Routine: Boredom to uninitiated, liberation to achiever and deterrent to fraudster

Behaviour, Time Management /

There is a pervasive myth in the modern professional world that punctuality, order, and meticulous detail are the hallmarks of the “bureaucratic machine”, the soul-crushing appendage of the unimaginative. It is believed that brilliance is chaotic and that “visionaries” thrive amid clutter. We are told that successful disruptors are inherently disorganised and that rigid adherence […]

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Choosing disaster over prevention and mitigation: Wilful blindness or short-sighted idiocy?

Decision Making, Political Leadership /

Sri Lanka has been a serial victim of a brutal cocktail of natural and man-made macro disasters in recent times. These twin forces have not only claimed thousands of lives but have systematically crippled the country’s economic foundation, exposing a dangerous void in proactive national planning. This relentless series of disasters has ranged from devastating

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Brilliant but lonely: High IQ alone will never make an effective leader

Behaviour, Leadership /

When we strip away the titles and the mahogany desks, what endures is a series of moments. A feedback session that either ignites a career or crushes a spirit. A boardroom negotiation where trust is either solidified or evaporated. A crisis where a team either rallies behind a vision or scatters in self-preservation. In all

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Increasing national productivity is futile when citizenry bucks the system and refuses to save itself

Behaviour, Political Leadership /

For decades, Sri Lanka has teetered on the edge of a precipice, fuelled by a dangerous cocktail of systemic political failure and a quiet, creeping social paralysis. We speak of the “economic quagmire” as if it were a natural disaster, a sudden flood, or an act of God, rather than what it truly is: the

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Fear has paralyzed decision-making in public sector; biggest barrier to economic recovery

Other /

Sri Lanka is currently in the vice grip of fear-driven ‘administrative inertia’, and this is proving to be a serious obstacle to economic recovery and a tangible barrier to the smooth functioning of the everyday life of citizens.  When the fear of a future audit, a commission of inquiry, mudslinging on social media, et cetera,

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SJB must be more of a guardrail than a roadblock

Leadership, Other, Political Leadership, Strategy /

In the high-stakes theater of Sri Lankan politics, with the National People’s Power (NPP) Government holding a commanding 159-seats and currently riding high on the wave of solid public affirmation of its performance, the belief of the Opposition comprising of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) led by Sajith Premadasa, the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP),

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Feedback is not an autopsy of failure, it is the heartbeat of growth

Other /

Judging by what I see happening in many Sri Lankan organisations, I conclude that they are not fully utilising ‘Feedback’ as an employee developmental, motivational, and empowerment tool. Irrespective of the context of its application, ‘Feedback’ is the heartbeat of growth. By weaving proactive, honest reflection into our daily rhythm, we can transform simple words

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“The talk is by palanquin, but the journey is by foot’’- Depictive of Sri Lanka’s FDI efforts

Economics /

“THE talk is by palanquin, but the journey is by foot” is a direct translation of a transliterated Sinhala phrase, “Kathawa dolaawen gamana paa-in”.  Stated bluntly and simply, it means “all talk, no action”, and that aptly sums up Sri Lanka’s lackluster performance in the last twenty-five years in attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).  While

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Staying competitive by transferring pay risks through performance-based compensation

Behaviour, Leadership /

“Businesses are shifting the risk of uncontrollable external economic factors such as inflation and downturn away from their fixed nature onto performance metrics that employees directly influence. This has led to a shift toward compensation packages that include a competitive base salary for stability, complemented by performance-linked variable rewards. By emphasising meritocracy and productivity gains,

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Coping with and managing the agony and ecstasy of annual promotions

Leadership /

In the early years of my leadership career, an event that often left me in a state of trepidation was the annual promotion cycle. It was not the mechanics of the review process or the substance of the discussions themselves that gave rise to such anxiety. It was the dispirited office atmosphere that inevitably followed

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