Last week, I was at a conference in Dublin and one of the participants was articulating how she drives best-in-class performance with her team. The “AHA” moment for me was her quote on her leadership style. “I manage passion, not people”. One of the most powerful and thought provoking leadership quotes I have heard in…
Category: career developement
The brand of “YOU”. Have one? Need one?
A brand is not simply a word. It’s what comes to one’s mind when they hear a name. Let me give you names of a few companies and think about what is the first thing that comes to your mind outside of the products/services that they are known for. Google, Comcast, Uber, Walmart, Bank of America, Apple,…
Are you a “WHAT” leader or a “HOW” leader?
How many times, have you sat in a business review where someone was presenting how well a metric performed and asked, “Great job, you folks. By the way HOW did you guys do it?” Vs. moved on saying “Great work & well done!”. Maybe a few leaders want to know the HOW piece and a great majority is pleased with the…
Love hormones for employee well being!! What the heck??
I was introduced to Oxytocin in 2011 during a seminar on ‘organizational strategy & the next generation of leadership’ in New Delhi and since then it has been a topic of great interest and learning for me. But wait! Are you wondering“What the heck hormones have to do with organizational strategy & employee engagement??” I thought the same…
Cooking your success!! Do you want to bake it, grill it or fry it?
A few months back when I was changing roles internally, I was asked to share my thoughts on the topic of ‘career success & development’ in the all employee meeting of the departing business unit. In preparation, I started to research online and some popular books on the topic of ‘career success & development’. One…
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