I lived in books more than I lived anywhere else
Play it safe or take a Career Risk? Growing up in an incentivized-for-performance environment that most Asian parents tend to fall into, I dreaded failure. It meant I followed a straitjacketed path and avoided risks. Like picking STEM or management courses I felt had better ROI over Culture and Communication or Semiotics. Or picking an …
“I am working hard to stay abreast of advances in tech. Yet it seems like I am stuck at the same place while I see start-up founders half my age crushing it”. ‘Will I ever get ahead of the curve?’ This was from a mid-management professional. There is a term for this – The Red …
What is the one thing that top executives do extremely well? I once asked a senior women leader (I hugely admire) – “Where do you focus your personal energy as you grow as a leader?” Pat came her answer, ” On Asking Good Questions” At the outset this may seem surprising since we rise through …
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Aiming to be a Zero (And when you should be a Plus one) “Whenever you enter a new situation, whether this is a rocket ship or a meeting room or even a fresh personal relationship, you will be viewed as one of three things. “ A Minus One – actively harmful, someone who creates problems. …