A full-bodied yes

✅ A ‘full-bodied yes’. The next time you are faced with a possibly life-altering choice (choice of life partner, career, location etc), where you feel that it is a critical fork in the road or as Bezos calls it a ‘one-way door’, always look for a full-bodied yes. What’s a ‘full-bodied yes’? It is not […]

Power = Speed of thought to Action

Procrastination is the unhappy place where brilliance goes to die. The world is full of great ideas that never saw the light of day. So how can we stop this self-sabotage and make things happen? It is a long process but I want to give you a new way of looking at ‘just doing it’ […]

How to build high-performance teams?

Learn from David Beckham and Real Madrid. 👉 A reporter once asked David Beckham if there were any language problems in Real Madrid, since the players were from about eight different countries. He said it was never an issue, because everyone was so good, they never had to talk. They all just did the right […]

The surprising theory behind motivation

Or how to develop intrinsically motivated, high-performing teams? In 1970, a British sociologist warned that paying individuals for blood donations would not only be immoral, but actually reduce the overall blood supply in the country. The theory was ridiculed at the time, so two Swedish economists decided to test the idea twenty-five years later. It […]

The most important role of a manager

What is the most important role of a manager? The most important role of a manager is that of a ‘coach’. This quote about the legendary Bill Campbell from ‘Trillion Dollar Coach’ captures is quite well:“Great coaches lie awake at night thinking about how to make you better. They relish creating an environment where you […]

How to give good feedback?

One of the best tools to empower others, clarify comms, nudge teams in the right direction and build beautiful relationships is good feedback. But it is an art, to give clear feedback that also lands in a way that makes the receiver feel empowered and not belittled or angry or defensive. The 4 points below […]

Your Personal Board of Directors

How to get the right advice at the right time? Jim Collins (author of ‘Good to Great’) has a great idea for us: Have a Personal Board of Directors. What does this mean? A group of 7-8 folks / mentors that you look up to. Your personal council of elders, your brain trust, if I […]

The top goal of a leader

What should be the # 1 goal of any leader in a large organisation? To grow business?To earn market share?To set up processes?To design a great culture? Nope. 👉 I think the # 1 priority of a leader in a large organisation is to make himself / herself *dispensable*. Sounds counter-intuitive? Let me explain. – […]