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.
Make it a Great Day
Give every day the chance to become the most beautiful day of your life.Mark Twain … [Continue reading]
The Talent Lens
Evaluate talent through the right lens. Focus on what people do well, and what they can do to get better. Too often, we evaluate talent with an eye on the equitable distribution of the salary pool. That is the wrong lens. People work for … [Continue reading]
Homeward Bound
Sixteen days of hotel rooms, fancy foods, life without my dogs, probably more wine than could be good even for my spare liver, and finally we are heading home. Prague, Como, Milan in the books. Valrico, Florida and my ugly dogs await. I feel so … [Continue reading]
AGRILORO
Think of it as liquid gold, and clearly my happy place. On the Swiss Italian border, nestled in the foothills of the Alps is a 55 acre vineyard called AGRILORO. They grow 28 varieties of grapes and sell about 180,000 bottles of wine a year. We met … [Continue reading]