Introduction Every year, organizations spend billions on consulting engagements and walk away wondering why so little actually changed. The McKinsey Global Institute estimates that roughly 70% of large-scale organizational change programs fail to achieve their stated goals. Yet the consulting industry continues to grow, projected to exceed $1 trillion globally by 2026 (Statista). This isn’t… Continue reading The 4 Biggest Challenges Companies Face With Traditional Consulting
I’ve led, coached and advised dozens of transformation efforts — some worked and some didn’t. You’d think the right tools or plans would guarantee success, but they rarely do. Companies invest in technology, hire consultants, and create detailed roadmaps, but still struggle to see results. Why? From my experience, the difference between a transformation that… Continue reading What I’ve Learned About What Really Makes Transformation Work
The first 100 days in a new executive role are often framed as a sprint.A time to prove value, make bold moves, and demonstrate leadership presence. But in my experience working with executives and senior leaders, the biggest mistakes don’t come from poor strategy — they come from the assumptions they carry into the role.… Continue reading 5 Costly Assumptions New Executives Make in Their First 100 Days
Technical skills and operational excellence are table stakes. What truly differentiates high-impact managers is their ability to grow people, not just oversee them. When managers act as coaches, they unlock performance, build trust, and nurture future-ready teams who think critically, adapt quickly, and stay engaged even through change. The Best Managers Today Are Also Great… Continue reading From Manager to Coach: The Shift That Drives Real Results
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?
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