A new CEO presses on with two seemingly irreconcilable behaviours – being a badass and being likeable. In effect, the person is seldom likeable and often leaves people anxious, and in some instances, fearful. Why does this happen? This person comes on board with a brief to improve parameters viewed as critical – growth, profitability,…
We were ahead of our times. We encountered a direct challenge to our set patterns of thinking about careers and of organisation design. We were a bunch of fortunate oddballs thrown together in an organisation that was willing to be a laboratory. Here is the story.
Working professionals focus far too much on achievements, job responsibilities shouldered, and certifications that paved the way to their current eminence. For good measure, they add organisation-context to suggest spread, depth and complexity that they have encountered. ‘Growth’ for the most part is explained in terms of fancier titles, fatter pay cheques, the size of…
It is said that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. Is scale-up possible by replicating, splintering and sprinkling far and wide?
Celebration may be a means to restore humanity to oneself – to feel wholesome and joyfully acknowledge the part he / she plays, discover the power of valuing, sharing and evocation, restore energy and bring vibrancy, generate hope and most of all a sense of well-being.
PART 1 Agility as a wave, a movement, is in. We will have Agility 1.0, 2.0… n.0 in quick succession as some market savvy consultant or business leader will have you believe that a new and trend is on the verge of sweeping the world of business that is a bit different from the prevalent…
The theme of ‘thought leadership’ has intrigued me for some time now. What piqued my curiosity was why there was such scarce thought leadership around me, when so many were tasked with it and many indeed were growing up the ladder of rewards presumably because they met agreed goals (that included thought leadership!).