It is possible that, despite my best efforts, I remain unsuccessful. There can be many hypotheses to explain this. For example, I may be ahead of my time. I am at the wrong place and at the wrong time. I am too unique, or I am too unlucky. Irrespective of any such...
I may take pride in my work. I may have high standards, too. I may be working hard and putting in long hours. As a leader, it is who I am. However, I may lose credibility and respect by expecting my team to live up to my standards. My leadership should help my team...
The whole journey of leadership is to make ourselves redundant. Leadership is about enabling our people to take ownership of the tasks we have been performing (delegation). It is about developing new capabilities (automation and training). Leadership is about holding...
As adults, we assume that we know it all. We do not receive direct feedback like kids do. Even if someone provides feedback, we will likely deflect rather than accept it. We do not necessarily grow in our learning with age. Instead, we develop rigidity and...
A conscious decision—"I do not need more!"—can be very liberating. Often, I find myself stretched thin, pursuing too many things. They can be material things, health goals, business, improvements and many other dimensions of life. With limited resources, seeking more...
"Life is short; I want to be at the top of the ladder before I am 40." "Acceptance is blissful. I need to practice accepting life as it happens." "Life is uncertain; my family is my priority." "Money is not everything. I will live for passion, not money." "I will be a...
Our final destination is the same: death. Only our journeys and milestones are different, however. Even with them, we have minimal control. The questions are: What do we want our journeys to be? What are our expectations from the milestones? What are we prepared to...
I need to put in more hours to deliver the pending work. Vs I need to find a way to outsource the pending work. In the first statement, I am pressured to complete the work. And I am a constraint. However, according to the second statement, I will find a resource....