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Empathy without Authenticity is just Mediocrity

Apr 30, 2025 | Communication Skills | 0 comments

The False Choice Between Empathy and Authenticity: Why True Leaders Need Both There is a dangerous myth that I have from multiple leaders that hold them back without they even realising. It’s the belief that you must choose between being empathetic and being...

The Power of Conviction: How Authentic Belief Drives Powerful Communication

Apr 1, 2025 | Communication Skills | 0 comments

The Inner Game of Premium Positioning Ten years ago, you created something revolutionary. You set the standard. Today, competitors crowd your space, and the risks of commoditization are louder than before. The natural response? Doubt. Hesitation. Perhaps even a subtle...

The Trap of “How” & “How to” Questions for Leaders

Sep 30, 2024 | Communication Skills, Leadership and Management | 0 comments

*”How to”* questions focus on tactical, surface-level solutions rather than deep transformation. These questions imply that there’s a specific formula or step-by-step guide to solving complex leadership challenges. leadership isn’t about following a...

Why “Try & Hope” Is Weak & Not a Strategy

Sep 25, 2024 | Communication Skills | 0 comments

Why “Try & Hope” Is Weak & Not a Strategy: Turn Wishful Thinking Into Actionable Results by Speaking Committed Language Many leaders fall into the trap of saying, “I’ll try,” or “I hope this works.” It feels harmless, but these words are weak. They...

Integrity Isn’t Just a Value—It’s the Foundation for Success

Sep 25, 2024 | Communication Skills, Leadership and Management | 0 comments

Leaders in every growing company face a common challenge: creating momentum and increasing revenue while maintaining integrity. The key isn’t in adding more strategies or increasing complexity—it’s about aligning actions with promises and ensuring that integrity is...

The Benefits of Silence for a productive and meaningful life

Oct 30, 2021 | Communication Skills, Deploy Yourself, Emotional Intelligence | 3 comments

Let me start with a story to illustrate the benefits of silence There was an old man whose most beloved possession was a watch left to him by his late wife. He treasured the timepiece and had it on his person wherever he went.  One day, in anticipation of his...

How To Run Effective And Quick Meetings? Are You Making These Mistakes?

Sep 11, 2021 | Communication Skills | 0 comments

Meetings can be among the biggest time and energy suckers in an organization if you let them be. According to a survey done by the Harvard Business Review, over 70% of senior managers consider meetings to be unproductive and ineffective. Additionally, 65% of the...

36 Communication Quotes for Better Relationships & Leadership

Aug 15, 2021 | Communication Skills | 0 comments

Please find below my favourite collection of quotes and one-liners about effective and deep communication, building strong relationships – both at work and in life, and effective team management and leadership. “Paradoxically, the ability to be alone is the...

Verbal Communication & Leadership Language For Leaders

Aug 6, 2021 | Communication Skills, Leadership and Management | 0 comments

Painters have a brush, digital artists use Photoshop, and musicians have their instruments to produce their results. Similarly, leaders have language – to produce results in their teams and organisations via having verbal communication. Ask yourself- What do...

How To Communicate and Handle Difficult Conversations as an Introvert?

Jun 24, 2021 | Communication Skills, Emotional Intelligence | 0 comments

Introverts are comfortable in being by themselves. Instead of getting energy from others, introverts draw it from solitude and quiet places. As a result, resolving conflicts and navigating tough conversations tend to be difficult and scary since it forces them to have...

How to Answer People’s Questions To Serve Them Best

Mar 3, 2021 | Communication Skills | 0 comments

Whether it is from those who work under us or our coworkers, we are all faced with questions in our daily lives. Of course, not all questions may warrant a response. But when a reasonable person genuinely enquires about something, it is important to listen and respond...

9 Steps To Make The Most Out Of Difficult Conversations

Oct 22, 2020 | Communication Skills | 0 comments

“The right word at the right time will unlock the door to treasures – the wrong one will close it forever” – Rasheed Ogunlaru Think about a discussion you have been planning to have with your manager. For example, to ask for a raise. Perhaps as a manager,...

Can We Walk in Another Person’s Shoes? Why Empathy Might Be The Most Important Human Ability?

Jun 1, 2020 | Communication Skills, Emotional Intelligence | 0 comments

On a recent archaeological dig in Man Bac in what is now northern Vietnam, a team of researchers made a remarkable discovery. While unearthing the remains of some Stone Age people who were buried 4,000 years ago, they discovered one young man who had been placed in...

The Ultimate Guide To Interpersonal Communication & Difficult Conversations

Mar 25, 2020 | Communication Skills | 0 comments

This guide contains everything you need to know about dealing with interpersonal communication – conflict, disagreements, and other difficult conversations – be it at work or outside it. How to listen well. Why conflicts are natural? What to do, and what...

