What Makes You Happy?

I saw this piece of art at an art gallery and it brought so many emotions. Seeing a rainbow after a shower of rain brings such a wide smile on my face. So, when i saw this piece, could not help but to sport a wide grin, click a picture and share this with you all. Becoming a leader worth following needs us to find what makes us happy and indulge in it on a regular basis. When we are happy, we tend to be better leaders.

The Foundation on which High Performing Teams are Built

Premise I was catching up with a friend who was recently promoted to a manager. He wanted to understand how can he transform the team, which was doing decent work, into a high performing team. I thought about it deeply and here is what I shared with him as the foundation upon which high performing teams are built. Companionship or camaraderie The most foundational aspect that is common across all high performing teams is a sense of companionship. People on high performing team are usually friends and get along well. They like being together and have learnt to work well […]

You Become a Leader Worth Following When You Can do This..

In this video, I share one of the traits of leaders that make them Leaders Worth Following: Effective Leadership is the process of replacing despair with hope and cynicism with purpose! This single sentence contains the essence of what it means to elevate our leadership to the next level. When we are able to do this, we truly become a leader worth following. Despair with Hope The ability to replace despair with hope is only possible when we truly believe that a better future is possible and within our reach. It is only possible when we truly believe that we […]

Goldratt’s Rules of Flow to Improve Throughput

Here are the Rules of Flow that Dr. Eliyahu Goldratt learnt in all his work during his time and was codified by his daughter Dr. Efrat Goldratt-Ashlag. In this video, I share just some things that I learnt from this book and also from everything else that I have read about the Theory of Constraints as created by Dr. Eliyahu Goldratt. 1. Avoid bad multitasking, control your WIP. 2. If you don’t want to get stuck, verify full-kit before you get going. 3. Triage to ensure you are working on the right priorities. 4. Ensure synchronization between your tasks/people/ resources. […]