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Contextual intelligence for career growth – 12 behaviors to know where you stand ‘The most successful people are usually characterized as being able to see things clearly in a way that few others do This ability has little to do with being brilliant academically Rather being able to understand change, adapt to …
Wake up 5AM vs at 9AM Gold medalist vs ‘Academics doesn’t matter’ Reading 52 books vs Learn from doing than reading Planning each day vs I like to wing it Can’t finish 100 years of solitude vs I love Gabriel García Márquez I constantly see such opposing views on my feed. One usually dissing the …
13 skills every adult should have a working knowledge of “I made a list of skills in which I think every adult should gain a working knowledge. I wouldn’t expect you to become a master of any, but mastery isn’t necessary. Luck has a good chance of finding you if you become merely good in …
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“When the Black Death plague entered England in 1348, the Scots up north laughed at their good fortune. With the English crippled by disease, now was a perfect time for Scotland to stage an attack on its neighbor. The Scots huddled together thousands of troops in preparation for battle. Which, of course, is the worst …
When is the best time to network? When you don’t need to. We default to staying within our cohorts Teams. Age. Domain. Geographies. Expertise. As you talk to people at your company beyond your teams, in your industry or even outside your field of interest, you uncover connections and opportunities accelerating your learning. You can …
On Preparation and the Power of Negative Thinking : The Story of an Astronaut, Elton John and getting ready to play ‘RocketMan’ “Yes, I was flying airplanes and air shows in Canada And Elton John was flying in that day to do a concert in Windsor, Ontario And I thought the odds were extremely small, …
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Here is a fun Wednesday quiz to understand your default thinking mode If someone tells me a belief I’ve held for a long time is wrong, my first instinct is to… #1 Disregard them altogether #2 Consider the best way to make a good impression #3 Demolish their reasoning #4 Be curious about what …
Today my team has a No-meeting-DayAnd this is why that is important Deep-work and intensive problem solving needs time to thinkAnd DO. Having people collaborating across geographies in a remote first set up can get hard Productivity suffers if people are constantly interrupted. Create time to get stuff done.If you cannot do a no-meeting day, …
If there is one critical skill to grow as a leader, what would that be? Connecting the dots and Interpreting information Large organizations are complex. There is humongous amount of information and teams. Instead of just seeing and looking out for what one expects, synthesizing information across all the inputs one is an essential skill. …
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Such a brilliant ‘not to do’ list for leaders! I would add – treat you peers and subordinates with the same respect and empathy as you would your superiors. What would you add to this? #reviewswithranjani #leadershipandmanagement