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.

Stretched Thin….

The tendency is to assign the difficult tasks and increase the workload of the most productive people in the company. While it may work in the short term, those that are stretched too thin are unable to sustain excellence, over time, in all facets of … [Continue reading]

Patriots Day

The brave die never, though they sleep in dust: Their courage nerves a thousand living men. — Minot J. Savage … [Continue reading]

Fun Fall Gardening

Fall Gardening

I am excited that the fall weather is around the bend and soon it will be gardening time at the schools. Today's generation is getting far away from nature. My job as an educator is to teach the children not only about the different biomes, planting … [Continue reading]

International Literacy Day

child reading

Yesterday, we celebrated National Literacy Day. We encourage our precious Montessorians to enjoy reading books on a daily basis. They love both fiction and non-fiction books. Some popular books are about Dinosaurs, Snakes, and Automobiles. Most … [Continue reading]