July 2010

There was once a stonecutter who was dissatisfied with himself and with his position in life. One day, he passed a wealthy merchant_ã_s house, and through the open gateway he saw many fine possessions and important visitors. _ã–How powerful that merchant must be!_㝠thought the stonecutter....

by Sangeeth Varghese Srikumar S. Rao, who teaches at Columbia Business School, London Business School, the Kellogg School of Management and elsewhere, has done pioneering research into workplace motivation, and he advises senior executives on becoming more engaged in their work and discovering deep meaning in...