We have heard ‘speed to market’ is critical. Possibly yes. What we also need to consider is ‘Pacing’ – Pacing oneself and one’s business to the speed that’s safe and smooth. Smooth is fast. Calibrating one’s pace while Scaling-up is supremely important. It’s strategic, it’s dynamic; and more importantly a conscious choice to make in …
Happened to read about the 10:10:10 rule on decision making – that brings a perspective while seeking clarity on options available; especially when the solutions are not going to make everyone happy. It’s asking – how will we feel about it in 10 minutes from now? Would it (really) matter and how. How about 10 …
Research shows people tend to pay more attention to bad / negative things than to good / positive things (known as Negativity bias). In a way, negativity is an attention magnet. When faced with challenges, we seem to be wired to focus overly on what’s going wrong; missing to learn from what’s working well. Leadership …
According to a recent study of 5,000 businesses across 100+ countries, exceptional Leadership distils itself in to 2 key traits – Wisdom and Compassion. ‘Wisdom, the courage to do what needs to be done, even when it is difficult; and Compassion, the care and empathy shown toward others, combined with the intention to support and …
CEO Coaching happens through a series of one-on-one conversations, held in a non-judgmental environment, with high levels of confidentiality, with actions on the ground happening in-parallel. CEO Coaching helps CEOs explore, get challenged, reflect, think deeper, discover blind spots. It helps them simplify, unpack complexities, look for clarity, focus better, find appropriate solutions that works …
The dangerous ideas are the ones that are good, but not great. Yes, it could work, and yes, I could do it, but that doesn’t mean I should. It’s not about the failure rate, it’s that good ideas eat up a lot of time / calories, leaving little time for the great ideas – Dharmesh …
1 in 60 Rule in aviation states that after 60 miles a one-degree error in heading will result in straying off course by one mile. This means the further we travel, farther we are from the destination. Straying off course is likely in our businesses too, for a variety of reasons. Constant tracking and course …
The questions we ask determine the answers we get – which goes on to indicate that we get right answers when we ask the right questions. Asking the right questions significantly increases our odds of getting the right answers – in a way, asking the right questions is pertinent and possibly more difficult (!), than …
Do I ask for help? ‘Asking for help’ is a powerful enabler for Business Leaders to action their thoughts, realize their dreams. ‘Asking for help’ helps them turn their vision into reality. Steve Jobs once said: ‘I’ve never found anybody who didn’t want to help me when I’ve asked them for help. I’ve never found …
Efficiency is doing the thing right. Effectiveness is doing the right thing – Peter Drucker. How tuned we are to be Effective? To do what’s needed? Leadership Presence helps one to be Effective. And efficient. The good news is that we can enhance one’s Leadership Presence.