Innovation thrives in the right environment. Leaders who drive it don’t just talk about it – they create the conditions for it to flourish. Here are a few insights I shared in a recent workshop on one of my favorite topics. 🔹 Start with people Innovation is a byproduct of engaged, thriving, and inspired people.ContinueContinue reading “How Leaders Drive Innovation”
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From Carriers to Players: Leadership That Lasts
Years ago, while navigating challenges with internal stakeholders, a leader told me: “Not everyone plays the piano. Some people just carry it around.”I paused, puzzled and intrigued. This wasn’t about skill or strategy vs. execution. It was about mindset. Why take our stakeholders’ constraints as a given instead of designing for growth? It didn’t feelContinueContinue reading “From Carriers to Players: Leadership That Lasts”
Why True Leadership Is So Rare
True leadership is becoming increasingly rare. I’ve seen brilliant tech experts and outstanding people managers, both delivering impressive results. But leadership? That’s something else. It’s the ultimate differentiator that moves you beyond competence, into a completely different league.We often encourage managers to get more technical, and experts to grow soft skills, hoping to crack theContinueContinue reading “Why True Leadership Is So Rare”
Leading with AI: The Hidden Trade-Offs
Like many of you, I use ChatGPT, Copilot, and other GenAI tools daily. They’ve become indispensable – summarizing documents, drafting communications, even serving as sparring partners for risk assessment and strategy refinement. They’re fast and surprisingly nuanced. But lately, I’ve become more aware of the trade-offs and subtle rewiring they bring to how I work,ContinueContinue reading “Leading with AI: The Hidden Trade-Offs”
6 Life Lessons Painting Taught Me
I grew up believing I couldn’t paint. My father – incredibly talented – often helped with my school assignments, creating some beautiful pieces while I struggled to draw a simple cat. But a couple of years ago, I witnessed an unforgettable sunset – streaks of purple, gold and pink woven masterfully across the sky. AsContinueContinue reading “6 Life Lessons Painting Taught Me”
The Leadership Trap: Results over People
As a leadership and executive coach, one of the most common mistakes I get to see is when leaders start deprioritizing “soft” topics in times of adversity. As if being people-oriented and being results-driven were mutually exclusive. Decoupling the two usually stems from the misconception that being people-centric implies a deficiency in hard skills, strategyContinueContinue reading “The Leadership Trap: Results over People”
10 Leadership Reflections for Business Agility
1. Achieving organizational agility doesn’t happen overnight. It may take a couple of years. So, the longer you wait to hit the ground running, the higher the cost of delay. 2. The “self-organizing” concept works well at team level; at enterprise level, leadership should script the critical moves to achieve change. Also, leaders must leadContinueContinue reading “10 Leadership Reflections for Business Agility”
The Truth Will Set You Free – Be You
You’re trying hard to move forward while carrying preconceptions, others’ expectations, the burden of perfectionism, the fear of failure and ridicule, self-doubt and the shame of being perceived as too much or not enough. You just want to be seen, heard, accepted and understood. You want to ensure that an error or a clumsy gestureContinueContinue reading “The Truth Will Set You Free – Be You”
5 Steps From Surviving to Thriving
You overcame challenges. You lost dreams, hopes and loved ones. Yet you survived. You paid with blood, sweat and tears to be where you are today and now you’d rather stay dormant. Because you only know two states: when you have no choice, you fight to survive; when you do have a choice, you becomeContinueContinue reading “5 Steps From Surviving to Thriving”
Habit of Growth 