Everyone talks about execution excellence and are quick to blame implementation discipline of the team when strategy doesn’t work. In my experience there are 4 Gaps that if addressed realtime can lead your team to…
Posts By Vinodkrishna
The role of a Leader
From the time of election as a leader of a club during my college days I have pondered over the role of a leader. Later in professional setting I had the privilege of learning from…
Getting the best out of your supervisor
According to Gallup research 75% of reasons for costly voluntary turnover of employees come down to things that managers can influence. There are number of leadership capability building initiatives that organisations employ to provide the…
Building a fulfilling professional career
I get asked about career development quite a lot in LinkedIn. Here’s my perspective on building a fulfilling professional career. A lot of this is benefit of hindsight, learning from my mentors and self-reflections. Following…
Hidden risks in Organisation Transformation
Transformation is the buzz word these days. This blog doesn’t intent to cover why an organisation should embark on this journey or what kind of transformation is needed in today’s times. Instead it intents to…
Likeability and Leadership
It was a leadership team meeting that I attended in 2014. The leader with whom I used to work stated, “Likeability is an important pre-requisite to be an effective leader”. While I immediately agreed with…
Consequences of a Macho Leadership Culture
We belong to a culture where leaders are forced to portray a Macho image. Macho leadership style is perceived by peers, supervisors and the rest as symbol of strength and courage. This style of leadership…
Two Phases of a Professional Career
Ever since becoming a people leader, I have had many conversations on career planning with my teammates and many others who approached for guidance. Questions like what do you think I should do next, should…
Commitment to self-development critical for people development
This is a topic that I have been procrastinating over for some time now. I must thank good folks at Cochlear India for inviting to give a talk on people development, thereby helping me overcome the inertia.…
The Art of “Trust Investment”
First of all, I would like to thank everyone who took their time to read, comment & encourage a first timer’s blog. It meant a lot to me. It took a while for me to…