While good leadership is the pivot for establishing superior organisations, it is rare and fact is that poor leadership surrounds us. Companies are finding it increasingly difficult to navigate the tough times with any reasonable degree of assurance and that can clearly be ascribed to a certain leadership deficit. Incompetence is easy to recognise. Often a poor leader creates the
Leadership Matters
leading change…..
Vikas, a dear friend of mine, is currently engaged in transforming a strong and successful but stagnant division he manages into a more agile, nimble footed, growth oriented and externally focused one. How familiar does this situation appear to so many of us corporate folks! A much debated topic, change management is a phrase used very frequently but
a life of balance…..
Neha was yelling at Sameer "you very well understand the work situation at my office. How can you even expect me to join you all for your aunt's 75th birthday celebration tomorrow evening. Do you have to be so insensitive?" I have personally been a victim of and suffered long due to this personal - professional conflict or
positive strokes…..
My boss in an earlier organisation had this great gift of making the most serious of situations appear light and under control. Not to say he wasn't driving us hard or that he was any easier to deal with. Just that his boundless enthusiasm and levels of energy would provide such
leadership advice…..
The Festival Of Lights is here and I take the opportunity to wish you and your loved ones a very happy, prosperous and safe Deepawali. Hope this brings immense joy and peace into your lives and may you progress on the path towards your fulfilment! Ever wondered how a few people come up
Cooking up a Team
Some wise man once told me: “The way you play is the way you work”. In my work with the several teams I have had the good fortune to watch closely, I have often been witness to this truth rising to the fore unfailingly. And so it was, during the Friday
inspiration sources…..
There are three fundamental ways to get people to do things. You can coerce, motivate or inspire. While all the three methods find ample usage, this clearly seems like the era of inspiration where great outcomes are obtained through employees who believe in the underlying mission of the company. We all need to be inspired in order to accomplish something. It fuels
“Cast your bucket where you are”
A ship lost at sea for many days suddenly sighted a friendly vessel. From the mast of the unfortunate vessel was seen a signal: “Water, water. We die of thirst.” The answer from the friendly vessel at once came back: “Cast down your bucket where you are.” A second time,
leadership in tough times…..
I draw a huge amount of inspiration from people who seem to be constitutionally incapable of capitulation. Had the privilege of listening to Jim Collins some time ago - he spoke of Steve Jobs and how in 1989 he had to be out of the organisation he had created. Well we all know of Apple's position amongst the world leaders in
My experiences of leadership
In my last oraganisation I had this wonderful opportunity of leading a set of team members, all of whom, were either elder to me in age or were much more experienced in that industry. To add to this I had collegues who had children in colleges or looking for jobs. I was