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Leadership

Was that confrontation essential?

January 28, 2012

That’s the question you need to ask post each confrontation. Sure, it’s a powerful tool in bringing your team members to the next level but pausing and measuring the progress is even more important. Confrontation is more of a cost v/s benefits issue so measurement is required. And, the thing about progress is that the [...]

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Distinguish the Distinctions of Your Business

January 23, 2012

…no matter what your business is. Leading a Business is unlike any other role of an organization, because it’s always dissimilar. Unstructured, unpredictable, atypical…a right brain activity. No predefined set of rules or guidelines are much of help because everyone leads their business differently, and what flourishing business leaders have in common is that they [...]

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The Inordinate Team Member

January 19, 2012

There are a few grounds to stand a team member who makes inordinate requests: You anticipated you would; His skills are peerless; He’s a great grapeviner – has good political influence that you think would help you one day; Consequences of informing the client that you’ve sacked him are much worse ; He’s indispensible… It’s [...]

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Keep Delivering

January 7, 2012

Often, Delivering is burdened with threats and perils. Every time you stand up, send a text message, write a piece of software code, publish a blog post or write a tweet, you’re exposing yourself to disparagement. Not just disparagement, but the possible negative consequences that come with your actions. It’s no wonder why most of [...]

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Have a Commitment-focused 2012!

January 1, 2012

Look at 2012 from a different lens, COMMITMENT, not just a plan is required to make a difference.

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