“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
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?
As I reflect back, it seems like the past year went by so fast like every other year. The last day of the year I had a mixed feeling, one that was clubbed with excitement, pride, happiness and discontent. Excitement for the new beginnings, proud of my accomplishments and the contributions I made towards my… Continue reading Reflections, Learnings and Possibilities
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!
Schools evaluate on the test scores and at work the key performance indicators are revenue driven. We have learnt so much to focus on the outcome. Focusing on the result may give a thrill, an adrenaline rush to complete the job but robs the happiness of creation. So there is a void even after goal… Continue reading Why YES to the Present and not to Result?
Watching out from the huge glass window in the airport I saw flights arriving and departing. The flights looked really massive, beautiful when they arrived. I noticed the intricate colorful details painted in the tail depicting a story of the country. Many flights departed and as they rose higher, they slowly disappeared behind the clouds… Continue reading What is in your baggage?
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