03/18/2025

The Dojo Leadership Method

Consulting a CEO's guide to warrior-grade resilience

There’s a concept in karate called “kaizen,” which refers to the practice of continuous improvement throughout one’s karate journey and, more broadly, one’s life. This principle is especially pertinent to founders and CEOs, who will go through many different phases and iterations of their career, with the goal of getting better each time.

Growing up in India, most of my friends played the nation’s most loved sport—cricket—but I wanted to try something different and was curious about what karate could teach me. I had the privilege of traveling all over the country to compete, and even ended up amassing several state and national-level championship wins. As it turns out, many of the lessons I learned throughout my karate journey actively serve me in my role as a CEO today—and I’m still learning both on and off the mat.

Here’s what karate taught me about being a business leader.

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