WHAT’S YOUR M.E.A.T ? Everyday we have 1440 minutes at our disposal. With this we will typically do thousands of activities in a day. We will brush our teeth, drink water, sit mindlessly in front of the Tv, browse social media, have a pleasant (or not) conversation with out better half, shower, shave, eat toast, …
THE 9 AM RULE WH Auden used to wake up sharp at 6am and put in 3-4 hours of writing everyday. Morton Feldman the American composer started his work at dawn and after 3-4 hours of relentless composing used to announce that his day was over. Mozart was a music teacher and hardly got time …
IF YOU KEEP GOING… There are many areas in our life where we know we need to make changes but we delay or ignore the need until it is too late. This can be something as basic as keeping dental hygiene or developing a habit of exercise everyday or calling our parents regularly. It can …
GOOD VS NOT SO GOOD MORNINGS Wake up groggy and fuzzy. Unclear. Loiter around the fridge thinking you are hungry. Spend too much time on facebook or youtube early morning while in the loo. Late to start work. Get into the rhythm only by lunch time after a couple of coffees. Not so good mornings …
FERNANDISMS Fernando Fernandez is a legend in Unilever. A strong inspiring leader who has shephered unilever latin America to incredible growth, success and market share wins while being a pioneer in new spaces like e-RTM and new categories like Pet Care. He was kind enough to share with us his leadership mantras – here are …
CALCULATE YOUR TEAM SHARE OF VOICE ? Who talks in the meetings that you are a part of ? Have you ever considered what is your team’s share of voice ( TSOV) ? TSOV is defined for each person by time spoken by a person in meetings / total time in the meetings. Try to …
BE POSITIVE OR BE QUIET How many of you know a toxic leader ? Someone who is usually harsh or critical to most ideas and in most meetings. Someone who always has the tendency to add value to every idea irrespective of whether it is merited or not. Quite likely the answer is yes. Often …
WHAT FEARS ARE STOPPING YOU Is there anything you want to do but have not done yet in life ? is there a secret wish that is unfulfilled ? Is there a place you want to be , a job you want to do, a dream that you want to live but you don’t bother …
YOU ARE A MAGNET One of the most powerful realisations we can have in life is to realise that we are magnets. We are constantly attracting things, people and events in our life. We do so with our focus and our beliefs and our feelings. Notice how when you start the day on a high, …
WHAT’S YOUR QTS RATION ? Change the headline of the slide. This method will not work. I don’t agree with your proposal. How often do we hear leaders and colleagues make statements like this. Pretty common to pass judgement. Especially when you talk to senior leaders there is a strong tendency to pass judgements. This …
