A recent decision of mine blew off and we had to incur heavy losses in the project. Few days back, I was in denial and then hopeful that the outcome would be favorable. Alas, it didn’t happen. We had to shoulder the losses. The pain was just too much. I felt ashamed of the choice… Continue reading How to embrace extremely difficult experiences?
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Many leaders are in this dilemma – How to address these new challenges when they don’t have the answers? Dr Amy Edmondson, Professor of Leadership at Harvard Business School talks about the importance of creating an environment of psychological safety and trust in organizations that are serious about success in the modern economy. This is… Continue reading What to do when you don’t have all the answers?
Covid panic, confusion and stress is palpable. Companies have taken steps to lay off people, cut costs, apply for bankruptcy, stimulus packages. With the current COVID-19 challenges that organizations face, senior executives are finding it difficult to conceptualize the repositioning; let alone explain it to their employees. The most common question that is arising is… Continue reading How to turn a problem into an opportunity?
What to do when an employee is in a bad mood? This was what I was asked recently. John (name changed), an IT delivery manager was finding that one of his team members Tom was not in a good mood at work. Tom was a subject matter expert, extremely competent but was not producing quality… Continue reading What to do when an employee is in a bad mood?
“Leadership is not a position or a title, it is action and example.”–Donald McGannon Challenging times are the litmus test for leaders. You either rise to the occasion or your insecurities and weaknesses are exposed. During a crisis, leaders have to balance difficult and competing responsibilities. For example the current situation warrants quick and effective… Continue reading How to be a leader in turbulent times?
I had an interesting conversation with a client on team performance. My client was upset because his team members were not doing the job he wanted them to do. He told me, “I tell them exactly what to do, still the job is of poor quality. This is frustrating” On deep dive, we explored the… Continue reading 3 Tips to boost motivation in a dull team
This is the time when most resolutions start dwindling off. You start the new year with the resolve to start exercising, getting to bed early, eating more vegetables, saving more money and then after few days life gets in the way, your motivation fades off and by end of month you are relapsing to old… Continue reading What will NO allow you to do?
I am learning a new dance style. I have learnt classical dance for many years and assumed this would a cakewalk. But I was not getting the grip of this dance style. As days passed, I started questioning my talent; beating myself up for not being at par with others, for not picking on the… Continue reading Why you need to move from proving to becoming!
WOW, The new year, in fact the new decade has set in. Happy New Year! Over the last year, I have fallen in love with the concept of themes and power words. I used them to guide me through the year though I had not intentionally set it up at the start of the year.… Continue reading What is your power word for the year?
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