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.

Pivot

Desperate times call for desperate measures. The layoffs and furloughs are adding up. Companies are scrambling to ride out the storm and to survive. Life, as we knew it, has been turned upside down. Those that will weather the proverbial storm are … [Continue reading]

Words of Wisdom

Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.Ambrose Redmoon … [Continue reading]

Floyd Cardoz (1960 — 2020)

Floyd Cardoz, a world renowned chef, succumbed to COVID 19 yesterday, in New York City. He was 59.  His passing hit close to home — adding a face and a name to a growing global calamity.  Floyd and I went to school together in Mumbai in … [Continue reading]

Something to Think About

“You can’t have a livelihood, when you don’t have a life”. Stay safe. Stay well.  … [Continue reading]