leadership
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Marie-José Pérec
Her name is Marie-José Pérec. She is a three-time Olympic gold medalist sprinter. She is a great athlete and a great human being, drawing the borders of the map of potential which one can reach when the body and the mind are in complete synchrony. Did she have the speed before or the energy to Continue reading
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Longevity in a Career
Some chase happiness in a career and it seems like a dream that is impossible to catch. The more one runs for it, the farther it seems to get. Joseph Campbell once said « Find a place inside where there’s joy, and the joy will burn out the pain. » There could be joy in Continue reading
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Level Up, Look Up, Lift Up
The most forgotten yet important word in the leader’s dictionary is “UP”. A good leader levels up; the business, the company, the products, the services, and the people. His job is not about protecting the status quo, but about seizing opportunities. He levels up naturally, intrinsically, and purposefully. He does this by looking up, looking Continue reading
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Lonely
« It’s lonely at the top, so you better know why you are there. » John C. Maxwell Working in a team is great. You feel equal. You are surrounded by like-minded. The only challenge is to have a boss, but even that is tolerable because, against the boss, you are a team. You stand Continue reading
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Freedom
Adam Grant said, « The most important measure of success is not status, power, or wealth. It’s how much freedom you have—and how much freedom you give. Choosing how to spend your time and share your ideas is a right. Using your resources to help others gain that right is a responsibility. » A leader has the Continue reading
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The price of leadership
“The price of leadership is criticism,” said Albert J. Dunlap. Anyone who has taken a leadership role would second that. People love to criticize leaders, but why is that? High expectations: People still expect perfection from their leaders, almost inhumanely. Even though there are many different leadership styles (think about Steve Jobs vs. Abraham Lincoln), Continue reading
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Exes
You are single. You meet someone new. You get to know each other. You feel like you share the same values, bond over shared interests, and have a specific chemistry. Would you call all the ex-partners they had and ask their opinion about them? Certainly no. Thank god no. Probably very few relationships would be Continue reading
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Who is this blog for?
Being a leader is tough. When I first got promoted to manager, I was star-struck with the title. It felt like I made it. Little did I know that I was at the beginning of a leadership hustle that would last for years. There is no secret recipe to leadership. Different moments call for different Continue reading
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Busy is the new Pandemic
I counted ten meetings per day last week. Ten meetings that I attended over 10 hours, from 9:00 to 19:00. Booked one after another, except the 30 minutes slot I had for my so-called lunch – which was pushing a sandwich into my mouth while trying to catch up with my emails. My nights were Continue reading
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It is business
Yes, it is, but business doesn’t have to be only about business. You spend so much time with your team. Almost the most significant chunk of your daily energy goes into exchanging with your team. Don’t you want to invest just a little bit more, to be enriched by a lot more? At work, we Continue reading
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What is your greatest power?
If you think this title is misleading to what I am going to say in the following paragraph, then you are the right audience. When we think about power, we envision action, reaction, incursion. Powerful is the one who is entitled to rule and overrule. He defends his territory, his point of view. He hangs Continue reading
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What is courage? Who is a leader?
« A fearless character is not someone who is frightened of a few things; he is the man who is frightened of nothing whatever. That is what courage means. It is the quality that enables one to face dangers and endure trouble and pain – without feeling the slightest fear. » Cicero There is no Continue reading
Highs & Lows Method 