Leaders Should Spend Time In The Trenches With Technical Teams

Leaders pool resources and people to make vision happen. They need to have a bird’s-eye view of their enterprise to make sure that the big picture does not morph into something that is not meant to be. At the same time, leaders should spend time in the trenches with technical teams.

Leaders and Blue-sky Days

There is no leadership without vision. Vision is what gives purpose to all effort and activities. A leader without vision is a captain who takes people on a road trip without a destination and map to it. Clear vision inspires action. Not keeping vision in clear sight creates a toxic team and organizational environment. Keeping …

Useless Critique

For anything to become greater, you have to not only identify its limitations. Whether it’s a team, a system or a product, it will never be any greater without it being critically looked at. ‘Critical’ has become a synonym, for mean or nasty.

Make It Obvious

Leadership is not overrated. Don’t believe or even listen to anyone who tells you less. Leaders and the roles they play are necessary. Without leadership in the sense and in practice, a lot falls apart. In fact, organizations start falling apart at leadership level before getting undone anywhere else. This is because leadership holds everything …

First Know

Leadership, and personal development, have to be caused. They do not just happen on their own. Intentions to do something about the growth of your leadership and enterprise are only the first step. They mean nothing until you actually act on them. Acting on your intentions, on its own is also not enough. Your actions …