I have been working on Leadership Development of the executive teams of several start-ups, most of them based in Bangalore. Having also worked in start-ups in the Bay Area, California in the capacity of a software developer, following is what I have observed. Start-ups move very fast. They need to fail quickly, iterate, reitirate, chuck[…]
The mark of a great leader is that they are constantly trying to improve themselves. They understand that they are human, not perfect and often don’t know what they don’t know. In our anatomy, the blind spot is the point of entry of the optic nerve on the retina. Insensitive to light, it is considered[…]
As I was taking stock of the year gone by, I reflected on some of the critical events that transpired. For me one of the most interesting one was meeting with Marshall Goldsmith, the #1 Executive Coach to top CEO’s; his mission is to help successful people achieve positive, lasting change and behavior; for themselves,[…]
Conflicts within a team are a good thing. It needs to be embraced as a source of transformation and growth. The word conflict typically conjures negative images in your head. However, conflict, if understood and utilized well can be used as a mechanism for growth. Conflict resolution as an academic field is relatively new. George[…]
If there is one thing that startup CEO’s need to excel at that is managing the alignment of interests across many different people. Alignment means everyone is aiming for the same goals together. It is impossible for everyone to be perfectly, or even sort of well aligned all the time. That is why the role[…]
To help prepare the millennial generation to become comfortable with the idea of having leadership positions in a company, there is a process called mentoring up, or reverse mentoring. This mentoring process shifts the responsibility from the seasoned professional to the millennial professional, which is an effective way to give the junior employees a look[…]
Organizations are moving towards becoming flatter and more matrixed. Employees are assigned to work on different project teams and report to multiple managers. The advantages can be tremendous : innovations, increased sharing of information and greater capacity to solve complex problems. As the organizations become bigger and more connected the greater the challenges in making lines[…]
Stress is not always a bad thing. Feeling stressed is perfectly normal, especially when you have a deadline looming. You may notice that sometimes being stressed motivates you to focus on your work, yet other times you feel overwhelmed and cannot concentrate. While stress affects everyone in a different way, there are two major types[…]
Co-founding a company by two or more co-founders is like getting married; the early days are the honeymoon period. During those first, exciting days of startup bliss, you may not think it’s necessary to sit down with your co-founder to hash out possible potential concerns. But it is important. Right from the beginning, it is[…]
he primary benefits of Executive Coaching are : continuous one-on-one attention, increased self-awareness – including blind spots, expanded thinking through dialogue with a curious and non judging outsider, personal accountability for development and learning. However there are certain things that need to be in place for the coaching assignment to be labelled successful. The factors[…]