Emotional Intelligence (EI), once considered a “soft skill,” is now recognized as a powerful driver of leadership success and organizational effectiveness. The ability to recognize, understand, and manage emotions both in oneself and others is critical for building strong teams, fostering collaboration, and navigating complex work environments. What is Emotional Intelligence? At its core, Emotional… Continue reading Emotional Intelligence: The Secret to Leadership Success
In today’s fast-paced, technology-driven world, the role of leadership has undergone a massive transformation. Leaders are no longer just decision-makers; they are visionaries, motivators, and catalysts for change. To thrive in this digital era, leaders must adopt innovative approaches to inspire their teams and achieve organizational goals. Key Strategies to Lead Effectively in the Digital… Continue reading The Evolving Role of Leadership in the Digital Era
In today’s digital landscape, where rapid change is the norm, effective communication is the foundation of any high-performing team. Yet, even the most experienced leaders struggle with miscommunications that cause friction, missed deadlines, and lost opportunities. I have seen projects getting delayed because expectations and project timelines were not clearly communicated and engaged employees suddenly… Continue reading How to Elevate Your Team’s Performance with Clear Communication?
Author Lee Vinsel in a MIT article reports, “The rapidly developing field of artificial intelligence and machine learning poses a particular challenge to business decision makers. Investments in proven predictive models are increasingly seen as sound and are expected to drive an increase in spending on AI from $33 billion in 2021 to $64 billion… Continue reading A framework to consider when investing in disruptive technologies
Many of us assume that success leads to happiness. We believe that we’ll be happy once we achieve a certain position, salary or status. But research tells us that these moments of happiness are short lived, a temporary spike. One of the key elements to lasting happiness at work is finding meaning and purpose in… Continue reading How can you find meaning at work?
‘Why did this happen to me?’ is a question my mom asked every day after she fell down and broke her hip-femur joint. It was a major surgery that kept her to bed for a couple of months. She was shocked, angry and frustrated because she had to depend on someone else to carry out… Continue reading Why did this happen to me?
One of my research finding during the pandemic interviewing hundreds of global employees was that they felt their relationship with their leaders were just transactional. They did not feel cared for. One of them said “My manager is cold. Our relationship is just transactional”. With a transactional relationship, people don’t go the extra mile. And… Continue reading How to start deepening the relationship with your team?
Sheila, VP – HR of a large IT company reached out to me feeling nervous and anxious. She was stressed because in one of the meetings, the CEO had told her that she was not strategic and her team needs to be innovative for the company to be more resilient. Moreover the learning management system… Continue reading Want to do your best work?
My friend had plans to travel with me to India. She reached out to me confused with the recent rise in covid cases back home. Many were advising her not to go. I could sense the fog she was in, not a best place to make decisions. In her mind’s eye, she was imagining the… Continue reading How to come out of decision paralysis?
Happy women’s day! A time to reflect on women who have made a difference in our lives. I have many women role models including my mother Prafulla, Mother Teresa, India’s finance minister Nirmala Seetharaman, my indirect mentor Dorie Clark and more recently Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand’s prime minister. I am an advocate of a compassionate,… Continue reading What can you learn from your role model?
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