public Self-Mastery • 6 min read The Deliberate Amateur Would you rather be a pro or an amateur? How about choosing between sophistication and naiveté? Most of us choose…
Self-Mastery • 10 min read Conceptual vs Experiential learning Do you consider yourself an effective leader? What about parenting? When you think of getting better at something, what's your…
Self-Mastery • 9 min read Design Principles for Practicing Reflection For leaders and managers, the art and practice of doing regular reflection is essential to functioning at peak levels. The…
public Leadership • 6 min read Do Leaders Have to Be Confident? What's the role of confidence in leadership? Is it a requirement for being an effective leader? How confident are you…
public Self-Mastery • 10 min read The Stupidity of My SMART Goals - Mistakes and Learnings SMART goals is a widely accepted framework coming out of goal setting research. Every other organization uses it in some…
public Leadership • 16 min read Leadership as More a Decision than Skill or Ability The default way of looking at leadership ability is in terms of skill, style, or talent, which in turn drives…
public Frameworks/Mental Models • 20 min read The Mundanity of Excellence - Greatness as Mastering the Mundane Greatness and mastery always look shrouded in mystery from the outside. But look closely and it's more about mastering the…
Leadership • 7 min read Leadership can be learned but cannot be taught — the role of coaching Leadership as with any skill is something we can learn. Paradoxically though, it cannot be taught. How do we navigate…
Self-Mastery • 11 min read Types of Goals - Understanding the Nuances of Effective Goals Goals and objectives are part of modern organizational reality. They are common parlance to the point where we often take…
public Careers • 4 min read David Whyte on the Set of Our Sail and the Shapes we Assume David Whyte in his extraordinary book on life and careers, Crossing the Unknown Sea, talks about “the shapes we assume”…
Leadership • 12 min read Self Development in Leadership Who's responsible for our development as leaders and managers? Why should we care anyway? Development of managerial skill and competence…
public Self-Mastery • 3 min read Pulled by the Future vs Pushed by the Past The framework of a “future pulling us towards it” vs a “past pushing us” can be helpful in breaking out…