Navigating a Very Tension-Filled Uncertainty
The meeting was with Netra Pandey, the Maoist Secretary of the Palpa District of Nepal. For more than a decade, his party has been…
My First Meeting With An Official Communist Leader and The Best Example I’ve Experienced of Progress Over Politics
This meeting wouldn’t happen in public. The topic was too sensitive. I didn’t know what to expect when I visited with Jhapendra G. C.…
How They Pulled Off 12 Successful Acquisitions in Two Years
Acquisitions bring tough transitions. So much so that even the best business strategists often oppose them, saying that building the capacity within an organization…
When They Won’t Come to You, Go to Them
I visited a village today that isn’t on any map. There’s hardly a road – call it a path. It sits on the boundaries…
What I Learned From 25 Women Who Overcame the Harshest Conditions to Build an Organization of 7,500
Today was one of those days I’ll never forget. Fighting tears, I listened to the stories of several women who faced physical and psychological…
Meet Sabitra – An Anywhere Leader
Sabitra Guraguin once was a typical Nepalese woman, struggling to survive in severe poverty, surrounded by hopelessness and despair. There were times 15 years…
Why You Should Be More Civil and Hospitable
After 38 hours on planes and in airports, I arrived in Kathmandu. If you’ve never been here, Kathmandu is like New York City on…
The Anywhere Leader In Nepal
Why would I go to Nepal, one of the world’s poorest countries, to learn more about leadership? What can we learn from Nepal to…
Anywhere Leaders Bring About Economic Transformation
I’ll be heading to this village in a couple of weeks to capture Anywhere Leader stories and to deliver training to several villages and…
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