Choice Chaos

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Choice Chaos
Shall I go to this training programme or that? Shall I run today or do yoga? Shall I read a book or an article? There is plenty of choice which triggers  delayed decision making because we want to make the right choice. When you find yourself in a choice chaos and the answer seems non obvious. Then, you are merely delaying decision…
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Perils of Limited Scheduled Preparation 

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Perils of Limited Scheduled Preparation 
Preparation, is the thing that you do or time you spend preparing for something.⁣ ⁣ Quite often we schedule preparation for a performance like performance in exams, in giving a speech, running a marathon etc for a certain period before the actual performance day.⁣ ⁣ However, If you are looking for a remarkable performance, that limited scheduled preparation is merely polishing, refining,…
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Why every CEO should build a personal brand?

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Why every CEO should build a personal brand?
A study by Weber Shandwick and KRC Research says 44 percent of a company’s market value is directly linked to the CEO’s personal brand. Here’s some more detail–that same study said that when a CEO has a good reputation (which is another word for “personal brand), they are better able to attract investors, positive media attention, and talent. They also retain talent…
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Leadership Storytelling : Emotions and Work don’t go together

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Leadership Storytelling : Emotions and Work don’t go together
  Last week I attended an online Book Club with David Hutchens on his new book Circle of the 9 Muses: A Storytelling Field Guide for Innovators and Meaning Makers I asked a question during the book club conversation which was : In the corporate world the moment you mention that emotions are important in stories without a doubt you get rolling…
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Change Management Storytelling? Don’t Tell, just demonstrate Part 2 of 2

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Change Management Storytelling? Don’t Tell, just demonstrate Part 2 of 2
You are responsible for leading a change management project and you believe in that change. Carol Dweck, a researcher at Stanford University describes this belief as a Growth mindset. Contrary to your Growth Mindset, there are people with a Fixed Mindset who don’t believe in the change you wish to implement and are surreptitiously second-guessing and undermining everything you are…
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