These opening lines from Shakespeare’s Hamlet (Prince of Denmark) words were meant to help Hamlet contemplate whether it was better to suffer through life or to put an end to life! In the corporate context it is a choice between succumbing to negativity or thriving against the odds. True leaders do
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sense of urgency…..
There seems like a singular common trait that distinguishes highly successful and productive people from the rest, one that differentiates between average and superior performers. This common trait is a sense of urgency that drives people to work much smarter and harder than normal. Having said that, the dilemma I am
integration blues…
leading today…..
new learnings…..
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The charisma of Anna Hazare is for real! His simplicity, integrity and ability to lead from the front has drawn people from all over the world and from all walks of life. He has proved to the world that leadership is not about power or money but being true to the
talent acquisition…..
"Oh - Sharmila is a such a great professional. Smart, intelligent and so very capable. Much as I would want to, I will not be able to hire as her high salary will upset the equilibrium of my organisation." Rahul's dilemma just as it is of so many leaders in mid to large organisations. The last couple of weeks have been a time
incrementalism and change…..
Over the past few weeks I have had a chance to meet with some leaders whose current engagement at work involves dealing with a huge amount of change across a variety of functions. So even though one of the earlier posts had been dedicated to the subject of management of change, I am creating another one. Such situations
adding value…..
The higher you go in an organization, the more you need to make other people winners and not think so much about winning yourself. Perhaps you have lots more to gain by not winning at all.Successful practice of leadership is clearly about doing more of what you do well. Isn't
never blame others…..
My apologies for writing after a long gap. Normally I try and do 3 to 4 articles a month and the last month was a complete miss due to some other preoccupations. Hope it never happens again. Some of you could say it is a matter of prioritisation and perhaps rightly