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How NOT to build Leaders!
How NOT to build Leaders! This is not an uncommon question. It’s one that I wonder about quite frequently. Leadership development has hundreds of theories attached to it, and more are flowing in every day. We have the usual ideas … Read More
Read this if you think you can run The Bear
Read this if you think you can run The Bear What if your favorite mom-and-pop deli is transformed into something high-end super quick? We are talking of The Bear, Carmy, and his perfectionism. With its typical stressed-out portraits of Jeremy … Read More
Change begins with you!
Change begins with you! Can you change things alone? Everyone who has been somewhat disappointed with circumstances has thought this can’t happen. But here’s the thing: Change begins with you. These are Mahatma Gandhi’s words. However, in today’s newsletter, we … Read More
When ‘Cooked’ Doesn’t Mean Dinner: A Manager’s Guide to Gen Z-Speak
When ‘Cooked’ Doesn’t Mean Dinner: A Manager’s Guide to Gen Z-Speak Are you unsure of what your team is talking about? Or yapping about, as they say? It’s not surprising. In fact, we recently learned that the inability to understand … Read More
How to ask for help as a manager?
How to ask for help as a manager? I am more than sure that at some point, you needed help and held back because of one thought: “What if they think I am weak?” The question is a legitimate one … Read More
Friend or foe? AI for you
Friend or foe? AI for you Geraldine Murphy , Global Learning Experience Manager at The Heineken Company, shared an interesting insight in the last edition of LinkedIn’s Workplace Learning Report. While talking of a move away from one-size-fits-all training, her … Read More
Can your team keep going without you?
Can your team keep going without you? What if you vanished? Alien abduction, probably. The method isn’t the matter here; it’s the impact. What if your team wakes up one day to find that their beloved manager is just not … Read More
Are you a Manager of Managers?
Are you a Manager of Managers? I am back after a hiatus. Last month was exciting with meeting customers and discussing how they are looking to leverage AI for leadership development in their organizations. I loved sharing what we are … Read More
Let’s Reverse the Gaze of Radical Candor?
Let’s Reverse the Gaze of Radical Candor? Have you heard about Radical Candor? It’s a book by Kim Scott that first came out in 2017. The tagline is “Caring Personally while Challenging Directly.” Since then, another book, Radical Respect, and … Read More
Over analyzing things keeps you stagnant.
Over analyzing things keeps you stagnant. Have you ever found yourself reading a sentence again and again without making much sense of it? Or, have you ever looked into options twice, thrice, and then one more time for good measure … Read More
Do you need authority to be an effective leader?
Do you need authority to be an effective leader? Are you a strong leader? Or do you sometimes wonder if people are willing to walk all over you? Honestly, many of us are not loud and out there to prove … Read More
New Managers and Small Teams: A Match Made Not Made In Heaven
New Managers and Small Teams: A Match Made Not Made In Heaven My team currently has nine people, including myself. That sounds pretty simple, right? After all, exactly how much trouble can nine people create? That’s a fair and common … Read More
Everything You Can Get for $30 Today!
Everything You Can Get for $30 Today! $30 does not sound like a huge amount. But it can surely deliver a lot of value when you need it. Today, you might be able to get: How’s the last one possible? … Read More
Microaggressions – They’re a Big Deal!
Microaggressions – They’re a Big Deal! When we think of workplace issues, we often focus on the bigger things—conflicts trivializing important matters and fights that leave colleagues nonverbal for days. But beyond these bigger issues, the subtler ones have an … Read More
Let’s crush your self-doubt with a hammer
Let’s crush your self-doubt with a hammer Is self-doubt chasing you as you race toward professional goals? The answer is often yes. Surveys have shown that adults experience self-doubt as many as six times every day! A good chunk (14%) … Read More