What did it take The Rocket Man of India to make the tough call and abort the Chandrayaan 2 Moon Mission when the national pride and crores of investment were riding on it? What did it take them to launch the rocket on July 22nd just after a week back, putting the Chandrayaan 2 satellite… Continue reading The “Rocket Man” – A Growth Mindset in Action!
“The only choice is to launch before you’re ready. Before it’s perfect.“ Seth Godin, American Author Hosting an online leadership summit is an important event for me and I was slipping the first milestone. I noticed that I was nowhere close to it. I was going in circles with the summit web pages. First, it… Continue reading Launch the Scrappy: How to Defeat the Perfectionist in You
“Empathy is simply listening, holding space, withholding judgment, emotionally connecting, and communicating that incredibly healing message of you’re not alone.” Brene Brown, Research Professor, Author, Public Speaker Recently, my mother-in-law fell, resulting in a spine injury. At her age, I can only imagine how painful it was! But more than her agony, I knew there was something… Continue reading The Empathy Advantage: How To Lead With Genuine Understanding
“Delegating doesn’t mean passing off work you don’t enjoy, but letting your employees stretch their skills and judgment.” – Harvey Mackay, businessman, author Being a ‘boss’ and leading a team is exciting and so was it for my friend, Marie. She found that being a manager was fun at the beginning but not so much later.… Continue reading 5 Ways How to Effectively Delegate and Inspire Your People to be Their Best
“Coming out of your comfort zone is tough in the beginning, chaotic in the middle, and awesome in the end… Because in the end, it shows you a whole new world! Make an attempt.” ― Manoj Arora, From the Rat Race to Financial Freedom Yesterday we had a farewell party for one of our close friends. She… Continue reading How To Come Out Of The Comfort Zone One Step At A Time
A few days back, we had a stressful situation at work. Teams had differing views about a problem that had surfaced. The tension was palpable. People started mudslinging at each other when I intervened and we finally reached an agreement. After the long discussion, one of my mentees asked me, “How do you remain calm… Continue reading 5 Things I Wish I Knew Early On In My Career
Work demands are real. For high achievers who want to knock off as many tasks as quickly as possible and move on to the next project, stress can go unnoticed. I used to find myself in these very situations more often than not. I missed meals, even pushed nature calls to complete the tasks on… Continue reading How to be super productive without burning out!
I woke up stressed thinking about the amount of work that needed to be completed. I rushed from home skipping my morning routine. As I started walking towards the office building, I felt my heart beat was a little faster and my body tensed than usual. My mind was constantly working. I was worrying about… Continue reading What can you do to reignite human connections today?
On a recent trip to Switzerland we were fascinated with the bridges all around Switzerland. The beautiful, strong bridges connected many different towns. The bridges were a connection to a new world – a gateway to new culture. They introduced new pathways, new perspectives and new ways of being. They provided an opportunity to experience… Continue reading How can leaders act as strong bridges?
When I initially stepped into the leadership role, I was under the impression that I must know all – everything about the technology, all about the market, domain, economy, products etc in order to be a successful leader. When stuck, I refused to ask for help thinking, I might be considered incompetent by my boss… Continue reading Why you should not be afraid to ask!
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