Two Pizza Rule states that a meeting should not have more attendees than can be fed with two pizzas ( Jeff Bezos ). The rule prefers up to 6 attendees for a meeting. The rule suggests meetings with fewer number of attendees are more effective, more meaningful; leads to increased levels of efficiency, engagement, collaboration […]
Leadership Presence calls for clarity – having clarity, and providing clarity to the teams / team members. Often one assumes team members know what is expected of them. This assumption carries substantial risk of non-performance or under performance. One need not wait to provide the (much) needed clarity until things fail. Leadership Presence makes sure
Influencing is a key attribute of Leadership Presence. Influencing works better when we start with the key ideas and, in a hierarchical fashion, form the details around these larger notions, says brain researcher John Medina. The brain craves for meaning, before the details. If listeners don’t know the big picture – the meaning – they
Ability to focus significantly influences the quality and quantity of outcomes. By focusing on what’s is truly important, Business Leaders could increase productivity by up to 50% ( says a study by McKinsey), improve decision making accuracy by up to 90% (says a study by HBR). Our ability to focus is considerably enhanced by improving
Leaders need to exercise prudence while choosing whom they associate with. Warren Buffet cautions – You want to associate with people who are the kind of person you’d like to be. (because) You’ll move in that direction. We’ve never succeeded in making a good deal with a bad person. The risk is not just that
Simplifying Execution leads to Excellence. Execution has a tendency to get complex even when strategy is simplified. The key is to know where the complexity is, so that it’s possible to unpack the complexity, and simplify. Leaders could find that by asking questions such as ‘what would make it easier for you to execute your
As the world gets more complex, simplifying becomes even more relevant for businesses – both in terms of Strategy and Execution. Simplifying the Strategy makes it clear and actionable. Simplifying the Execution leads to excellence in execution. Complexity, wherever it exists, adversely impacts the business performance – making it imperative for a Leader to simplify.
In business softer aspects seem harder to execute. Research shows only 1 in 3 strategies is executed successfully – the key reason being that change generates resistance. In businesses, especially the ones on scale-up phase, getting the soft stuff (aspects relating to people and culture) right can be hard stuff. As a leader, am I
Great Leaders are good listeners. Listening has always been an important constituent of good leadership. It continues to play a significant role in enhancing one’s leadership presence, and thereby the leadership impact. Leaders who listen find themselves closer to the realities. They tend to see things as they are, than what they think they are.
Smart Leaders are Curious, Open, Life-long learners. Jeff Bezos observes that the smartest people are constantly revising their understanding, reconsidering a problem they thought they had already solved. They are open to new points of view, new information, new ideas, contradictions, and challenges to their own way of thinking. Michael Dell once said ‘I would