Most individuals find themselves running around circles when it comes to dealing with challenges, unable to point to the root of the conflict. In a similar situation over three decades ago, an individual who did not get along with his boss was confused as to how some of his colleagues were fine with the leader, yet there were some others like himself who could not work with him. After some reflection, he realised that his values did not match with that of his boss. The individual was none other than renowned management thinker, author and entrepreneur Dr J M Sampath who embarked on a journey 35 years ago to understand the source of friction and emerged successful going on to help several others worldwide with his unique ideas. Dr Sampath has dedicated his efforts, be it his interventions, books, self-help tools or ventures toward creating path-breaking work in the field of self-development and learning. Having helped several individuals and organisations, including Fortune 500 companies in discovering their true potential, Dr Sampath shares insights on his approach in this excerpt