One could be part of the problem or part of the solution. Being part of the solution helps Leaders create a healthy work culture, and enhance their influence on others. What we focus on, expands. When leaders are solution-focused, solutions seem to emerge. Being part of the solution enhances one’s Leadership Presence.
Action orientation, practicing a sense of urgency, improves the odds of getting things done. Creativity too flourishes with the pressure of timelines. Sense of urgency is a shift in mindset that can be learned. Embracing the discomfort that comes with moving faster contributes in due course positively to the workplace culture. The sense of urgency
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
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
A recent McKinsey research finds that 5% of employees deliver 95% of an organization’s value; and that the highest performers in a role are 800% more productive than average performers in the same role. It’s crucial for a business to: (1) identify ‘High Value Roles’ – the roles that are most critical in the business,
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
Scaling-up businesses constantly require leadership and execution skills that are outside their current realm of affairs. It’s essential therefore to keep a close watch over the skills, competencies and profiles that are needed to deliver evolving roles and business needs. Filling right roles with right people is critical – either by grooming, equipping existing people
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A sense of urgency is essential for a business to achieve its goals. It allows for faster decision-making and implementation of plans, which leads to quicker achievement of intended outcomes. However, acting with a sense of urgency is different from acting in haste. The sense of urgency is a mindset that can be learned and
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