Many years ago, I worked with a manager who knows how to touch the right spots in each of his team members for the achievement of results. Sometimes, he takes us out for lunch. Every year, he takes time to celebrate the birthdays of each team member. On some occasions, he took some team members […]
IGNITING THE SPARK: HOW MOTIVATION DRIVES UNSTOPPABLE RESULTS Read More »
Many years ago, I watched a department head spend almost an hour in a management meeting arguing about desk arrangements. The point of conflict was not for strategic planning, not for productivity optimization but for who sits where. The entire leadership team sat there, trapped in this tedious theater while critical decisions waited. This is
GREAT LEADERSHIP HINGES ON THE BIG PICTURE: AVOID FOCUSING ON SMALL STUFF Read More »
Leadership is never neutral. You are either adding value to your team members, or you are draining it from them. There is no middle ground. True legacy is not just on the score card or the quarterly numbers but on people. And the irony is that when you have the mind of building people, outstanding
LEAVING A LEGACY OF BUILDING PEOPLE AND NOT JUST PERFORMANCE Read More »
Leaders must be attentive to the yearnings of their team members. They must be good listeners. They must listen to their team members if they want to succeed. This is not a soft skill or a nice-to-have leadership quality. It is fundamental to the survival of any leader. Make time to hear out your team
THE LOST ART OF LISTENING: WHY GREAT LEADERS KEEP THEIR EARS OPEN Read More »
Every position of power has the tendency to lower an individual’s inclination for empathy, hence you must be deliberate about empathy. I have watched it happen time and again. A brilliant manager gets promoted, and somewhere between the corner office and the executive parking space, something shifts. The person who used to be amiable towards
THE PARADOX OF POWER: WHY POWER DEMANDS DELIBERATE EMPATHY Read More »
Leaders are not gods. I would like to repeat that again: leaders are not gods. They make mistakes, they have bad days, and yes, they get things wrong. The sooner we accept this reality, the better leaders we become. I have seen too many line managers tie themselves in knots trying to project an image
WHY EMBRACING VULERABILITY IS A GREAT STRENGTH IN LEADERSHIP Read More »
Leadership is often misconstrued as a role devoid of emotion. Yet, the reality is that leaders, like everyone else, harbour a plethora of emotions. The critical difference, however, is that exemplary leaders master the art of emotional regulation, ensuring that their decisions and actions reflect stability, clarity, and vision. Circumstances will always bring fear, anger,
WHY EMOTIONAL MASTERY IS THE LEADER’S GREATEST LEVERAGE Read More »
Every human being wants to be appreciated for what he has done. It’s a fundamental need that cuts across all cultures, backgrounds, and organizational hierarchies. Showing appreciation to your team members motivates them and drives them to do more. Appreciation has a direct impact on productivity and helps build staff loyalty. Don’t be manager who
THE RIPPLE EFFECT OF APPRECIATION IN LEADERSHIP Read More »
From the boardroom to the office space, there is a recurring decimal and that is the coming together of diverse personalities, each with their own unique quirks, background, perspectives, approaches and understanding of the subject matter. With the understanding that your team is your most valuable asset, you must do everything possible to keep them
UNITY: LEADERS MUST BE THE GLUE AND NOT THE WEDGE Read More »
Every leader must understand that correction is not about you asserting dominance or venting frustration. Correction is about enabling team members to get better, to improve their character, their attitude, and their approach to work. When your correction damages rather than develops, you have failed as a leader regardless of whether you were right about
LEADERS MUST CORRECT TO REBUILD AND NOT TO DAMAGE Read More »
