reflection – Habit of Growth

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”

5 AI Challenges We Can’t Afford to Ignore

AI is rapidly accelerating but our collective readiness is falling behind. Here are five challenges demanding urgent attention across our businesses, communities and governments. As leaders, it’s our role to get involved, raise awareness, drive solutions, and inspire those around us to actively shape change – not just adapt to it.

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”

2025 Reset: Leading with Intent and Integrity

As we step into a new year, let’s take a moment to reset – not just our goals, but the ‘whys’ behind them – reconnecting with what truly matters and grounding ourselves in simplicity and purpose. This year, let’s lead with intent and courage – not through lofty LinkedIn posts or idealistic statements, but byContinueContinue reading “2025 Reset: Leading with Intent and Integrity”

10 Principles for Inclusive Leadership

Sharing some leadership reflections on creating inclusive cultures, from a workshop I delivered recently. I’m always glad when these sessions spark new insights around such an important topic. Which one resonates with you? 1. Meaningful inclusion is about small day-to-day habits rather than big check-the-box actions. Micro-behaviors trump townhall statements. 2. Inviting people to theContinueContinue reading “10 Principles for Inclusive Leadership”

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”

Dear Leaders: Each One of Us Matters

Our LinkedIn feed, newsletters and strategy meetings are oversaturated with targets: increase employee engagement by X%, improve retention rate by Y%, advance DEI efforts and women representation by Z%. We understand that the Great Reshuffle calls for resolute action and that we can’t improve what we don’t measure. In a data-driven world, numbers matter. We also understandContinueContinue reading “Dear Leaders: Each One of Us Matters”

Breaking the Bias as a Leader

This year’s IWD campaign theme is #BreakTheBias. But what does breaking the bias even mean? For me, it’s a journey of awareness, leadership and self-empowerment. I #BreaktheBias every time I question my hard-wired default beliefs, acknowledging the role I may play in reinforcing bias. For instance, instead of disapproving an assertive remark thinking “I couldContinueContinue reading “Breaking the Bias as a Leader”