Welcome to 5 O’Clock Reflections, a daily blog by Hemant Rustogi as he explores lessons learned in life, business, and his quest for wisdom. Each month Hemant invites a person who intrigues him, to join him for a 5 pm interview to share their insights over their favorite cocktail. You can learn more here.
Onboarding
August 25, 2020 by
Most organizations, including ours, do a terrible job of onboarding new talent. We tend to throw them in the deep end without a life jacket, and hope that the toughest survive. Most onboarding takes the form of an employee manual, and a … [Continue reading]
New Beginnings
August 24, 2020 by
Today is the start of the new academic year, during incredibly strange times. Please make smart choices. If our little pre-schoolers can wear masks and fend off the virus, certainly college students can do the same. School, like life, is … [Continue reading]
Transparency
August 21, 2020 by
Good leadership is about transparency. When we aren’t transparent, we cast a shadow on our motivation, and our intentions. Dad always taught me that it is not enough justice is done, that people must be convinced justice is done. We can’t … [Continue reading]
No Vote. No Voice.
August 20, 2020 by
One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.Plato … [Continue reading]
