Maya Mathias helps her clients lead with the strategic mind of a scientist, the resilient heart of a warrior and the inventive soul of an artist. Read more about Maya here.
By Maya Mathias | Journalists
What if we COULD be more faithful in a harsh and cynical world? This is a book I’ve been waiting for. There has been a growing dis-ease among many of us who lead busy urban lives…a yearning for customs and traditions that honor the faiths we’re born into, without feeling ensnared by them. What can […]
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By Maya Mathias | Businessmen
It’s never too late to have a ‘mind like water’. Doesn’t it suck when there’s a ton of things to do, and never enough time to do it? David Allen has spent 3 decades helping leaders take charge of their calendars, inboxes and lives. He loves nothing more than to sit with an overwhelmed executive, […]
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By Maya Mathias | Journalists
It’s going to take a tipping point of women (and a few good men) to create more family-friendly workplaces. With her book ‘Overwhelmed’, Brigid Schulte joins Sheryl Sandberg, Anne-Marie Slaughter and several other women in leading the charge for more work-life integration. Although we’ve made great strides in understanding the need for more flexibility and […]
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By Maya Mathias | Statesmen
The power we’ve come to know is in decay. We’ve all felt it for a number of years, but Moises Naim’s well-researched book puts it in historical and statistical perspective. Power ain’t what it used to be. Large is no longer best, competition for hearts and minds has never been fiercer or more global, and […]
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By Maya Mathias | Artists
Most of us cherish life only when we come dangerously close to losing it. Sometimes, it happens via a wake-up call or (to borrow a Christian phrase) a ‘come to Jesus’ moment. It can take the form of a tragic personal loss, a health scare or professional setbacks. For some of us, the realization of […]
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By Maya Mathias | Businessmen
Capitalism as we know it is on its way out. I happened to be reading this episode’s featured book when The New York Times published its scathing expose on Amazon’s questionable work and hiring practices. The United States’ newspaper of record was presenting a troubling problem in corporate America, and Dale Partridge’s ‘People Over Profit’ […]
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By Maya Mathias | Philosophers
Understanding mindfulness comes from practicing it. I grew up in a Buddhist family, so mindfulness was very much a part of my vocabulary and life philosophy. But it has almost no religious connotations (if that happens to be an issue for you) and we can all benefit from it. The growing buzz about mindful leadership […]
Read More...By Maya Mathias | Statesmen
Mr Lee went through the crucible of struggle to forge a nation. And we all get to feast on his vision. As a global citizen, I don’t often wax lyrical about my homeland of Singapore. All that changed when our first post-colonial Prime Minister Mr Lee Kuan Yew died on March 23 2015. He was […]
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By Maya Mathias | Academics
The path to inclusion begins with a single step. And a deeply listening ear. I recently sat down with William Ury to explore his life’s work, his philosophy on the world around him, and the deeper soul yearning that keeps his books fresh and relevant to him and his millions of readers. Yes, I said […]
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By Maya Mathias | Businessmen
Attaining joy at work can be simple, but it typically isn’t easy. Which is what makes all the more rewarding when you DO attain it. It took me a while to get into this lovely book by Rich Sheridan. I wanted to take my time with its thoughtfulness, and to immerse myself in the world […]
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