What can we appreciate from a family tree? And what does a walk among the branches of a life do for leadership? Two volumes of a famous genealogy, a birth, and a death all came together to help me reflect on these questions…

Desperate times can tempt the most principled of us into making bad choices. History serves up stories to remind us why we must always stick to doing our work with integrity. Genuine leaders don’t cut corners…

We humans have an enduring fear of the unknown. It’s stressful, crippling, and demotivating all in one bitter soup. In academia, the viva voce examination is a classic source of such anxiety…but how can students manage the stress, and how can supervisors help students prepare effectively?