19: Dr. Appu Kuttan - Optimize Your Systems Thinking to Change the World

The Life:Optimised Show

What would it be like to spend an hour with someone who has personally coached and advised prime ministers, presidents (including Bush, Clinton and Obama), senior executives, sports stars like Andre Agassi and Monica Seles, and thought leaders all over the world? In this episode, I'm in conversation with our most revered and accomplished guest yet, Dr Appu Kuttan, who in his 50+ years of world-changing service has had so many incredible accomplishments that I can barely list them all here. What I will say is that I've never been so quiet on the show before, as Dr Kuttan shares an incredible wealth of wisdom with an energy and enthusiasm that far surpasses my own. This episode isn't just about Dr Kuttan and his work though - it's about how you can optimize every single area of your business, leadership and life by adopting more of a systems thinking approach. You'll learn what that actually means and how to do it in this episode, through some remarkable stories that Dr Kuttan shares from his own professional and personal experiences. Really, this episode just covers optimizing so many different things that it's tough to pick a single category. You'll just have to hurry on and listen to the episode, and be sure to let me know what you think! --- Dr. Appu Kuttan (born 1941, Kerala, India), is an Indian American philanthropist and the founder and chairman of the National Education Foundation (NEF), a global non-profit leader that provides disadvantaged students, teachers, employees and jobseekers top-quality tuition-free STEM+ (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, English, Social Studies, Testprep, Information Technology, Business, Management, and Soft Skills) education, particularly in the United States and India. He is the author of many innovative concepts such as MBS (Management By Systems) and Cyberlearning. He has written several books and articles, including Happy Executive —A Systems Approach; Nurturing Mind, Body and Soul and From Digital Divide to Digital Opportunity. He has advised many national leaders, and mentored celebrities like tennis stars Andre Agassi and Monica Seles. You can check out Dr. Kuttan’s book Happy Executive on Amazon here: http://amzn.to/1teQBBG You can learn more about Cyber Learning and the National Education Foundation at http://www.cyberlearning.org.