Asking a Question Vs Questioning
A few days ago, I was sitting with a team during an observed conversation. One of the managers turned to
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How Fas Over What Matters
Over the last few days, the Indigo episode has been everywhere. And somewhere in the middle of all that is
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When Tactics Run Ahead of Thought
Recently, while working with a client, I kept hearing the same thing. “We need to put some tactical things in
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Living Life with a Vision
Meet Shontu. I met him at the training centre cafeteria at the JSW Steel plant in Vijayanagar. He was serving
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The Silence in the Cockpit
I was recently seated inside an aircraft waiting for takeoff. The aircraft had pushed back and was positioned just outside
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โDil-o-Dimagโ
Why the Life of an Organization Cannot Be Explained by Structure Alone In leadership meetings, discussions about organizations typically begin
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A Liitle Loss. A Little Gain. And Happiness
I had been on quite a few work trips in September and October, and hardly had any time at home.
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Quiet Rewiring. Part 1
๐ฆ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด. ๐๐’๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฑ, ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ถ๐’๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐. In the past few months, I have noticed something. It’s not
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Quiet Rewiring. Part 2
Welcome again. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ฝ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐บ๐. In my last reflection, I mentioned that my
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Quiet Rewiring. Part 3
EI in AI. What remains human may not be obvious, and that’s something to ponder upon. In my last two
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Quiet Rewiring. Part 4
The risk may not seem to be what we think.ย In the last few reflections, I have been exploring how
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Quiet Rewiring. Part 5
What will the future of work and leadership look like as AI evolves? In my recent reflections, I have considered
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๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฎ ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ปโ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ, and T๐ต๐ฒ๐ป D๐ถ๐ฑ
Back in 1968 at 3M, a scientist named Spencer Silver set out to make a strong adhesive. He wanted something
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What is Ignored Doesn’t Disappear
Working with different organizations has taught me this deeply – what is said in the first conversation is rarely the
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The System Behind the Symptom
In 1982, General Motors closed its Fremont plant in California. The factory had a reputation for poor quality, high absenteeism,
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Relationships in the Age of AI
A mentee recently asked me, โWhat is the significance of relationships and influence in the age of AI?โ That question
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Invisible Life of Org Values
When I face unusual situations in my work with organizations, I often think back to what happened at the Taj
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Politics of Protection & Control
How an organization learns mistrust and then gets blamed for lacking ownership. The demand for ownership โWhy donโt people take
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