Fortify your village, then build a moat

You are only as strong as the people around you.

You can control whom you interact with, so build a strong personal and professional coalition: hire people with positive energy and create a circle of friends from different backgrounds for engaging conversations.

Work towards developing and strengthening your relationship with your subordinates, peers and colleagues.

Your boss will not be able to maintain a poor image of you when there are many who speak good about you. Invest in building deep professional relationships instead of...

Usually, when people have nothing, they are happy with anything they can get. But you should be strong enough to understand toxic or useless relationships. So, don’t settle for anything that’s below your expectations. And be honest about your priorities a...