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Apply to that job even if you think you don’t have 100% of the requirements met Here are 5 reasons why [1] There is no perfect candidate for the JD. [2] As a hiring manager, many, including I, look at attitude and integrity over hard skills [that can be taught] [3] …
Should you apply to a job even if you are not a 100% fit? Read More »
Improving Productivity doesn’t imply putting more hours at work. Or pushing your teams to. Instead of resulting in greater output, longer hours lead to stress, a significant cause of both physical and mental health issues. This “productivity paradox” is countered by research that shows overwhelmingly that scheduling downtime actually makes you more productive. 3 steps …
“When Ideas survive – it is not because that is true, but because they are interesting” In a classic paper, sociologist Murray Davies argued the above. What makes an idea interesting is that it challenges our weakly held opinions For example, did you know the Moon May Have Formed When Earth’s Magma Was Blasted into …
You may not choose to stay at a job just for the salary, but you won’t stay in the job if there is no salary. Your remuneration at work is thus a “hygiene factor” The only thing I remember from my Organizational Behavior Class almost a decade ago is “Herzberg’s Two Factor theory of motivation” …
What keeps people motivated – Motivators and Hygiene factors Read More »
Should I resign this job? Should I move to a new city? Is this the stream I want to pursue? How can we take better decisions? Regardless of whether you are a student or a professional, the quality of the decisions you make ultimately determines the quality of your life. The 4 villains of decision …
Being Decisive – The WRAP framework for better and bolder decisions Read More »
Are you above average? Is your child an A student? Is your employee an introvert or an extrovert? Every day we are measured against the yardstick of averages, judged according to how closely we come to it or how far we deviate from it. The assumption that metrics comparing us to an average—like GPAs, personality …
The End of Average – How to succeed in a world that values sameness Read More »
There are 5 fundamental conversations with your boss that is central to your ramp up plan. Most people take a reactive approach to this and thus fail. I personally would recommend #4 for everyone #1 The Situational Diagnosis conversation :* Seek to understand how you new boss looks at the portfolio that you have inherited …
What skills differentiates leaders who grow into executives vs those who don’t ? Our 40-to-50-year career can be divided into segments of 12 to 15 years, or “acts” #ActI – The Set-up where one transitions from an IC to a Leader #ActII – The transition from a leader to an executive. #ActIII – Where you start your second …
Leaders to Executives – What got you here won’t get you there Read More »
“Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place.” Or – The Red Queen Effect. One of my all-time favorite book is Lewis Carrol’s – Through the Looking Glass The Red Queen Effect is based on the character in the book who schools Alice when she …
The Red Queen Effect – Avoiding Running faster but staying at the same place Read More »
How do you enable your teams to bond and share knowledge in a remote first set-up? One can be in back-to-back calls and yet not feel connected – much like being in a room full of people but feeling lonely. I think this is a very real problem that leaders need to address. Here are …
Enabling Teams to Connect in a Remote First World Read More »