How do you respond constantly to the disruptive forces at work? How do you navigate in a world of work marked with constant and rather rapid changes? What is the key to success in an increasingly uncertain future? Vivek Wadhwa wrote an interesting article at Washington Post titled “Love of learning is the key to […]
As Indians mourn the passing away of “People’s President”, Space Scientist, Teacher and Visionary Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, I am reminded of having read an interview he gave to India Knowledge@Wharton in 2008 where he shared some very important leadership lessons. I decided to pay a small tribute in my own little way […]
My work in corporate quality functions in the past involved influencing cross-functional teams (as an internal consultant) on processes and methods when I had no direct reporting relationships with them. I knew that only technical expertise was not enough and I wished I had some guidance on how to influencing without authority. Jesse Lyn Stoner […]
When Chip R. Bell and Marshall Goldsmith released the revised edition of their classic book “Managers as Mentors: Building Partnerships for Learning” in 2013, I interviewed them on this blog. Now that I am learning how to create sketch note, I used this interview on mentoring as a base to create the following. I hope […]
This post is inspired by a tweet from the legendary Tom Peters which deeply resonated with me. I once had such a major disconnect with the Head of HR that I had to walk out of his room. And the disconnect was not that of ideas because I could not even start the discussion for […]
Most people ascend to leadership positions based on their areas of natural strengths. Tools like SWOT analysis also focus excessively on two things: strengths and weaknesses. So, our natural response as leaders is to leverage our strengths and improve on areas of our weakness. Yes? But there is a large space between our strengths and […]