Observations in the corporate world:

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1. Data is a slave to its user
2. No one is a great leader everyday. Leadership is a choice that a person has to make everyday.
3. A leader who is visionary and inspiring in one situation may be absolutely ineffective in another.
4. Ego is very expensive for an organization
5. People ‘do’ less than 20% of their talk-quotient.
6. When judging your own performance, it always seems like you have moved mountains… when judging another’s,’ it seems like the environment conspired to make it happen.
7. Half – truths are lies
8. The trustworthy person is one who has personal integrity in thought, word and action
9. A leader with thinly veiled personal ambition of self-advancement can never be a good leader
10. A leader has to BE the values he wants to inculcate
11. A person who is unable to balance work and life is too uni-dimensional to be a good leader in the long run
12. I have never met a good leader who wasn’t a good person first
13. It is time to be concerned when perceptions become greater than reality
14. You can find fault with anything if you really want to

15. Logic doesn't work with everyone

16. The more you try to procrastinate on something, the more it comes back to haunt you

17. Underperformance is very rarely an individual issue

18. It is amazing how often superior talent and effort still leads to no tangible outcome

19. Proving someone wrong is a waste of time and effort

written and posted by Shahana

I love a challenge. So I chose a profession where no two days could possibly be alike! I am endlessly fascinated by people, organizations, and their path to greatness. The triumphs, the failures, the obstacles, the gut wrenching strife and struggles, the heartwarming stories of winning against odds - all of it. I love helping organizations and people unlock hidden potential, leading them to achieve ‘impossible’ goals. Luckily I am in the best place to enable it. I do this by delivering business outcomes through a clear strategy, designing future-ready organizations, building effective leadership, fostering high performing teams, shaping desired culture, and inspiring talent. I have learnt and grown over the years, shaped by experiences, and the wisdom of phenomenal leaders and colleagues. I share these through my articles, in the hope of connecting with others on a similar mission, and positively influencing the future of work.

Comments

Jatinder Upaal said…
Could add a few more
-What goes up has to come down, so do not be disheartened by downfalls.
-Human Resource is the most critical resource in a Company.
22 October, 2009
pulsa jogja said…
this place is ok
13 July, 2010
jual alat musik said…
your blog is very interesting
13 July, 2010
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