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Bouncing ideas off a trusted thinking partner (reflection on my journey)
“This is a new role for the region and Learning & Development is not my cup of tea, so I wouldn’t be able to provide you much guidance about the way forward. You will need to ensure that you establish the role in the region as well as establish yourself in that role.” This was … Continue reading "Bouncing ideas off a trusted thinking partner (reflection on my journey)"
- Sep 07th 2022
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Impactful Leadership
“Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others”– Jack Welch, Former CEO, GE As a leader, I am passionate about the power of teamwork and truly believe that no one can be successful or sustain success without the unflinching support from … Continue reading "Impactful Leadership"
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Leadership in a Distributed Environment – Being There When You Are Not There
The recent pandemic has definitely taught us what VUCA means – Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous. But many of us also learnt that it stands for Vision, Understanding, Clarity and Agility. While working & conducting my studies on future of work and competencies required by leaders in future, thinking about how the pandemic has impacted us … Continue reading "Leadership in a Distributed Environment – Being There When You Are Not There"
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Are you an Influencer?
I recently read an article about the top Instagram influencers in India; the Top 5 names were Priyanka Jonas Chopra, Sunny Leone, Jacqueline Fernandez, Urvashi Rautela, and Kapil Sharma. It made me reflect on “influencing” as a topic and the power of Influencers. The word influence has its roots in Latin. It is a combination … Continue reading "Are you an Influencer?"
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Leading with Vision: Bridging or Bonding?
The key elements of leadership are the ability to create a vision, then to lead people towards its fulfilment. Leaders look for new opportunities or different ways to foster growth. Leaders find the new and look to the future, building on but not resting on current success. Good leaders also look for differences and opportunities, rather … Continue reading "Leading with Vision: Bridging or Bonding?"
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LEADERSHIP DOWN THE AGES : DIFFERENT APPROACHES
Unlike ‘Managing’ which evolved with the Industrial Revolution, Leadership is a very old concept as well. Ever since man began his journey as a caveman, hunting for food in teams, or gathering food through farming, there has been the application of leadership. Applying the right leadership could be a matter of life and death in … Continue reading "LEADERSHIP DOWN THE AGES : DIFFERENT APPROACHES"
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Am I really me?? – Self Leadership
Close to four decades in corporate life, I have seen a lot of effort in ‘Behavioral Change’. This is very one dimensional and I knew I had to go deeper than Behavior to really start making lasting Behavioral Change. Below is a snapshot of my research and my reality. “Leadership is a choice, not a … Continue reading "Am I really me?? – Self Leadership"
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Leadership is a way of being
My professional journey began 28 years ago as an executive trainee at an Indian corporate house. My career path has taken me through three decades of managers, each with a different working style. I have had the good fortune of working with immensely talented individuals who have mentored me through my career but would consider … Continue reading "Leadership is a way of being"
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Leadership with a Coach Mindset
“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest”- Benjamin Franklin Rome wasn’t built in a day but they were laying bricks every hour. Likewise, great Leaders aren’t born but they are self-made with continual honing of their skills, reskilling and by challenging themselves to shift their paradigms to achieve excellence in whatever they do. “Mindset … Continue reading "Leadership with a Coach Mindset"
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Finding key insights to be your best self — An entrepreneurs’ journey
This blog is authored by Sanchit Garg. Back in early 2016, I had a beautiful life — my company was doing well. I was in excellent health and was blessed with a support system of loving friends and family. Very few people can say that they’ve been blessed in all aspects of their life, and … Continue reading "Finding key insights to be your best self — An entrepreneurs’ journey"
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Engaged with my organisation. Disengaged with my boss!
This blog is authored by Nathan Prakash As I write this article, a lot is going on in the world of politics in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Mr. Ashok Gehlot, the Chief Minister of the state, has his sword crossed with Mr. Sachin Pilot’s, who until his recent dismissal, served as Deputy Chief Minister. … Continue reading "Engaged with my organisation. Disengaged with my boss!"
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Leadership from the edge
This blog is authored by Sweta “An organization is a group of people, who work together in collaboration, to achieve a common goal”. During my MBA, this was the line on the first page of my book I think it was the one on Organization Behavior. So this implies that, even with the best machinery … Continue reading "Leadership from the edge"
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Leadership and Feedback
This blog is authored by Ekta Bhardwaj Giving feedback is an integral aspect of the leadership role and majority of the leaders fail miserably in it as I have experienced over the years in my career; thus, derailing people from their growth path and not helping them achieve their full potential. Often leaders are seen … Continue reading "Leadership and Feedback"
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Leader & Leadership
This blog is authored by Makarand Patwardhan Leader as defined (as a noun) is a person who leads or commands a group, organization or country. One more definition is Principal Player in music group, but the definition which attracted my attention most is “A series of Dots or Dashes across the page to guide the … Continue reading "Leader & Leadership"
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Key Coaching Skills for Leaders
This blog is authored by Dr. Ashwaria Gupta Human beings, by their very evolutionary nature, perform better in the presence of effective leadership. Today, in business, in politics and social causes, the significance of strong and purposeful leadership is invaluable. Great leaders are known not just for ‘getting things done’ but for ‘inspiring’ their teams and … Continue reading "Key Coaching Skills for Leaders"
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Executive Presence: The A.C.E. Model Creating the X-factor in leadership!
