Forgetting mistakes and failures

In most organizations, mistakes and failure are viewed negatively and managers and employees alike are conditioned into believing that mistakes are a reflection of the incompetence of an individual. And hence to avoid mistakes, individuals tend to play it safe by opting to do things the ‘same old way’. There is no attempt at innovation, [...]

Proverbs from all over

A proverb is a short sentence based on long experience.(Miguel de Cervantes)
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs. (German proverb)
You can outdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running inside you. (Rwandan proverb)
Do not protect yourself by a fence, but rather by your friends. (Czech proverb)
There are [...]

Believe you, me and the others

Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it. (Andre Gide)
Nobody believes the official spokesman… but everybody trusts an unidentified source. (Ron Nesen)
Persuading others to do what we believe does not work unless we do it ourselves. Dedicate yourself to doing. (Unknown)
You have to believe in yourself when no one, else does. [...]