An organization needs good leaders as much as it needs good managers. My point of view. What's yours? linkedin.com/posts/drpramod… #Leadership #leaders #managers Ellora Panda Sunil Desai Gary Hensel Mark C. Crowley Sanjay Singh Negi 🇮🇳 Izabella Niewiadomska ❤️ Naresh Deevi Manickavel Muthusamy Soniya Sharma

…hierarchical systems based on power emanating from the top cannot plan for the wild efflorescence of impossible events we call daily #life. ~David Whyte, The Heart Aroused

Leaders are often promoted into positions without essential people skills. They may have longevity, strategic thinking, the right connections but they never say “how are you really doing?” “thank you for everything you’ve done” or “I’m sorry I got that wrong” Leadership is this.

There are four broad reasons to hold meetings: to influence others, to make decisions, to solve problems, or to strengthen relationships. These are all active processes, so passive participation in meetings doesn't really work. s.hbr.org/3pwgnVI

One trait that separates top-tier leaders: Decisiveness -> They're clear on their values -> They know what excellent looks like -> They're efficient in gathering necessary data Decisions are easy when your vision is clear.

Change is never easy. Whether you’re spearheading transformation in your organization, or working to solve society’s most complex challenges, you won’t get far without a shift in your mindset and behavior.

In a study of 60 leaders, those who were most successful in overcoming resistance were the ones who diagnosed the root of a disagreement before trying to persuade. s.hbr.org/3pdBiMv

Most people don’t work in isolation. So instead of prioritizing individual productivity, more organizations should prioritize productivity at the system level. s.hbr.org/38dMkM6

I really like this new article on psychological safety (a belief that we can speak up, take risks & make mistakes without fear of being judged, humiliated or punished) at work. It sets out a series of activities/approaches that all of us can use to build psychological safety in

“A problem well stated is a problem half-solved.” - Charles Kettering I discuss this often with clients. Million-dollar projects literally start as a Slack message "plz fix". If you don't understand what you're solving and why that matters, you're setting yourself up to fail.

“Innovation isn’t just about new ideas. It’s about executing them brilliantly.” HT/Via Sabine VanderLinden

Hustle culture peak performance vs. actual peak performance:

𝑨𝒅𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝑪𝒚𝒏𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒏 & 𝑺𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆-𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆: 𝑺𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆, #𝑼𝑺𝑨, 𝑵𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 2024, with ᗪᗩᐯᕮ SᑎOᗯᗪᕮᑎ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇪🇺 & Donna Glanvill. 𝑬𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒚 𝑩𝒊𝒓𝒅 & 𝑴𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒗𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆. hubs.ly/Q02P30xZ0

As a change leader, I've spent a lot of my professional life in workshops. I've participated in many workshops that have resulted in outstanding insights leading to positive action. I've also been in workshops that were a waste of everyone's time. So I appreciated this new

People are unreasonable: Show them logic People are selfish: Show them selflessness People are ungrateful: Show them their blessings People are unforgiving: Show them forgiveness ~Lolly Daskal bit.ly/3AlMy0Y #Leadership #TedTalk #Tedx #Speaker

Effective strategic thinking doesn't require a sabbatical or leadership retreat. It takes mental space. s.hbr.org/3iIWCYe

To effectively scale practices that can foster innovation, leadership teams need to instill agile values throughout the entire enterprise. s.hbr.org/3sERQQ7

Why your best people quit: - broken communication - erratic management - meaningless mission - secret expectations - unresolved conflict - political coworkers - no financial upside - endless meetings - useless feedback - childish policies And each one is in your control.

Don't know who needs to hear this, but... Scaling your business does not equal hiring more people. It means building a replicable system that lets you grow output faster than input.

Harsh truth: A lack of resources rarely kills a project. A lack of focus does.