In trying to do too many things, you will fail to do any of them well – anonymous. Focusing on what to do, and more importantly, what not to do, is therefore critical. In a recent interview, Tim Cook (Apple) said ‘We believe in focus. And, so, we think that we can only do a […]
Simplifying is one of the key elements for enhancing one’s Leadership Presence. One of the ways to simplify is to think in terms of first principles. Getting the basics right, before moving on. Breaking things down to its elementary parts, and working forward from there. It unravels complexity, provides clarity as to what to do,
Applying the Power of 3 (Rule of 3) can be a game changer – in life, and at work. It’s a force multiplier, helps prioritise, clarifies, simplifies, and makes communication effective. For eg: 3 priorities to attend to, 3 parts to a presentation, 3 benefits of an idea, 3 points to highlight, 3 themes to
Enhancing one’s Leadership Presence helps Leaders inspire, influence, and impact more. ‘Every next level of your life will require a different you’ – Leonardo DiCaprio. It’s about consciously operating from a different coordinate, an elevated orbit, a more resourceful state. The good news is that we can enhance our Leadership Presence. #CEO #Scaleup #leadership #business
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Priority is a force multiplier. We tend to focus on our priorities; and the energy flows where the attention goes. The choices we make, the decisions we take, and the actions that follow, are a direct consequence of our priorities. If we have too many priorities, or when everything is a priority, then, nothing is
What we focus on, expands. What we focus on is where our energy flows. What we focus on influences our decisions. Often good decisions arise out of focusing on the right areas, areas that are relevant, areas that really matter. And the bad ones result out of focusing on wrong areas, that are less relevant,
Simplifying inspires action; and Scaling up needs action. A lot of it. When we simplify, we are effective, more productive, less stressed, more efficient. And we save time. One of the ways in Simplifying is cutting things down to its essence – minimalizing – rooting out extra steps, and doing only what’s truly needed. This
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
One of the key ingredients of enhanced Leadership Presence is the ability to Simplify – Simplifying the thoughts, Simplifying the plans, Simplifying the communication… Simplifying leads to peak performance. When we Simplify, things become clearer to us; and to the teams / stakeholders. Am I striving enough to Simplify? #ceo #scaleup #leadership
One of the key success factors for Leaders is to be able to make choices, take decisions in the face of uncertainty. Clarity is what’s needed to make an appropriate choice. Some decisions at that level may have a complex list of pros and cons. The best way to gain clarity in such contexts is