Thriving in the age of Exponential Transformation
I recently attended two sessions that changed my perspective on life. One was a discussion where Eric Schmidt mentioned his close friend, Henry Kissinger, who is known for being a brilliant statesman and initiating China’s unprecedented growth over the past five decades. At the age of 100 on his death bed, Kissinger completed the manuscript… Continue reading Live an impactful life and leave a meaningful legacy!
In our rapidly evolving world, leadership is shifting from traditional models to adaptive styles, which necessitates being ambidextrous in handling the following seven key tensions, as Jennifer Jordan and Michael Wade describe in this HBR Article: Expert vs. Learner: Traditional leaders rely on their expertise, while emerging leaders are open to learning from others. Tim… Continue reading Ambidexterity – a key to effective leadership for exponential age!
I met my 25 year younger self and lived the golden years of college once again this weekend as I attended the NED Alumni Association’s annual convention in Chicago. Being an NEDian is not just about earning a badge of honor to be called an alum of Pakistan’s premier Engineering college, it is the emblem… Continue reading Secret to health, happiness and wealth!
We are living in an age of exponential technological progress which is happening at a pace unprecedented throughout the history of mankind. This progress is teansforming every endeavor of human activity and all industries. New business models and value propositions are disrupting decades old ways of doing business. Human experiences are also being drastically transformed… Continue reading Staying relevant in the age of Exponential Transformation
As I thought about who has had the most profound impact on my life, the one and the only person that came to my mind, is Ammi, my mother. Without her presence in my life as a guide, I would surely not be who I am today! On this Mother's day, I thought to share… Continue reading To the best leadership coach, my mom!
As we traverse through our lives, moving from college to first full-time job or grad school and then professional lives, or pursue entrepreneurial ambitions to build something new and scale it, we continue to take inspiration from those highly successful individuals that have 'made it' - achieved what we are aspiring to. The definition of… Continue reading TO SUCCEED IN LIFE, BUILD THESE SKILLS…
I was recently invited by OPEN Silicon Valley to host online workshops around Design Thinking for the community. During the COVID-19 quarantine, I thought this would provide a way for many individuals to spend some time learning something useful. Here are the recordings of the Five-part webinar series that I hosted for a global audience.… Continue reading Webinar series on “Transforming an idea into a business with Design Thinking”
We are living in the best time the world has ever seen...
As I was beginning to write this blog, I was considering to use the title Brain re-wired, as that is exactly what I experienced last week at Singularity University Global Summit 2019. If you don’t yet know about Singularity University, it is time you must. Peter Diamandis and Ray Kurzweil founded this amazing institution a… Continue reading I have seen the future, it is mind-blowing, abundant & scary. And I want to create it!
Over the course of almost two decades of experience, mostly in the Silicon Valley, I had the unique opportunity to work with world's most prestigious brands across varying industries ranging from high tech, semi-conductors, software, consumer products, retail & health care to Oil & Gas, Utilities and Petrochemicals. Throughout this journey, I worked with business… Continue reading Why I wrote a book?
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