Can you think of a leader who publicly accepts his mistake? Mahendra Singh Dhoni did just that in the crucial India-Pakistan semifinals of the World Cricket Cup. He candidly accepted that dropping off spinner R Ashwin for a medium pacer in Ashish Nehra was an error because he had failed to read the wicket correctly. [...]

About a year back, a colleague and friend, who is a senior HR manager in a large multinational company was feeling quite low. He confided to me on the phone, he had just received a low performance appraisal rating from his boss. He is otherwise dedicated, well informed and passionate about his work.  I respected [...]