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In this video, I discuss how language plays a crucial role to be effective as a leader. I outline a three-step process that demonstrates the power of language: naming, framing, and taming. Naming The first step is to name a challenge, emotion, or goal. I believe you must be able to name something to truly understand and address it. By naming a situation, we can create a shared vocabulary for our teams to discuss it and gain a sense of control. Framing Framing is about understanding the context o...

In this live video, I talk about the 4 traits that any leader needs to demonstrate to truly be not only successful but also makes them leaders worth following. We are currently operating in an environment that is ever changing, complex and with disruptions coming at us from different directions (geopolitical disruptions, technological disruptions, supply chain disruptions, etc) all at once. In this complex environment that we operate in, these traits help us not only stand out as effective leade...

I saw this piece of art at an art gallery and it brought so many emotions. Seeing a rainbow after a shower of rain brings such a wide smile on my face. So, when i saw this piece, could not help but to sport a wide grin, click a picture and share this with you all. Becoming a leader worth following needs us to find what makes us happy and indulge in it on a regular basis. When we are happy, we tend to be better leaders.

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Premise I was catching up with a friend who was recently promoted to a manager. He wanted to understand how can he transform the team, which was doing decent work, into a high performing team. I thought about it deeply and here is what I shared with him as the foundation upon which high performing teams are built. Companionship or camaraderie The most foundational aspect that is common across all high performing teams is a sense of companionship. People on high performing team are usually friend...

In this video, I share one of the traits of leaders that make them Leaders Worth Following: Effective Leadership is the process of replacing despair with hope and cynicism with purpose! This single sentence contains the essence of what it means to elevate our leadership to the next level. When we are able to do this, we truly become a leader worth following. Despair with Hope The ability to replace despair with hope is only possible when we truly believe that a better future is possible and with...

In this live video, I share what I learnt from the book Decisive, written by Chip & Dan Heath.

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Here are the Rules of Flow that Dr. Eliyahu Goldratt learnt in all his work during his time and was codified by his daughter Dr. Efrat Goldratt-Ashlag. In this video, I share just some things that I learnt from this book and also from everything else that I have read about the Theory of Constraints as created by Dr. Eliyahu Goldratt. 1. Avoid bad multitasking, control your WIP. 2. If you don’t want to get stuck, verify full-kit before you get going. 3. Triage to ensure you are working on the rig...

All of us go through and experience tough times at some point in time. So, it is expected that sooner or later, we will face a situation when someone on our team is going through a difficult time. It can be personal or professional. In this video, I share what we can do as leaders in that situation. Since this is not a question or if it will happen, but when will it happen – we can prepare for this situation in advance. There are only three ways to respond to this well: Any one of them is good e...

In this video, I share my perspective on the transition from being an expert to becoming a leader in an organization. Every transition (from being an expert and an individual contributor to a manager managing people to manager managing managers to manager managing organizations) requires us to unlearn some things and learn some new things. Each transition requires us to move further and further from being an expert or specialist to becoming a generalist, towards thinking abstractly and toward th...

As a leader, one of the most important way we show up and get work done is through communication – written or spoken. So, the impact that we have depends a lot on how well are we able to communicate. Stated in another way, the impact we have as a leader depends on how well do people we communicate with understand and act on it in a way that you expect them to. So, we need to learn not to communicate the way we like to but in the way that the people whom we lead are able to hear, […]

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