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.

Business Leadership

Leadership in business is a matter not so much of the knowledge which the individual has acquired through formal education as it is of his ability to bring into full play all the resources of his mind. — Clarence B. Randall … [Continue reading]

Dear Mom:

Time to let your 22 year old "child" grow up. Writing to the President to circumvent the system is ensuring long term failure for your child. I too am guilty of going above and beyond to help my son, but this takes the cake! Please allow your son … [Continue reading]

Little People, Enchanted Worlds

For the past three weeks, I’ve had 11-year-old Dhruv and just-under-six Sara as house guests in DC and we’ve inhabited a magic world. There have been excursions and explorations and discoveries and epiphanies. We have had teasing and laughter and … [Continue reading]

A Part of Something Special

"I finally feel like I am a part of something special," stated a new teacher to our Montessori family. Mission accomplished. Rohini and her team work very hard to create an environment where people are motivated by her vision, and our collective … [Continue reading]