We tend to equate charisma and leadership qualities. While it takes a charismatic leader to re-energize a team that has given up, the problems of charismatic leaders far outweighs the positives. The conviction of Elizabeth Holmes on multiple counts of fraud is a warning for us.
Everyone is wishing that you have a have a HAPPY new year. Is it always possible to be happy? What if you work in a job that you hate.
Working with influencers is not a choice. Top creators can give you the kind of reach one can get with a television ad - and get that at a significantly lower cost. How do you measure it? Google did their magic on this and found the answer.
What is 2022 going to be like, we would all like to predict. I am not going to predict anything. I will tell you what YOU should do. I will limit it to two things you should do in 2022 (that rhymes!!)
When You Look for a Mentor, Pick a Digital Native
We are questioning conventional wisdom every day. From media to government to demographics and education, everything is in a spin. Supply chains are choking. Chip shortages are halting auto giants.
When the world is going digital, experienced leaders will do well to pick a mentor who is a digital native. Yes, I am advocating a reverse mentor for everyone above the age of 35.
You need 2 qualities to learn from someone younger. Do you have them?
This allegorical tale features the letters of the alphabet as ‘characters’ living on the planet ‘Typewriter’ and in a country called ‘Alphabetica’. With the consonants being the majority and vowels the minority, the book takes a deep dive into the majoritarianism of the world.
More than 200,000 people were asked about what they would want if one wish of theirs could be granted. More than 4000 people responded. More money in the same job was the second choice on their wish list. What did they want more than money, I wondered.
Hiring from Tier1/ Tier 2 Colleges is Unfair
If hashtag#diversity of the hashtag#talent pool is a necessary condition for building innovative solutions. The practice of hiring from Tier1/ Tier2 colleges (and paying them a premium) is an unfair practice.
Technology must be viewed as a means to simplify work rather than the employee looking at it as yet another piece of work that gets added
