Making Values-Based Decisions in the Workplace
In today’s complex and dynamic business environment, leaders are often faced with difficult decisions that have far-reaching consequences. While the temptation to prioritize short-term gains…
Category: Leadership
Multitasking vs. Task Switching
In today’s fast-paced world, the ability to juggle multiple tasks simultaneously is often viewed as a valuable skill. However, there’s a common misconception that multitasking…
Signature Experiences as a catalyst for leadership transformation
Signature experiences significantly impact leaders, molding their leadership style, philosophy, and effectiveness through transformative events or periods in their professional journey. These experiences, which vary…
“Ideas serve as the foundation upon which organizations are built and are central to leadership”
1. Organizations Are Built on Clear Ideas: This underscores the importance of having a clear, compelling vision or idea at the foundation of an organization.…
5 inspiring traits mentors have: What I learned from Andy Goodman
This weekend I met my mentor, Andy Goodman. Well, I do not know if the term ‘mentor’ would sufficiently define our relationship, for he has…
Skilling for growth: for individuals and a society
Earlier this week I was on the panel of the India Global Forum (IGF) boardroom on education and skills in the Indian context. To put…
What influences the influencers?
#peopleledbypurpose Adam Smith and Henri Fayol have been a staple in most management classes. They influenced a generation of leaders, including me. While Smith recommended…
Leaders as influencers: The age of storytellers
Like all introverts thrust into the leadership limelight, I often struggled with words. But over the years, they have become something that I have come…
‘Stand up’ – a lesson in leadership
I thought I was going to lose my job. It was early in my career and I was the Administration Officer of an MNC in…
Show up – A priceless lesson in Motivation – Slice of Work
It was a cold winter morning of 26th Jan, very many years ago in Gomia, a small town in Bihar. He had woken up at…