The Elixir of Corporate Life?

The tree stretched out its magnificent branches, ready to soak up the rays of the morning sun. As it did so, it caught a peek of the stats I’d highlighted in the article I was reading while sitting in its shade. What?! It thought to itself. How can any organization...

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AI Won’t Save You from Yourself

Many moons ago at the start of my career, I was fortunate enough to work for a fantastic boss, Hugh Humphrey, who understood the importance of personal effectiveness for success. He invested significant time mentoring me, along with a few others. Most of us were...

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The Supply Chain Memo

“Every company should have received the memo that supply chain needs a seat at the table.” Especially as regards the sustainability or ESG (environment, social and governance) agenda. I smiled to myself in a conflicting mix of delight and disdain as I read the words...

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The Cocaine Dealers on Your Career Journey

A fair bit of my coaching and mentoring work is with people in operations and product management functions. And irrespective of the objective of my engagement, the issue of self-leadership often emerges at some point. Yet self-leadership doesn’t just apply to product...

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A Little Medley for Your Psyche

Dreams don’t build castles and castles don’t build themselves. But it’s the dream of the castle that inspires and spurs you to start building. What’s your career dream, and what does your ‘castle’ look like in your dream?” (Like, Comment or Share on LinkedIn, Twitter...

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