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Do you feel the Poverty?

Poverty of Time! Poverty of Relationships! Poverty of Peace, Harmony, Happiness! I am erratic by nature; routines bug me pretty fast. I go for my walk whenever I feel like and hence meet a diversity of acquaintances from our large community of Apartment residents. When I chanced upon my old friend Ramesh today, after a … Continue reading

Leadership, too is a Practice!

Have you been running the practice of managing your Self for some time? Did you enjoy the practice? Did you like your self? What did you not like? Has this Self, say, Ms. Or Mr. X, changed a bit over the last years? What made your Self change? You or the Contexts you had to … Continue reading

Change Execution & the Leader’s Mind!

Do you relate to Change as the illegitimate child of your rich spouse (Well-paid job or the Investment partner)? Or …as a favourite child, you are obsessed with since it projects your unique Identity and the legacy you may wish to leave behind? Or You made the Choice to go for change to actualise a … Continue reading

Are you a Professional Manager?

Are you a Professional Manager? We often hear the term, ‘Professional Manager’ used in the industry. Those using it are surely honest in their intentions but like many things in our lives, maybe taking for granted that the other guy takes home the meaning the same way as the user intends. If the intended communication … Continue reading

Psychological Armoury (Personality)

In my earlier article, ‘Tenacity & Leadership’, I started with asking a question, “Is tenacity an integral part of a leader or manager’s psychological armoury (personality)?” I received a good amount of positive feedback on the article, but interestingly, nobody commented on my using the word armoury when referring to our psychological personality. Does that … Continue reading

Tenacity & Leadership!

Is tenacity an integral part of a leader or manager’s psychological armoury (personality)? For those who may be still weighing their conclusions, imagine a Manager or Leader (an Individual) leading their own life and influencing that of many others. Would you like to see them giving up the pursuit of their goals or objectives when … Continue reading

Stereotypes & Leadership!

We are all Individuals despite each of us having more in common with the other than we may deign to accept. Our needs, wants, desires, dreams (Drivers) and our tendency to latch on to a certain purpose at each stage of our lives is what makes us different to another. …provided our needs, wants, dreams … Continue reading

Fraudsters or Leaders!

“All of us are frauds in some way or the other. Some cheat the banks, many cheat the taxman, some cheat their spouses, etc. There is a psychological kick in cheating and not getting caught. Fraud is inherent in the human psyche. All of us are prone to get trapped in this psyche. Most of … Continue reading

Are you at X-Roads?

You are in your late 30s or early 40s, a parent and a manager. You are responsible for steering the future of quite a few people including your own! You have another two decades or so to manoeuvre as a professional, find new purposes, earn good money and be happy with your life. Your financial … Continue reading

The Manager

Nobody told me that I would one day be referred to as a Manager. Nobody told me that to be a manager could be a career objective. Many years after having the word ‘manager’ as a part of my job title, I started to warm up to the word consciously. It took some more years … Continue reading