Recently, a client, the head of a department in a prominent organization, approached me in frustration. Despite his best efforts to implement a strategic change project, he was ready to throw in the towel. “I just can’t fight this culture anymore,” he lamented. This sentiment is not uncommon. The renowned management guru Peter Drucker said […]

Recently, a friend sent me a link to an HBR article That Discomfort You’re Feeling Is Grief. According to this article, we all felt a number of griefs during the pandemic. It went on to explain that acknowledging and naming what we are feeling as grief is a powerful first step to help us feel […]

In recent times, I’ve encountered many leaders on the verge of burnout. They have been successfully managing the challenges of remote work while making necessary changes to ensure business continuity and growth. Despite their professional achievements, many still show signs of burnout. Is the continued pressure too high, or are they simply not taking the […]

A client of mine called this week to rant about a team member’s inability to stop stressing. The rant was based on frustration because she had tried lessening the demands being placed on the employee and had also stepped up on the tools and support being provided to this team member to no avail. She […]

The big issue with managing resistance to corporate change is that we expect our managers to lead changes they have not yet fully embraced themselves. We expect them to ignore their own misgivings and motivate their teams to go for the planned changes full tilt without any resistance. This simply does not work since it […]

Pushing yourself beyond exhaustion. It is a surefire way to burnout, and as leaders, we’ve all been there. That point where it’s difficult to fall asleep and then equally difficult to get out of bed, the point where you feel so drained that just the idea of one more problem to solve makes you think […]

Communicating with the younger generations is challenging, however, my daughter has managed to change my perspective. She has taken to calling me Linda. Yes, it’s in reference to that Linda! My mother thinks it’s a sign of disrespect. To be honest she had an issue with my daughter’s lack of respect for her elders from […]