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"A culture of silence is more expensive than a culture of mistakes." 1. Real Historical Story – The NASA Challenger Disaster (1986) Sometimes, silence speaks the loudest and it can be deadly. NASA was at the peak of public trust, preparing for the Challenger’s high-profile launch. Engineers noticed O-ring weaknesses that could fail in cold …
Opening Story: The Dinner That Changed Everything A few years ago, I was invited to a dinner meeting with a well-known CEO. I came prepared, armed with numbers, case studies, and industry buzzwords. I thought I had to impress. Halfway through the evening, he asked, “Tell me about a time you didn’t get it right …
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The Meeting That Wasn’t About Metrics It was a typical Tuesday morning at a well-known conglomerate, the kind where quarterly reviews are crisp, and timelines are sacred. The leadership team sat in a high-ceilinged boardroom, surrounded by dashboards, performance graphs, and sanitized success stories. The CEO opened the meeting with, “Let’s keep this tight.” Everyone …
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In the race to meet deadlines, close projects, and drive numbers, something deeply human often gets left behind: connection. At first glance, work is a system of transactions. You show up, deliver outcomes, follow processes, meet expectations. But beneath the surface lies a more enduring force: the quality of interactions that shape culture, trust, and …
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“I write not to go viral, but to stay vital.” In a world that increasingly rewards specialisation, algorithmic consistency, and personal branding through a singular lens, I’ve made a conscious choice to do the opposite. I write across themes, HR, Leadership, Neuroscience, HR transformation, Books, Systems thinking, Philosophy, Tech and at times, simply the human …
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Embrace Change, Lead with Strength. Welcome to This Week’s Leadership Insight! Leadership is full of challenges, uncertain markets, team setbacks, and tough decisions. But instead of resisting these difficulties, what if we embraced them as necessary parts of our journey? This week, we explore Radical Acceptance for Leaders, the mindset of seeing every challenge as …
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