Stop playing it safe! How to make yourself heard in the right way. Recently, one of our team members came by to express concerns about a barrage of verbal onslaught he was receiving from one of our leaders. After a lot of angst, he mustered up the courage to bring it up. While on the […]
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Step off the beaten path to script your own success story. (We’ve got your back.) Over the next few weeks, many of you will be engaging in performance reviews, goal setting discussions and career dialogues. I recently wrote to you about how we need to be willing to stretch ourselves more, experiment more and generally get […]
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Change your internal narrative and put yourself back in the driver’s seat. Quite often, when things don’t pan out as desired, we start placing blame instead of taking responsibility. Whining creeps in. We don’t take accountability for our choices and our actions. This “woe is me” attitude can be quite toxic. So, my message today […]
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Could your “weakness” actually be a competitive advantage in disguise? “My dyslexia may have been an obstacle in my schooling, but I learned to use it to my advantage – turning it into one of the most powerful tools in my bag of business tricks. It’s been fundamental in guiding the way we communicate with […]
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Safeguard your career by making intentional learning a part of your daily routine. The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. ~ Alvin Toffler, writer and futurist Pretty much everyone agrees on the importance of ongoing learning. But how do you […]
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Don’t wait around for a purpose. Get intentional about loving what you do, every day. There is a well-known story of American president John F. Kennedy, who was on a visit to the NASA headquarters in 1961. He met a janitor who was busy mopping the floor. Kennedy went over and introduced himself to the […]
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How to stay relevant and continue to thrive at work after crossing the fifty-year mark. For most of our parents, it was assumed that they would retire by the time they were 60. However, things are changing rapidly. People are now living longer and working for longer than any other time in history. The World Health Organisation’s research […]
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Identify and address your professional Achilles’ heel before it trips you up. One of the key areas that inhibits many leaders to progress in their careers is the inability to act strategically. While a lot of managers are very good at managing teams and executing and delivering short-term results, they struggle to step back and think […]
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Creeping complacency leaves you helpless in the face of shocks. Do you recognise these red flags? So, do you think you are coasting in your role? Do you feel satisfied with incremental achievements? Do you like your routine? Are you comfortable with the way things are? Do you end up making excuses when things go wrong? Do you tune […]
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Your appearance says a lot about you. Here are some pointers for giving attire-related feedback. Do you find yourself shaking your head disapprovingly at a colleague’s sloppy attire? Or perhaps admiring a sharply-dressed fellow leader? Most people make certain (sometimes subconscious) judgments about others based on the way they dress. Author Darlene Price puts it well: “In the […]
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