Tag: Leadership Development

December 23, 2022

Harness the Power of Your Mind: Start Your Day Right

A note to young leaders. We’ve already spoken about the importance of starting your day with a winning soliloquy. But…

December 21, 2022

Stepping Outside Your Sphere of Influence

A note to young leaders. Power is a reality distortion field. This is why regularly venturing outside your sphere of…

December 16, 2022

The Story Your Face Tells: Shaping Your Legacy

Note to self. Face is biography. As the mind goes, the face is sure to follow. We receive the face…

December 14, 2022

The People You Work With Are Your True Wealth

A note to young leaders. Don’t accept a new role just because it pays you more money. Role and remuneration…

December 12, 2022

Celebrate the Quiet Achievers

A note to young leaders. Those who put themselves last, should be made first. Celebrate the quiet achievers on your…

December 9, 2022

Acknowledge Your Strengths and Weaknesses

Note to self. Humility does not consist in denying your strengths, but rather in being honest about your weaknesses. Humility…

December 7, 2022

Career Success: Focus on Creating Value

To young professionals. Here’s the math of career success. The total cost of employing you is about 1.4x your salary:…

December 5, 2022

The Art of Closing Deals: Keep Them Standing

A note to young leaders. In 1999, I was part of a team that worked on closing a major Infrastracture…

December 2, 2022

Talk to Your Problems, Don’t Let Them Talk to You

A note to young leaders. Are you talking to your problems? Or are your problems talking to you? Here’s what…

November 30, 2022

Great Culture Starts with Hiring the Right People

A note to young leaders. I was recently asked: what is the single most important thing a leader can do…

November 28, 2022

Success and Wealth Grow Exponentially Over Time

A note to young leaders. When I mentor executives in their early or mid-thirties, they often express disappointment with their…

November 25, 2022

Don’t Let Your Reasons Turn Into Excuses

Note to self. I must always be on guard not to let my reasons turn into excuses. Reasons explain the…