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Category: Leadership

  • Why trustworthy team members matter?

    Trust is a reflection of true character of an individual and relates to emotional quotient or EQ

    These team members with high EQ take personal accountability for how their actions affect the team’s dynamics and hence are an asset

    Adopted from The Infinite Game

  • Jack Welch and the GE work environment

    Jack Welch’s judgement criteria was “Performance” and “Potential” with no regard to trust,

    Potential is future performance and hence such an environment where people were pitted against each other was very unhealthy

    Environments such as the ones Jack Welch cultivated tend to benefit and celebrate high performers including the ones of low trust

    Had it not been for a $300 billion bailout by the government in 2008 , GE would have been history by now

    Adopted from the book , The Infinite Game

  • How does trust emerge in a group?

    For the feeling of trust to develop we have to first feel safe to express our vulnerability.

    Thus when we work in Trusting teams , we feel safe to express vulnerability

    Adopted from the book The Infinite Game

  • Infinite minded leaders look beyond numbers

    Infinite minded leaders work hard to look beyond the financial pressures of the current day and put people before profit as often as possible

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book The Infinite Game

  • True leadership is about inspiration

    The true value of a leader is not measured by the work they do.The true value of a leader is measured by the work they inspire others to do

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book Together is Better

  • Why “loving” what we do is good for health?

    Working hard for something we do not care is called stress

    Working hard for something we love is passion”

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book Together is Better

  • Of Leadership and Caring

    Leadership is not about being in charge.Leadership is about taking care of those in your charge”

    Adopted from Together is Better

  • Experiencing the joy of togetherness

    The opportunity is not to discover the perfect company for ourselves.The opportunity is to build the perfect company for each other”

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book Together is Better

  • The need of “Productive Paranoia” in the infinite game of life

    Life is not a single scene.It is the whole movie that must play out , our only challenge or opportunity is we do not know what comes next

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book Together is Better

  • The best work cultures make us feel safe

    If we work in a strong culture , among others around whom we feel safe , expressing vulnerability is the most powerful feeling in the world

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book Together is Better