Constantly giving directions or trying to coerce people rarely brings out the best in them. The need to exercise compassionate leadership magnifies in uncertain times like these when people are anyway struggling to find a balance between work, related anxieties and impending uncertainties. What if more and more leaders adopt a compassionate style of coaching […]
Today happens to be be World Social Media Day. If you are trying to use social media for intentional learning and self-development, here are a few things that have worked for me and may work for you as well. Having Right Filters Clay Shirky said this in 2008, “Its not information overload. It’s filter failure.” […]
This blog recently completed 14 years. Something that started as a small step in documenting my lessons back then feels like a giant leap now. Most giant leaps are a sum total of small steps taken consistently. I still find that joy in hitting publish button and see my half-cooked thoughts and tentative scribbles go […]
It is as critical to ensure our mental well-being in the times of Corona Virus pandemic as it to stay safe physically. The world is gripped by anxiety caused due to spreading infections/deaths, a constant bombardment of news updates and the looming economic uncertainty because of the lock downs. It all feels like an assault […]
Disruptive times like the current pandemic may not seem like the right time to think about alternative career possibilities, especially if you are doing well in your current context. But often, disruptive times push us to think beyond the box we are in, question our choices and reimagine what it means to work. Then, there […]
Crisis elicits real leadership, and when crisis is of this scale, it becomes a leader’s moment of truth. At a global scale, we are seeing leaders of different countries responding differently to COVID-19 pandemic. Countries like New Zealand where leadership is proactive and empathetic, we see limited impact compared to countries where leaders continued in […]
Social media is abuzz with stories of people learning new things to make the most of their time in isolation and distancing, which is great. But I feel that learning cannot be an event confined to a few weeks of lockdown, especially when we are stressed about so many other things. Pandemic impacts everyone differently […]
We are going through an unprecedented time. It is easy to get sucked into the spiral of pandemic data, live charts, sensational headlines, misinformation and round-the-clock updates across different platforms. Fear stems from overthinking. When we step on a treadmill of constant consumption, we imagine worst-case scenarios (what-if). Anxiety paralyses us. Faith is innate to […]
Black swan events like Corona Virus pandemic leaves us scrambling to respond effectively. While individually, we cannot control what happens out there, we can always choose our response to it. And the most effective response in these times, fortunately, is to simply distance physically, slow down, stay put and use the down time to reflect […]