“A person exhibiting executive presence is someone who, by virtue of the effect he or she has on an audience, exerts influence beyond that conferred by formal authority.” ___ , Gavin Dagley, Executive Presence is an evolving concept and there are many ways to define it. There is also a lot of ongoing research … Continue reading "Executive Presence: The A.C.E. Model Creating the X-factor in leadership!"
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ATTRACTING, TRAINING, RE-TRAINING AND RETAINING TALENT
It is essential to identify and not only hire the right talent but training, retraining and retaining them is critical as they will not only drive the company’s vision but would also be a key contributor in moving the organization to the next level. Any organization these days stands on two pillars that are the … Continue reading "ATTRACTING, TRAINING, RE-TRAINING AND RETAINING TALENT"
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Enemies of Learning
Your success as a leader or the different roles you play in the society, depends on your learning abilities as well. Unless we keep learning, we will not be able to evolve and become better from what we are today. This will definitely have an impact on our ability to succeed. There are different learning … Continue reading "Enemies of Learning"
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Why great people will not stay!
Why great people will not stay! Lately, there have been many movements and instability in my organisation, I tried to understand the reason why all my talents are leaving the esteemed organisation where people has been enjoying working in the organisation and even many of them has been with the company for more than 5 … Continue reading "Why great people will not stay!"
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More work = Burnout; REALLY???
“I need a break..I am burntout totally” – how common do we speak or hear these sentences? Its familiar- have been working really hard, too busy and now need a break. At times you also hear the reverse- I don’t want to make more money cos to make more money, I will have to work … Continue reading "More work = Burnout; REALLY???"
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The Leader in You
I love watching kids go about doing things they do. It is my so called ‘therapy’, my quiet moment by myself, sitting at a corner watching kids play, interact, fight, compete, cry, laugh, being silly and simply being happy. From these observations, I noticed that leadership qualities actually start to develop at quite an early … Continue reading "The Leader in You"
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Getting to the Bottom of It
Why? What made you do this? The usual questions. Something to keep me busy when I retire A gut feel? The standard answers I give. “7 Questions a Life Coach Asks to Get to the Bottom of Your Passion.” The article jumped at me. It asked for you to look inside yourself and figure out … Continue reading "Getting to the Bottom of It"
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The Laws of Goal Setting
If there is one thing that I loved and obsessed since the beginning of my career, it was to organise, plan and set goals for myself. I read every possible book, article published, heard over and over what influencers were talking about how they set their goals and achieve them one after the other. So much so that … Continue reading "The Laws of Goal Setting"
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The Leadership Test
I am sure we have all wondered at times: “Am I a Leader?” You are sure about leading people and you have been doing it for ages, but that question does not go away. Am I doing everything to be called a Leader? There are many definitions of Leadership and enough programs being run around … Continue reading "The Leadership Test"
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Are self-help books helping you?
I was at the Bangalore Airport waiting in line for checkin, when I heard shouting from one of the counters. A customer was shouting as some need of his was not getting met by the airline. The same customer was on my flight and while waiting for the gate to open, I was amused to … Continue reading "Are self-help books helping you?"
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Playing the game is not about politics
This is something that came up with a coaching client during a session yesterday. A successful VP at a large multinational wanted to know how to play the game! The client was known for being curt with his answers and respond in a manner which irritated others. On the other hand the client feels: “it seems … Continue reading "Playing the game is not about politics"
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How to handle difficult conversations
This topic keeps on coming up regularly in my coaching sessions. For some people it is very difficult to handle difficult conversations. By difficult I mean, times when you are supposed to tell the truth to a direct reportee about his work, times when you have to tell the truth to your clients, times when … Continue reading "How to handle difficult conversations"
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How to read a 360 degree assessment
This post is about how to read a 360 degree assessment and not on the usefulness of these assessments or how they are being used in the industry today. I have been on both the sides of these assessments; I have gone through one myself and I have done it for others as part of … Continue reading "How to read a 360 degree assessment"
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Stop Running…Start Leading
There are many successful leaders today and the way outside world looks at success is defined in terms of level or position in the organisation, power they wield and money that the leader earns. But how many of them actually lead? Agreed, that they might have grown faster than others, might have got the organisation … Continue reading "Stop Running…Start Leading"
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Why we don’t have enough women leaders?
While growing up, my parents constantly reminded me that the only way to get noticed in the boys world was to ace the grades. I nailed that briefing, performed well in academics throughout school and college and graduated from one of the top institutes in the country. I entered corporate life dreamy eyed and with … Continue reading "Why we don’t have enough women leaders?"
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