Gerald D'Cunha

  “How a person wins and loses is much more important than how much a person wins and loses.” Tom Krause   O ne of the things I dreaded, when I was in school, was when I was called to the Headmaster’s/Principal’s office on any complaint from my teachers. The thing, that I dreaded the most, was when my parents were called to school! Both, my father and mother had not been to school like they wanted their sons to… They were simple folks. About my relationship with them – well, I was their favourite… They, always, believed, that I was the good sheep in their pack and wouldn’t let them down. Maybe, this was the reason, why I was most scared to tell them, that the Headmaster/Principal wanted to see them! Did my parents, always, try to inculcate good values in me? Well, which parents wouldn’t? I don’t think, we learn to imbibe good values in life, because our parents, teachers and mentors try to inculcate them in us. I think, we learn to imbibe them, when we learn to...

Pic.:Amrita Jeurkar   T his is my second Post, inspired by Satya Nadella. And, in this post, I wish to highlight on a very valuable insight he provides on leadership: The team spirit. From whatever I have read about Nadella, particularly his own confessions in interviews, I have realized that Nadella has a very high sportsmanship spirit. It has come from his passion for playing cricket. He says, “I think playing cricket taught me more about working in teams and leadership that has stayed with me throughout my career.” It is incredibly true. Anyone who learns to play a hard, competitive game – and play it fair – in the grounds out there, knows how to play every game in life in the same spirit. And, cricket demonstrates this truth so well… A strong team is one which plays as a team… A team’s success lies in bringing out to the fore the complementary strengths of each member of the team in the best form… The team’s captain draws his strength f...