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When a spinal tumour paralysed her from the waist down, it was Deepa Malik’s passion that enabled her to kept her held high. Even three intensive surgeries could not dampen her zeal for life. Today, she is a proud silver medalist who created history by becoming the first Indian woman to bag a medal at the Paralympics. She continues to inspire millions worldwide with not just her unprecedented achievement as a paralympian, but also with her victory over unimaginable It’s a story of living your passion beyond challenges.

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Paying attention in class is what I have been repeatedly asked to do during my school days. Our teachers used to ask us to pay attention to the task at hand instead of being focused on doing many things at one time. I realized the power of paying attention only after experiencing the benefits of this in my work and personal life. What it means for you is that if you practice the art of paying attention, you can drastically change the quality of your results professionally and personally.

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Self-motivated employees are like the engine of a company. However, as a leader, it is beyond your control to create a self-motivated employee. In fact, the words ‘self –motivated’ describe that a person is intrinsically motivated, not by any external force. So, as a leader, you can only provide a space in the team that fulfills your team members’ core values, personal outcomes, and ambitions.

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The connection between fitness and leadership goes back thousands of years to when “fit to lead” literally meant that a person was physically fit enough to lead a community. Even centuries ago, when man depended on hunting and gathering food for survival, followers used to rely on leaders’ greater strength for protection. Though times have changed and qualities required for great leadership may have changed tremendously, fitness will always play an integral part in being an inspiring leader.

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We tend to believe that if we stay important, at least in perception and hold on to the things we do that normally make us feel important, we become invaluable to our business and organization.  This leads to many interesting and unhealthy behaviors – including holding on to information without sharing openly, reluctance to collaborate, unwillingness to share resources, making others feel insecure, and controlling or micromanaging.  We continue to move on superficially without self reflection, personal growth and reach a stage where our egos and fears prevent us from stepping out of our comfort zones – until a major change inevitably hits us and forces us to rethink.

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One of the things we love about our work is the opportunity to have conversations with various business leaders about the challenges they face. In one such recent conversation, a business leader raised this interesting topic – with teams becoming more spread across geographies, and technology becoming an all pervading force, a lot of the interaction with team members happen virtually – specifically on the phone. While conventional leadership programs address behaviours related to leadership, most of them are focused on face to face interactions that the leader has with teams. More and more, leaders need to demonstrate leadership behaviours even in the virtual world of smartphones and internet.

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