leadership
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Why Buzzwords Like ‘Disruption’ Fail Us
“We need a paradigm shift to disrupt the way we use the words ‘paradigm shift’ and ‘disruption’.” 🤦♀️ There was a time when these words carried weight. Today, they’ve become “corporate spices”- sprinkled over a bland strategy to make it taste like innovation. In workplaces, we see these terms diluted daily. We’ve moved from describing… Continue reading
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The Myth of the “Right Fit” (And the Bias Hiding Behind It)
The concept of “cultural fit” is one of the most double-edged swords in human resources. When used correctly, it ensures organizational harmony; when misused, it becomes a sophisticated veil for unconscious bias and stagnation. How “Cultural Fit” is Misused In many corporate environments, “fit” becomes a shorthand for affinity bias- the natural tendency to gravitate… Continue reading
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The curse of being labelled to be in Comfort Zone
We’ve turned “Get out of your comfort zone” into a corporate weapon. Usually it is well-intentioned advice and given many times a day across the corporate world from seniors to juniors, peers to peers. Even as you read this and listen very intently, you can hear it dimly echoing somewhere in corporate sky! But it… Continue reading
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Do good humans make good leaders?
The world is on fire and dare I say many current world leaders are certainly not shining examples of what good leaders are supposed to be like. There are thousands of books on leadership. Podcasts, workshops, courses, papers, movies, perspectives as well explaining how leadership is defined. Showing various ways of how to strategise, think,… Continue reading
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Staying Human in an inhuman world
Over the past weeks, headlines about abuse of vulnerable humans, corruption scandals and institutional failures have dominated our feeds. If you’ve felt the pull to read everything, to understand how deep it goes, you’re not alone. But what we don’t talk about enough is the cost of immersion in darkness. Deep consumption of disturbing content… Continue reading
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The importance of “Problem Framing” in Leadership
Workplaces generally overestimate problem solving skills in a leader but very few ( and smart ones) invest in problem framing. And quite candidly, it’s a real superpower, a secret sauce if you will! Most messy business situations are not straightforward “solve X”. The next layer of questions is where the magic is – What exactly… Continue reading
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The Leadership “Flexes” That Are Suddenly “Red Flags”
It’s fascinating how the definition of “Good Leadership” keeps flipping. Some of the very things that were celebrated 10–15 years ago are seen as red flags. Here are a few powerful leadership reversals I’ve been noticing 1) Big Teams – to – Lean Teams; Influence based Leadership Past – The more people you managed, the… Continue reading
Where Strategy Meets Soul 