We find it tough to receive feedback that we don’t agree with. One of the ways to deal with it is not to take them personally – easily said than done. Need to transcend this, to become a leader. Once tuned to receive the feedbacks, the kind of freedom that one enjoys, the broadening of […]
Denial – It is easier to see in others than in oneself. Noticing (in oneself) and accepting seem the first challenge.. That means coping with it and addressing it, is an effort by itself.. Let us observe.. and try interpreting things the way they really are..
Great leaders respond to each challenge with a fresh eye, for what worked in one situation may not work in another. Dynamism, freshness in response – Yet being consistent, focussed..
Receiving feedback – a skill that needs to be perfected. Receiving feedback, listening with openness – assumes greater significance when making choices, taking decisions. When we offer a suggestion or feedback to another, what do we expect?
“You are only as good as your last decision” – my Boss, circa 1999. A great learning for me that day.. And since then.. The need to apply ourselves – every moment, in every choice, in every decision.. Being mindful, being present.
“Your life shows us what you’ve settled for” – Robin Sharma. Are we at our potential? Here, Now? What prevents us (from reaching our potential)? Probably many reasons… At times known, at times not.. The good news is that we can work on it. If we know, if aware, if we want to.. A Coach
A leader is visible. All the time. Irrespective of / despite efforts to keep a low profile. Therefore, that awareness is important – that you are getting noticed – in everything that you do, every comment that you pass, every communication that you make, every moment that you live..
We have heard – ‘expect the unexpected’. How easy, practical is it? One needs to train oneself to be ready – all the times – to receive surprises.. The key is, how one responds..
30,000 days – All that we have, if we consider a lucky 82 years of life. How to spend each of them, how to use each of them, how much life to fill in each of them – is left to us..
Creativity and Innovation often comes with associated risks. That means ‘Blue oceans’ also have risks – mostly unknown, as they are uncharted. The excitement is in taking them, managing them and traversing them..