Leadership
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Why am I doing what I am doing? The perennial pursuit

How many times have you had more things on your to do list than what you could have realistically achieved? How many times do you feel that all the life’s motions are actually taking you...

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A leaderless team – whats in it for you?

Of late, a friend of mine started burning the midnight oil at work. She confessed that, with the recent exit of her boss she had started taking on the additional work in the hope that...

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Individual vs Team: Dealing with envy

You are a part of one of the largest I.T. firms in the country, a member of one of the Performing teams. At the time of recognising Individual Performance the company decides to reward its...

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Don’t be that Leader!

Who is a good leader? You must have asked this question to yourself countless times. How to become a good leader, how to spot a good leader, how to engage with a leader, how to...

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Making an impact at meetings – your personal guide series

Performance reviews happen throughout the year! Not just quarterly or at year end. At work we are constantly being observed, evaluated and judged …Do you realise that meetings are also forums for evaluation; by multiple...

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Real world needs? Specialists or generalists

In most universities, students are educated to become specialists in a certain field. These discipline-centred institutions tend to teach subjects as if they were encapsulated in isolated boxes in the belief that it is beneficial...

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Culture – The #1 Reason To Stay Or Leave

Brian Chesky of Airbnb wrote a stimulating letter about culture to his employees, recounting the advice he received from Peter Thiel. This is old news, but lately I’ve been thinking about what makes the difference...

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Wait till I am Found out.. Imposterism, the curse of not being good enough

Akhilesh was a very vexed man. The reason… he was to be promoted as a Director for Enterprise Business in an Information and Technology Enabled Services. With his outstanding domain understanding and exceptional people skills,...

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The Art of Follow-up

I once lent a treasured book to a dear friend. On checking with her two –weeks later, she was still reading it and promised to return it in a week’s time. Weeks turned into months;...

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4 corporate lessons my preschooler taught me: Leading The Way

Over the years gone by, I have educated myself through university qualifications, read many helpful books, some of which I have shared here and attended many professional seminars. But, recently I realized that my preschooler...

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Leadership is more than delegation

Have you read this anecdote about George Washington which was said to have transpired during the American Revolutionary War? It is said that one rainy day, during the war, George Washington, riding in civilian clothes...

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The Peril of Presenteeism

You are about to meet your boss for the quarter review. As you enter his cubicle, you encounter him with a running nose, watery eyes and sneezing and wheezing through sentences. Ugh… why is he...