During and after the pandemic there is the certainty that many organizations will allow or ask employees to work from home. There is also the certainty that several tasks and team projects will require people to come together and interact face to face. This new reality will...
“Business as usual” used to be a common phrase….yes it used to be. The lock-downs are easing and businesses are trying to limp back to normalcy as prospects of reopening offices are looking brighter than ever over the last 50 days. Does it mean that we...
[blockquote text="The more we prepare today, the less we’ll have to repair tomorrow. ~ John Maxwell" text_color="" width="" line_height="32" background_color="" border_color="" show_quote_icon="yes" quote_icon_color=""] ‘Twas a time less than a decade ago, when the start-up ecosystem was just about starting up. When VCs began putting their money...
Ok, now is it as easy as it sounds, well may be not! Gen-Z is just beginning to enter the workforce… it’s a fully digital generation and yet, they yearn for human interaction at work. In fact, "90% of Generation-Z reports wanting some form of human element woven...
It took me to wondering if open offices, offices where cubicles have become invisible and people more visible, are actually professional and healthy work spaces. I happen to visit a client’s office recently. This client, a leading manufacturing company, has a large open office, much like...
[blockquote text="It’s ok to feel fear. It’s not ok to make your people carry it. ~ Mark Cole" text_color="" width="" line_height="32" background_color="" border_color="" show_quote_icon="yes" quote_icon_color=""] Saying that there are no two consecutive good hours in the life of a leader, wouldn’t be too off the mark...
Communication technologies have developed so rapidly over the decade that the boundary between home and office has blurred and may eventually disappear. It all started with IT organizations enhancing their infrastructure to accommodate employees who worked late due to project deadlines. Food courts, pharmacies, shower...
The line it is drawn The curse it is cast The slow one now Will later be fast As the present now Will later be past The order is Rapidly fadin' And the first one now Will later be last For the times they are a-changin' Into my third week, working from home, enjoying Bob Dylan’s...
Interestingly, this quote is attributed to Cliff Gladwin, an English bowler. On 20th of December, 1948, when he went in to bat against South Africa in Durban, his team needed 12 runs in 3 overs with 2 wickets remaining. This is what Gladwin was supposed to...
In his fascinating and insightful book, The FIVE DYSFUNCTIONS of a TEAM, (Jossey-Bass), Patrick Lencioni lists the 5 Dysfunctions as: Absence of Trust– resulting in Invulnerability Fear of Conflict– resulting in Artificial Harmony Lack of Commitment– resulting in Ambiguity Avoidance of Accountability– resulting in Low...