There is a huge difference between just learning for knowledge’s sake and learning to achieve expertise in any field. Whether it is writing, teaching, sports, programming, music, medicine, therapy, chess, or business, it […]
Melissa is a Client Advisor at a larger software development firm, based in Australia. She is aiming for a promotion in her organisation and hence, is trying to pick up skills which […]
Two teachers, Olive & Joy arrived one day at a remote village in India, with a passion to teach. Different folks, different strokes. And hence different methods too. Let’s peep into both […]
Navigating the unprecedented pandemic era meant that leaders had to express compassion at every stage, and be lenient with deadlines and employee performances.
But, now with the restrictions slowly lifting across many parts of the world, leaders have a new problem at hand. They are now wondering how to balance compassion for their team members with effective accountability. The good news is, these don’t need to be mutually exclusive. Here are 5 ways leaders can manage both, effectively.
“I maybe the first woman in this office, but will not be the last.” – Kamala Harris Mao Zedong, former President of the People’s Republic of China, famously proclaimed “Women hold up […]
In 2003, as a relatively new manager, I was heading a small division of a medical device company. Above our office, in an apartment building in Andheri (Mumbai), was the office of […]
It is easy to visualise leadership development as an experienced leader putting a fatherly arm around the shoulder of a promising recruit, or mid-level manager, giving valuable lessons on how to be a better leader. But, what about the leaders of a digital world?
My wife comes from a Sikh family from Ambala. During one of our visits, we went to a Gurudwara at the outskirts, “Panjokhra Sahib“. After prayers, we decided to go for the […]