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Leadership, Podcast

The Paradox of Modern Leadership

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https://traffic.libsyn.com/pushingbeyondtheobvious/Comfort_the_Disturbed_and_Disturb_the_Comfortable.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSSPremise: Life and work are never static; they operate on an emotional roller coaster where peaks of success are inevitably followed by valleys of struggle. Far too many leaders view their teams as “resources”—cogs in a machine designed for output—rather than recognizing the complex human beings behind the results. The most effective leaders possess the strategic agility to serve as both a sanctuary and a catalyst – they act like a thermostat (constantly adjusting the culture) and not just as a thermometer. Our core mandate is to build an environment where […]

Leadership

Learning How to Learn Better

Premise In my book Thrive, I wrote about one key meta skill that all of us need to master in order to succeed in a world surrounded by smart machines and intelligent algorithms (AKA, post ChatGPT world) was to get good at Learning or learning how we learn. Learning How to Learn – A Meta Skill I have been following Dr. Justin Sung, a learning coach for some time now and earlier today, he published a video on this topic based on a OECD report. You can watch the video here. He reiterates my point about the meta skill that […]

Leadership, Podcast

How to Be an Inspirational Leader?

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https://traffic.libsyn.com/pushingbeyondtheobvious/How_to_Become_an_Inspirational_Leader.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSSPremise We have been conditioned to believe that inspiration is a mantle we must put on, a performance we must give to drive our teams toward excellence. We treat “being inspirational” as a line item on a professional development plan. But here lies the paradox – the moment we set out with the ego-driven goal of becoming an inspirational leader, we have already failed. To seek to be inspirational as a personal badge of honor is a self-centered pursuit. True inspiration is never the starting point; it is the quiet, powerful […]

Leadership, Podcast

Here is Why You Are Stuck in Middle Management..

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https://traffic.libsyn.com/pushingbeyondtheobvious/Here_is_Why_You_Are_You_Stuck_in_Middle_Management_with_Indias_Top_Executive_Coach.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSSPremise In this podcast episode, we host India’s biggest and best Executive Coach Shital Kakkar Mehra. She has trained more than 1000 CxO’s and more than 40000 leaders about how to develop their executive presence. We talk about how we lead and expectations from us shift as we continue to grow in our careers. What makes us successful early in our career is no longer enough when we become managers (managing people) and it changes again, when we start leading managers and again shifts when we start leading functions and organisations. […]

Inspiration, Leadership

From Commander to Conductor: Leading Teams of Human Experts and AI Agents

Premise We are living in a world that is constantly changing and we are leading teams that are engaged in knowledge work. This means that the team members are already experts at what they do. This also means that we are not always the smartest person in the rooms we are in. In addition, we will soon have AI agents joining the teams, if they are not there already. We need to rethink our role as a leader and find ways to evolve to continue to stay relevant and continue to create value. One way we can continue to stay […]