Category: leadership

  • The Leadership Paradox That’s Quietly Undermining Your Impact (And How to Break Free)

    The Leadership Paradox That’s Quietly Undermining Your Impact (And How to Break Free)

    A personal reflection on the invisible force shaping every decision you make Let me share a hypothetical scenario that illustrates a common leadership trap I see repeatedly. Imagine Sarah, a brilliant VP who’s struggling with what she calls her “disengaged team problem.” She’s tried everything—team building exercises, one-on-one check-ins, even bringing in motivational speakers. Nothing…

  • Your weaknesses are no match to your strengths

    Your weaknesses are no match to your strengths

    My five-year-old and seven-year-old boys are so fascinated with superheroes. When they role-play and really get into their favorite characters, my boys transform themselves to match their superheroes as if they are no longer limited by their own weaknesses. We, adults on the other hand, often find ourselves conditioned by our weaknesses. Gallup defines a…

  • Leadership is about winning the hearts and minds

    Leadership is about winning the hearts and minds

    Till today, the counter-insurgency operations during the Malayan Emergency in 1952 led by Sir Gerald Templer, is hailed as one of the few successful military campaigns ever in Western military history. Time magazine named Templer as “The Smiling Tiger” and British officials remembered him as a leader with ‘dynamic energy’ that inspired a change in…