What can Leaders Learn from the “Introduction of the Icelandverse”

There has been a lot of talk about Facebook’s rebrand as Meta and introduction of Metaverse. So, I will not add to that discussion. However, I do want to talk about what Iceland tourism department has done with the same. In their most recent advertisement, they have spoofed Mark’s vision of the Metaverse and introduced what they called Icelandverse. Before I can go on any further, I highly recommend that you watch this commercial here. Whether you are amused, angry or irreverent to this attempt by the Iceland tourism, as leaders, there are a few things that we can learn […]

How to Get Better at Dealing with Change

We live in an age where we see accelerating change all around us. Large, extremely successful businesses go bankrupt in a matter of years, if not quarters; companies with billion dollar evaluations are born in the matter of years; as consumers, there is something new that is becoming a rage almost every week. Change is all around us. Whether we like it or not, we will have to deal with change – in our personal lives as well as in our professional lives. The question then is the following: Do we embrace change and benefit from it or resist change […]

As Leaders, We all Should Follow Rule No. 6

In his book, “The Art of Possibility“, Ben Zanders offers pearls of wisdom. One of the most important piece of wisdom that we can learn from the book is what he refers to as “Rule No: 6”.   If as leaders, we follow this rule, we could potentially make less mistakes and learn much more from the one’s that we do make; If as parents, we followed this rule, we create the possibility of a long, well nurtured and meaningful relationship with our children; If as spouse, we followed this rule. we can create the possibility of a much more deeper and […]