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How to be a Boldly Inclusive LeaderIn today’s world of work, being inclusive as a leader isn’t optional. In many companies I work with and consult, inclusion is used as a mere...
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Supercommunicators: The Art of a “Learning Conversation”Communication is not an exchange of words but transfer of energy. The prerequisite for this is truly connecting with the other person so that...
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Mindset of Leaders who are Friction FixersI recently interacted with a senior business leader of a large organization. During our conversation he mentioned, “Our biggest enemy is not...
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How to Turn Conflict Into a Constructive NegotiationHaving a calm mind that is focused on the outcome is our greatest asset when we are in conflict at workplace. I learned this from an amazing,...
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Measuring Right: Understanding Goodhart’s LawIf you don’t frame your metrics right, they can distort behaviors. A bank executive once insisted that I do him a favor by getting a free...
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Three Buckets of CourageThere is no growth without courage. In my career of 25+ years, I had several moments that required me to exhibit courage. I was a functional...
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How to Build Trust: The Trust TriangleMaggi is an iconic Indian brand from Nestlé that faced a severe crisis of trust when it was alleged to contain excessive amount of mono-sodium...
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Move Fast and Fix ThingsOpenAI’s board took a tough call of firing the founding CEO Sam Altman without having trust from their organization/people or winning confidence...
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Thoughts to Build OnSince many years, I had a 1993 edition of this fantastic self-help book titled “Thoughts to Build On” by M. R. Kopmeyer which, for...
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What Makes a Failure IntelligentIn 2019, India’s ambitious mission to land on Moon failed after India’s space agency ISRO lost contact with the lander which crash landed. In...
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Win the Workday with Brain On!I am excited about Deb Smolenski’s new book titled “ Brain On! Mental Fitness Strategies for Sharpening Focus, Boosting Energy, and Winning the...
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How to Think Visually: 5 TipsI was recently invited on my friend Ashish Bedekar’s podcast – The ARB show – to speak on the topic of visual thinking. The...
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How to Have an Effective DialogueRelationships are built (or ruined) one conversation at a time. I have always seen effective conversation as a way to transfer energy between...
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How To Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci: 7 PrinciplesI recently re-read the book “How to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci” by Michael Gelb and realized how profoundly the book impacted my thinking about...
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The Experience Mindset: A Wall Street Journal Bestseller“Customer Focus” is the most common corporate value that companies adopt. This often leads to a myopic focus on customer experience at the cost of...
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How to be an Essentialist?Essentialism by George McKeown When facilitating strategy discussions with customers, I often came across situations when teams commit to work...
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Change or Transformation?We often end up using words “change” and “transformation” interchangeably. In many cases that I observe, transformation is...
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How to Create a Culture of Change AcceptanceAs an organizational system grows complex, it hardens through processes, beliefs, mindsets, legacy decisions and culture. However, most change...
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Attributes of a Powerful QuestionIn his book “ Poke The Box ”, Seth Godin asked a powerful question, “When was the last time you did something for the first time?” For me,...
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The Art of Having a Good ConversationFirst, a disclaimer – I am no expert in having great conversations. But I do know that quality of our conversations shape the reality and...
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Looking Back, Looking Forward!My mantra for 2022 was “ Go with the flow ” and the journey in 2022 took me to some very interesting places. By nature, going with the flow means...
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Smart Leadership: Four Simple Choices to Scale Your ImpactChoices we make as leaders are our currency to create an impact, build trust and scale our influence as leaders. Amidst all the complexity,...
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Leadership Skills for Building a Learning CultureTo respond effectively to adaptive challenges like the pandemic, geopolitical conflicts, financial crisis etc., organizations cannot rely on...
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Fostering Team Emotional IntelligenceThe emotion of the team is a sum-total of emotions and feelings that members of the team experience. Left unnoticed, unexpressed, and unattended,...
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SHRM India Top HR Influencers 2022 EditionOne of the highlights of my journey of learning and sharing online has been consistent recognition by Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM...
