it’s to shake it up. To stretch ourselves, our teams, and our businesses. Because the day we stop innovating is th

There is a popular word " anti-fragile " which is catching a lot of attention these days. In recent global business summit also, along...