I’ll be in Paris May 14–22, and I’m opening up a small number of informal conversations while I’m there. Over the past two decades, I’ve had the privilege of working with leaders tackling large-scale, system-level challenges across sectors. What continues to interest me most is this: how do we mobilize meaningful change across an ecosystem, […]
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I passed a cluster of candles in a restaurant recently and felt myself settle a bit, touched by an ancient response. The light was warm. It was more than a decoration for me. It was an attempt to change how people would feel in that space, shifting toward inner peace and reflection in a very
As complexity rises, coordination becomes the decisive capability. This is one of the biggest insights from my change leadership initiatives: It’s not just volume of work that is changing, it’s interdependence. There are more stakeholders, faster cycles, and tighter coupling between decisions. The cost of misalignment is no longer just inefficiency, it’s failure. In simpler
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There are moments when the path ahead disappears. Not because you’ve lost your way, but because the terrain itself has shifted beneath your feet. What worked yesterday no longer applies. What comes next is unclear. And yet, you still have to move forward. That’s where my family is now with our faithful canine companion, Kaya.
This past Saturday, I spent hours wandering through tables of posters, albums, and memorabilia, surrounded by people who were absolutely into it. Hunting for deals, sharing finds, and trading stories. My daughter, Ruchi, and I were in Philadelphia for a K-Pop flea market. We were joined by one of my daughter’s gaming buddies, whom she
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Where are you on the AI curve right now? Most organizations today are experimenting with AI. They are testing tools, automating tasks, and looking for ways to improve efficiency. That is where the conversation usually starts. It is not where the real opportunity lies.  In my recent conversation with AI expert Neil Sahota, he described AI as
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From the time my son was three until he was twenty-three, we took a weeklong father-son trip every summer. It became our rhythm, a pause in the year where it was just the two of us. A handful of those years brought us to Mount Mitchell, NC. There is something about that place. The cool
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When I travel, everything changes: new city, new room, new rhythm. I find it’s easy to lose my center in the midst of all that movement. Over time, I’ve learned I need something simple and consistent to stay grounded, so I created a small ritual I use every time I arrive in a hotel room.
Last weekend I saw a sculpture of a man carving himself out of a block of stone in the Hindu temple, BAPS Shri Swaminarayan. The man wasn’t carving something separate, but bringing himself out of the stone with deliberation. It reminded me that we are not simply discovered. We create ourselves. In the language of
Recently read Reshuffle, by Sangeet Paul Choudary. Thx to CEO, Dale Cyr, who introduced me to it and worked together with me to apply it to his organization’s evolution. I highly recommend it to anyone thinking seriously about the future of work, leadership, and value creation in an AI-enabled world.  What makes this book
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