A recent workplace survey by ATK – HBR points out that ‘nearly 90% of respondents said that they expect to experience a substantial degree of joy at work, yet only 37% report that such is their actual experience’. Joy at work – something that everyone wishes for; yet seems elusive. As a leader, am I […]
We are old when we talk about the past; We are young when we talk about the future – Anonymous. What am I talking about?
Pausing helps you refrain from making a permanent decision based on a temporary emotion – Justin Bariso. Pause – taking a moment to stop and think before you speak or act. It’s simple, yet difficult. As a leader am I taking advantage of this highly effective tool?
As a leader, one needs to inspire and take their teams to places they’ve never been to. For this, one of the important aspects is to provide a sense of safety for the team to operate fearlessly. Team members won’t attempt new things or do things differently and run the risk of failing, unless they
Potential, possibilities – are unlimited. What’s possible and what I think is possible – can be different. What one has done in the past is no way indicative of what one is capable of; or what one could do in future. Am I using my potential? Am I exploring my possibilities?
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The way in which the expedition is equipped – the way in which every difficulty is foreseen, and precautions taken for meeting or avoiding it – Victory await him who has everything in order. Luck, people call it – said Roald Amundsen (first person to reach South Pole). Preparation matters; Preparation is all that matters.
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Your greatness is not in what you have, but in what you give – Alice Hocker. I can give Joy, happiness, inspiration, positivity… Or I can give misery, anxiety, stress, negativity… What’s my choice? Corollary: I can give (only) what I have!
Hiring is not a problem to be solved but an opportunity to build the future of your organization – Julie Zhuo of Facebook. As a leader, am I conscious of this opportunity? Am I consciously involved in building and managing the talent pool that’s needed in my business? How much time, effort and energy I’m
Jeff Bezos (Amazon) feels it’s enough if he can make three good decisions each day. Taking a large number of decisions every day doesn’t necessarily indicate growth or success. As a leader, I need to make (only) a few high quality decisions every day. ‘Presence’, while taking those few decisions each day, is of extreme
For a business its Competitive Advantage provides a significant boost for accelerated growth. A couple questions that may help us find our competitive advantage are: What’s that we do that others don’t do? What’s that we do and others do, but we do it better, and we can prove it?
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