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Anita’s boss is traveling abroad with intermittent access to emails and chat. To make things worse, it snows heavily in the city where her boss is staying, which results in zero connectivity. Meanwhile, Anita and her teammates are working on a deadline-based critical project. Suddenly, a bug comes in and no one is able to solve it. The boss is not reachable, the deadline is tight, and the team can’t afford to wait to hear back from the boss.

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Change is the only constant in our lives. Nothing lasts forever; everything changes. We are in a world that is evolving daily and advancing at the fastest pace imaginable. It is becoming a smaller place to live in day-by-day. In this world where developments are happening so speedily, it is important for people to adapt to changes promptly and be proactive rather than reactive.

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Great Leaders are great communicators

The history of the world has seen some great leaders throughout time. Do you know what was common amongst all of them? They were great communicators. The primary task of a leader is to inspire their followers. It is not about talking – it is about making others talk. It is not about hearing – it is about listening. It is not about using power – it is about empowering them. It is not about finding problems – it is about finding solutions.

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New Leader

There are many leaders who have been through the process of handling a new team. But sometimes the team already exists and the leader is new. I have recently experienced this when I started leading an existing team. I’d like to share few insights on some challenges a new leader faces.

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Pompeia was the wife of the great Julius Caesar. In 62 BC she hosted the festival of the Bona Dea (“good goddess”),  which no man was permitted to attend. However a young patrician named Publius Clodius Pulcher managed to gain admittance disguised as a woman, apparently for the purpose of seducing Pompeia. He was caught and prosecuted for sacrilege. Caesar gave no evidence against Clodius at his trial, and he was acquitted. Nevertheless, Caesar divorced Pompeia, saying that “my wife ought not even to be under suspicion.” This gave rise to a proverb, sometimes expressed: “Caesar’s wife must be above suspicion.”

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I first met Sunil during my first firewalk seminar in Vizag (Visakhapatnam, India). He was a Senior Manager at a 5-star hotel, where the workshop was held. He was responsible for handling the entire event for us. Let me tell you something about the ‘behind the scenes’ work – a firewalk setup for 100 participants isn’t a cakewalk, especially in a city where we faced a language challenge, tight timelines, and lengthy road travel. Nevertheless, at the end of the day, we did have an outstanding firewalk that belittled the challenges we faced before. It was such a great feeling to see those 100 firewalkers, beaming with confidence. All is well that ends well. The credit for this successful firewalk goes to the most supportive and extremely efficient team of Sunil.leader with followers

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