Working from home isn't working anymore — “Not being able to get together in person is a pure negative.” — Reed Hastings After allowing their employees to work from home for the last year, CEOs are asking their employees to show up to the office after Labor Day. Many CEOs have one message to their employees: Enough. …

Should CEOs publicly endorse candidates or political issues? — What do Disney, Apple, and IBM have in common? All these companies are pausing all advertising on X, formerly known as Twitter, following antisemitic posts from Elon Musk. Let me talk about one of Musk's tweets, and you will judge what Elon Musk described as his "dumbest" social media post…

5 Things organized people do that you (Probably) don’t do — Modern life is full of time thieves. Once I realized that if I didn’t manage my time, people would steal it from me minute by minute, my life changed. My old me used to allow interruptions from my phone, coworkers, emails, and others to steal my focus and rob my…

Job unhappiness is at a staggering all-time high. — Americans are unhappy. They are miserable at work, and they are struggling at home. Employees are more stressed than ever. Gallup, in its latest State of the Global Workplace, found out that along with dissatisfaction, employees are experiencing staggering rates of both disengagement and unhappiness. This unhappiness caused more than…

If there's anything more appealing than a campus, it's working from bed. — Almost half a century ago, most employees dreamt of a cubicle. Today, nobody wants to go to work at an office. Who should you blame? Before you blame anyone, let me talk about what's happening. Companies are struggling to lure employees to the office, so a new trend is appearing…

5 psychological tips to make people respect you instantly — 48 Laws of Power is a book that every person breathing air in the world should read. The book doesn't talk about power as much as it talks about human behavior, psychology, history, sociology, and leadership. I acknowledge that the book could be amoral, and its content should be cautiously…

I tried all these tips, and I'm 10X better than I used to be. — A couple of years ago, I was having a conversation with my director at work, who made a statement about this brilliant neuroscientist named Dr. Andrew Huberman. My director promised that if I listened to Dr. Huberman, I could improve my performance at work within 4 weeks. I took that…

4 steps to read "hard" books — One of the first books I read after high school was The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene, published in 1998. It wasn't easy, but it was one of the best books ever. The book offers insights into the nature of power, influence, and human behavior. The book served…

Kobe Bryant carefully created the "Black Mamba" persona to get in the flow. — The first time my manager asked me to give a presentation in front of a crowd, I couldn't do it. My palms were sweaty, and my eyes got blurry. I couldn't hear anything he told me after the word presentation. A voice in my head convinced me in a fraction…