I learnt that natural laws will be in effect whether we know about it or not, whether we believe it or not especially the law of harvest. Good harvest demands prior work from preparing the soil to the quality of seed planted. We describe influence as the most important element of any leadership process but influence is not automatic and influence does not happen in a…
Work and purpose can co-exist. Sometimes I hear people say they had to leave work to pursue their purpose. Yes, in some situations that may be the case but or the most part, both can be achieved working for an employer. This is where and what alignment of individual goals and organization values is all about. When purpose and work are not aligned, it robs individuals of the…
As you wake up each day and start your day, what does it feel like? Are you energized and full of faith? Are you excited that it is a new day – another day of adventure and creativity? Or are you dreading the fading darkness of each dawn, dreading the full bright of the morning with trepidation? As a leader, a leader of your life (foremost form…
Ever wonder why employees refer to some leaders as toxic even with good Wallstreet reviews? Profit is not = Leadership Effectiveness (this might sound a little controversial). Profitability is important in leadership, but it is not the totality of effective leadership. As a leader, you could have some lofty achievements that have made your shareholders happy and not be perceived by your team or organization…
Where are you on Your Journey? Life is a journey. Life is a race. The latter gets confused with competition. Life is not a competition but it is a race. It has a starting point and a finishing line. And the finish line? Where you want to get to at the end? We have called this vision and sometimes we have called it dream. Irrespective of the term, both indicate “something seen…
Knowledge Affects Behavior. Ever heard that what you don’t know cannot kill you? Well… What you don’t know can kill you in the corporate world. Here is what one high performing professional in an organization said to me recently: “I keep getting comments in my performance reviews about how I need to improve my leadership skills and no one is telling exactly what skills these are”. …
Transparency is not expendable in leadership. Transparency builds credibility which build trust which build influence which makes a leader worth following. Put differently, transparency is a foundation of credibility which is the foundation of trust which leads to influence and impact. Without influence there is no leadership. Transparency in leadership is not the quality of allowing light to pass through as physics and dictionary may define it…
It is that time of the year again, when we pause to review, reflect and renew. Some say it is time to press the reset button. Whatever time we use or no matter how we approach it, we often tend to set change goals at this season and ponder strategies for success in the coming year. Success is directly related to growth. What is your…
I stumbled on a story of adventure, love and happily ever after recently. And somewhere in this exciting story, the writer said, “There is no expiry date on opportunity”. I initially thought, oh, that is so true. Then I thought oh no, that is not very correct. There is definitely expiry date on opportunities. I remembered one exercise that Stephen Covey made us (participants) do…
Self-awareness is about knowing who we are and how things affect us. It involves intentionality – being present and alert. We need to be alert and present to what is happening around us but this can become over-whelming in present times. There is so much to hear, so much to see and so much to process. How do we choose what to focus on? How…