33voices :: Audio Q&A with Faisal Hoque
33voices recently sat down with Faisal Hoque, serial entrepreneur and author, to how to transform and lead in the age of creativity, innovation, and sustainability.
33voices recently sat down with Faisal Hoque, serial entrepreneur and author, to how to transform and lead in the age of creativity, innovation, and sustainability.
The business world is a symphony of players and elements that only works when everything interconnects harmoniously. Continuous innovation and continuous learning are required for any sustained connection and success.
Resilient people develop a mental capacity that allows them to adapt with ease during adversity, bending like bamboo instead of breaking. They possess a set of powerful traits. I’ve shared some of these traits separately in my previous posts; in this article, I wanted to bring them all together.
Nobody succeeds in a silo. To survive and ultimately thrive we must effectively create partnerships with many around us.
Being holistic and humanistic is key to a great life and doing great work.
Who doesn’t want to figure out how to get more done? Or get things done more efficiently? We asked some of the most productive people we know how you can tackle the New Year’s work. BY KATHLEEN DAVIS | January 2, 2014 ESCAPE INTO SINGLE-TASKING Author and entrepreneur Faisal Hoque has mastered the art of doing one thing at a time. In fact he’s so good at “single-tasking,” that he can lose himself mundane task like vacuuming and help ground his focus for his work. “Being in the moment allows us to escape from adversity, conserve our inner energy, and be more consciously productive,” he says. Read the full article @FastCompany.
Navigating our journey requires the constant adaption of our path. And adaption in the face of adversity often requires unorthodox, vivid imagination.
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Madiba
A beginner’s mind, then, is what allows us to embrace the highest emotional qualities such as enthusiasm, zeal and optimism to creatively move ourselves forward.
Hoque shares his unique perspective on connecting with yourself to find success in the professional world – and why simplicity always wins.
If something sustains, it continues over a period of time. Living things grow. Sustainable growth for an organization requires leaders to act as a catalyst. What’s crucial, then, is to understand the nature of catalysis.
Although many things have changed over the years, the fundamentals of execution, management, and governance remain the same. The industry (both private and public sector) is littered with failed complex business and technology initiatives such as the Healthcare.gov launch.
For me, to unplug is to give up craving, to live mindfully, to move toward nirvana (Sanskrit for “complete liberation”).
All people–and disciplines–access the world through their own perspectives, carrying narratives and baggage they do and do not see.
When it comes to innovating business models for health-care delivery, it appears we have failed to keep pace with clinical advances, and surprisingly with most other industries.
Between trying to survive, lead, and create with multiple simultaneous projects, it’s been a busy year. I am often asked how I manage to keep it together.
To be an entrepreneur you have to be willing to jump into the deep end. And that takes courage. But courage is just the beginning. At a fundamental level, most entrepreneurs need to repeatedly overcome adversity and pursue opportunities with very limited resources.
We repeatedly find ourselves in stormy waters, strong tides, and facing fierce winds. But that elemental energy can be harnessed and converted into productive, sustainable, and positive relationships and outcomes.