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.

Stop the War

There's no honorable way to kill, no gentle way to destroy. There is nothing good in war. Except its ending.Abraham Lincoln … [Continue reading]

Leadership

I am no leadership expert.  Period. Yet, I have been around inspirational leaders and competent managers who are marginal leaders, at best. There are few people that inspire me in the professional realm.  Dad was the absolute best, but that’s for … [Continue reading]

Oil the Brain

The only way to keep the brain alive, it to oil it with new challenges.  Find new scenarios, and new problems that require new solutions.  We tend to get stuck in a rut with the familiar. Solving similar problems in a relatively stagnant … [Continue reading]

Through the Eyes of a Child

In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart. I simply can’t build up my hopes on a foundation consisting of confusion, misery, and death. I see the world gradually being turned into a wilderness, I hear the ever … [Continue reading]