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People are a company's most important asset, and people-centricity is the secret sauce of a leader's success.  From directly including employees in decisions to supporting them in reaching their full ... Read More Oct 18, 2022

If you want to improve your relationship-building skills, this strategy will help you enhance them. Let's say you walk into the office one fine morning and notice your colleague Lisa looking distressed. If you wish her and move o ... Read More Jul 24, 2022

I recall coaching a very successful vice president of a large firm who confessed struggling with the imposter syndrome in his career. He was bright, smart and a hard worker, yet he felt his success was a fluke and he questioned if he rea ... Read More Jun 08, 2022

As a leader do you sense that despite a strong 'Inner Drive' you are missing something in the workplace? Your drive - your strong desire to achieve your goals and results fuels your energy, it gives you momentum. ... Read More May 04, 2022

Confidence can be fragile. It cannot stay consistently high all the time. Even the most confident people face times of self-doubt. Additionally, our levels of confidence can be situational and context-driven. For e.g, we may be v ... Read More Apr 05, 2022

As human beings, we share the common desire to feel fulfilled in our lives. We seek fulfilment from the life we live, our relationships and our work. Often fulfi ... Read More Feb 10, 2022

Executive Presence is one of the most valued leadership traits because 'how we show' up is equally or more important than what we do. When workin ... Read More Jan 20, 2022

MasterChef Australia, a popular Australian competitive cooking game show based on the original British MasterChef has an activity called 'pressure tests'. During pressure tests, the contestants have to cook outstanding food with a set of ... Read More Jan 07, 2022

The power to question is the basis of all human progress - Indira Gandhi No doubt asking the right questions helps in building rapport and deeper connections with people. It ... Read More Dec 09, 2021

You glance at the clock, it's 7 pm, and you are still in the office. You promised your daughter you would be home early to help with her project. Looking at your pile of work, a feeling of overwhelm begins to wash over you. You know you ... Read More Sep 24, 2021

If you wanted to develop your leadership, where would you begin? Leadership as a whole is like looking into a kaleidoscope. You see many dimensions, facets and patterns. After all, as leaders, you navigate through a VUCA world that is co ... Read More Jul 09, 2021

When you throw a stone in water, it creates ripples. A bigger stone goes deeper into the water, causing more outward ripples. Our emotions are like the stones we throw. They send ripples through the people in your life and your o ... Read More Jun 19, 2021

Positive interactions are pivoted mainly to how we feel inside ourselves and our state of mind. When we face the experience of providing developmental feedback, it is natural for us to feel discomfort, awkwardness and emotions ... Read More Jun 16, 2021

Women Leaders can face common challenges as they seek to operate on bigger playing fields. They sometimes struggle to get their voice heard, be seen as influential leaders in their domain besides subject matter experts, and slide comfort ... Read More May 08, 2021

Leaders are influencers Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Sheryl Sandberg, Steve Jobs, Malala Yousafi, JRD Tata are some examples of leaders who have led themselves with their courage, empowering beliefs, fortitude, innovation, d ... Read More Nov 17, 2020

Do you struggle to say 'No' to requests that you don't want to accept in your workplace? Do you fear retaliation or rejection from the other person? Saying 'No' in the workplace is a crucial skill that Leaders need to develop to be able ... Read More Nov 04, 2020

The very word 'empathy' seems out of place in a tough complex business environment that is focused on results. Leaders fear if they demonstrate empathy they may seem too soft and taken advantage of. On the contrary, empathetic le ... Read More Nov 04, 2020

Dealing with an angry person can be a mentally and emotionally exhausting experience. It triggers a range of strong emotions like anxiety, fear, disgust, maybe hopelessness resulting in us bursting into anger ourselves! The impac ... Read More May 20, 2020

“An internal report at Hewlett-Packard revealed that women only apply for open jobs if they think they meet 100 per cent of the criteria listed. Men apply if they think they meet 60 per cent of the requirements. This difference has ... Read More Mar 20, 2020

Positive psychology tells us that 'perfectionism' is a personality trait characterized by a person's striving for flawlessness and setting excessively high-performance standards, accompanied by overly critical self-evaluations and concer ... Read More Aug 06, 2019

Trust is linked to the feeling of psychological safety. Pause for a moment and think of who do you trust most in your life? Who do you feel safe and secure with? Now think of why do you trust them? Trust ... Read More Aug 06, 2019

When assigned common tasks or projects, it can become difficult to understand a colleagues motives or rationale behind their decisions that don’t involve you. This can caus ... Read More Jan 29, 2019

Hiring an executive coach is a powerful step towards creating positive change that helps you achieve your vision and results. As you progress with your coaching engagement, your success and growth from coaching hinges on how you ... Read More Aug 28, 2018