What is Heard and What is Felt
May 15th, 2013 // 7:07 am @ Tanmay // One Comment
This may sound very simple but communication is all about transferring emotion and energy. Words are simply carriers of that emotion. Yes, choice of words matter, but that is not communication. Consider this example. The new sales director was on boarded with a lot of frenzy. In his first address to all the team members, [...]
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Clearing the Fog in Communication
May 8th, 2013 // 7:36 am @ Tanmay // 5 Comments
Our communication at workplace needs a lot of simplification. Have you seen leaders who throw jargons and so called “hot words” that leave people more confused? When a boss says, “We need to get this done soon”, people are left to wonder what soon actually means. I once observed a senior leader who was approached [...]
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Quality: Ownership and Getting Better
April 23rd, 2013 // 8:20 pm @ Tanmay // One Comment
Quality you deliver has everything to do with how much you own your work, your actions and its respective impact on the other parts of the system you operate in. When you produce work that is useful, qualitative and something that others find valuable, it feeds your self-esteem and makes you a better individual. By [...]
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Great Story: A Manager’s Function
April 17th, 2013 // 5:48 am @ Tanmay // No Comments
I recently re-read a fantastic book “Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams” by Tom Demarco and Timothy Lister. The book is filled with hard-won wisdom about executing projects and managing people for highest productivity. Here is a real-life story from the book that underlines importance of the “human aspect” of our work; especially creative work that [...]
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Hansei and 6 Pitfalls to Avoid in Reflective Exercises
April 15th, 2013 // 7:22 am @ Tanmay // No Comments
As individuals, teams and organizations, how much we learn from our past is critical for our improvement and future success. Hansei (meaning self-reflection) is an important part of Japanese culture – an exercise undertaken to look at past mistakes, outline the lessons and pledge to act on those lessons. According to Wikipedia, “Han" means to [...]
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In 100 Words: Perils of Blind Conformance
April 9th, 2013 // 7:40 am @ Tanmay // One Comment
In one of the TED talks, James Surowiecki shares: “If army ants are wandering around and they get lost, they start to follow a simple rule: Just do what the ant in front of you does. The ants eventually end up in a circle. There’s this famous example of one that was 1,200 feet long [...]
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In Review: Leadership and the Art of Struggle by Steven Snyder
March 15th, 2013 // 7:44 am @ Tanmay // No Comments
When we look back at our careers and lives, what do we remember the most? When I asked this question to some of my friends and colleagues, most of them told me vivid stories about their struggles and how they dealt with challenges to came out victorious. One of the friends nailed it when he [...]
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In 100 Words: Improvement and Tending a Garden
March 11th, 2013 // 7:12 am @ Tanmay // No Comments
Improvement is never a destination, but a journey that is organic, constant and never-ending. Consider this story from Subroto Bagchi’s book “The High Performance Entrepreneur” A monk was tending to a Japanese garden and meticulously, for hours on end, he was removing dry twigs from the immaculately maintained flowering bushes. A passer-by, who was fascinated [...]
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Bite Sized Insights on Personal Branding #IndiaHRChat
February 28th, 2013 // 9:56 am @ Tanmay // 5 Comments
For the first time, I participated in a Twitter Chat (#IndiaHRChat) on the topic “Personal Branding for HR Professionals“. People from diverse backgrounds shared their views on personal branding in presence of special guest Mr. Anand Pillai, Chief Learning Officer of Reliance Industries. It was fun to share my insights on personal branding and they [...]
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In 100 Words: Nurturing the Roots for Growth
February 27th, 2013 // 8:08 am @ Tanmay // No Comments
Chinese Bamboo tree when planted watered and nurtured for an entire year doesn’t grow an inch. In second growing season, farmer takes extra care but the tree still hasn’t sprouted. So it goes as sun rises and sets for four solid years. The farmer and his wife have nothing tangible to show for all their [...]
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