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Two ‘must dos’ to achieving organizational change

Change is vital and has become a way of organizational life. Organizations and their leaders must embrace change and lead their employees on this change journey to be successful. For this to happen, it is...

What you should know about successful organizational change

Change is a critical task, given today’s business turbulence and constantly changing business environment. Organizational change and managing this change are important tasks on the business agenda. Businesses need to expect, prepare and accept change...

Three tactics a leader can use to acquire great followers

Leaders know exactly what they want and go after it. If you motivate, communicate, influence and are doing the right thing, you will get yourself some great followers. A follower to a leader is like...

Do you know why following is necessary before leading?

If you want to become a great leader, you have to start by becoming a great follower. Each one of us in an organization should endeavor to become a true follower. Following is necessary before...

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Place for spirituality in this hectic world

Being is being ONESELF. It is our natural state. It is only because we have forgotten it that we need spirituality – a means to awaken. The pace of our life is of no consequence....

Resolving workplace conflict: Lessons from ‘Remember the Titans’

Workplace conflict between teams, or individuals are sometimes unavoidable and it now becomes a leader’s responsibility to recognize the reasons for this conflict which could range from personality clashes to resistance to change introduced by...

Conflicting personalities-a reason for Workplace Conflict

Leaders can resolve workplace conflict by understanding the different personalities they work with. Understanding whether leaders work with a turtle, shark, fox, owl or teddy bear can lead to effective performance and higher employee engagement.A...

Daughter,student,wife,mother…CEO

And … importantly a caring human being… Undoubtedly,  my favorite leader for more reasons than one. I’m talking about Indra Nooyi, the woman who has inspired many… Other women especially can learn from her, that,...

How can the urge to hoard anything and everything be curbed

The tendency to be possessive and hoard comes from a deep rooted sense of incompleteness, dearth within oneself. It’s on account of the primal ignorance that we live in, imagining that we are separate from...

Don’t worry, I’ve got your back…

What type of leader are you or do you aspire to be? What’s your style? Choose from the below:- I like to reward my subordinate for the effort made by him/her. Mine is an effort/reward...

Please mind your P’s and Q’s..

Close your eyes for a minute and go back to when you were three years old. When mom or dad said “good job baby” for being able to identify pictures in your favorite book, you...

I am not a b%^&h, I just run the company

After discussing work life balance, I think it is appropriate to discuss women in leadership this week. Not only because I am a woman and I love the topic of leadership, but also because more...