A stream of visual insights in form of #sketchnotes from the pen of Tanmay Vora. More about sketchnote project here.
“Everyone can be great because everyone can serve.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. “Service is the highest form of self-expression” read the title of an editorial in Times of India by Janina Gomes and it got me thinking about service. I realized that the only way to grow yourself, your teams, your organization is to […]
“For every disciplined effort, there is a multiple reward.” – Jim Rohn I started creating sketch notes only in mid of 2015 as an experiment to learn better and simplify ideas. Little did I know that this experiment will grow into something amazing. I have been in pursuit of simplifying ideas and extract signals in […]
When everything around is constantly changing, it is easy to: Get carried away by latest fads, best practices etc. Execute changes that may not be significant in shifting results to positive direction Implement solutions to half-baked problem statements Isolate people affected by change in a rush to just change things Get confused between change and […]
A team’s ability to learn quickly is at the heart of adapting to constant changes. In fact, it seems that constant learning is the only key to agility as a team and organization. Jack Welch famously said, “An organizations ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the greatest competitive advantage.” On […]
Nicholas Bate once sent me a bunch of inspiring cards made with lot of love. One of those cards read, “Every YES contains a NO (YES to staying late is NO to Lego with your daughter)” “Every NO contains a YES (NO to the gym is YES to more stress)” When we say YES to […]
As an organization grows, managing the flow demands work items to move from one team/department to another. In quest to make these teams accountable, very specific KPI’s are established and that breeds non-systemic thinking. People look at meeting their own numbers and push the work to next stage and often, what happens is that while […]
At the heart of living a creative life is ability to do something about things you don’t like. What we do instead is keep complaining. We all have our own circle of influence – things we can change ourselves or exert our influence to create change. Everything else outside this circle are circumstances (or circle […]
When I started this blog in 2006, I only thought of it as a repository of my own lessons as a new manager. Little did I know that this space will become one of the most important learning and sharing tools for me over years. The benefits of putting myself out there in a way […]
What differentiates companies that succeed over a long run from those that don’t? As the rate of change and disruption continues to accelerate, companies need a strong foundation of fundamentals that enable long term success and growth. In this respect, I recently read Leandro Herrero’s post on characteristics of companies that succeed in long run. […]