How to Communicate When the Going Gets Tough, and Things Get Messy?

Mar 20, 2020 | Communication Skills | 0 comments

The world is unpredictable and full of chaos and change. Many things can cause worry and tension in an organization. Mergers & acquisitions, leadership wrangles, controversies, and pandemics such as Covid-19 are just some of the many things that can cause a crisis...

Nonverbal Communication – How To Listen To What Is Not Being Said?

Dec 17, 2019 | Communication Skills, Emotional Intelligence | 0 comments

“When the eyes say one thing, and the tongue another, a practiced man relies on the language of the first.”― Ralph Waldo Emerson In recent years, technology has brought in a big change in our ways of communication. With the best tech devices and the most vibrant...

How to Ask and Get the Feedback You Need Without Any Stress and Awkwardness?

Jul 3, 2018 | Communication Skills, Deploy Yourself | 0 comments

“I want to give you some feedback.” If you are like most people, once you hear the above statement, your heart will start to beat a little faster, your palms might begin to sweat, and in certain situations, you might even begin to shake. Feedback can make anyone...

How to Give Feedback Effectively? What to do Before, During and After a Feedback Conversation?

Jun 19, 2018 | Communication Skills, Deploy Yourself | 0 comments

Giving good quality feedback is an important skill to have in any organization. Doing so regularly with our peers gives everyone an accurate understanding of how they are doing at work, and what needs to change/improve. However, I have always felt that the importance...

What is Feedback? And The Benefits of Feedback for Your Team / Company You Never Knew?

Jun 19, 2018 | Communication Skills, Deploy Yourself | 0 comments

It is the end of the quarter. And it is feedback season again! Feedback is a word many people dread and it makes them uncomfortable, while for others it is a tool to reflect on and improve performance. Having been on both ends of the feedback spectrum over my career,...

Focus on Interests, Not on Positions – The One Tip Which Can Make Every Conversation More Productive

Nov 27, 2017 | Communication Skills, Deploy Yourself | 0 comments

There was once only one orange left in a kitchen and two chefs were fighting over it.”I need that orange!””Yes, but I need that orange as well !”Time was running out and they both needed an orange to finish their particular recipes for the...
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Recent Articles

  • Being the Buyer vs Being the Seller: The Key to Success and Fulfillment
  • Leadership Journeys [223] – Kevin Kilty – “ In six months of a startup, I learned more than 10 years in investment banking”
  • Empathy without Authenticity is just Mediocrity
  • The Leadership Muscle You’re Not Training: Wanting Without Reason
  • A New Vision for European Leadership: Learning from Entrepreneurs
  • Leadership Journeys [219] – Heather Udo – “ I was taught to work hard for what I want at an early age”
  • Why I’ll Never Give Up on You (Even When You Want to)
  • Leadership Journeys [221] – James Kellett – “ It makes more sense investing and then founding rather than the other way round.”
  • Committed vs Tentative Language: Unprecedented Leadership & Results
  • Distinction: Assertive TO vs Assertive FOR
  • Leadership Journeys [220] – Rupesh Sanghavi – “ There are no set rules for life other than what you have set for yourself.”
  • The Power of Conviction: How Authentic Belief Drives Powerful Communication
  • Leadership Journeys [219] – Anders Jones – “‍ What got you here is not going to get you to the next level”
  • The Power of Asking the Right Questions in Leadership (and dropping the wrong ones)
  • Leadership Journeys [218] – Kjetil Kriken – “‍ My strength is finding strengths in other people”
  • Leadership Journeys [217] – James O Sullivan – “‍ I pride myself on communication”
  • The Power of Bold Commitment: Why Saying “No” Leads to Exponential Growth (which is easier than linear growth)
  • Taking Ownership: The Path to Personal Leadership & Power
  • Leadership Journeys [216] – Kaushik Burman – “ Pick up the phone—hearing a voice builds empathy and resolves conflicts better than any message ever could.”
  • Leadership Journeys [215] – Grant Ballard-Tremeer – “A different opinion doesn’t mean they’re wrong and I’m right.”
  • Are You Making These 3 Momentum-Killing Mistakes That Keep Success Just Out of Reach?
  • Leadership Journeys [214] – Sanne Wolters-Verstegen – “Do your best with what you can control, and let go of what you can’t.”
  • Leadership Journeys [213] – Srikant Chellappa – “ Every CEO has a boss”
  • Leadership Journeys [212] – Ritu Mohanka – “ Leadership is about the constant thing between power and love, push and pull, hard and human, and grit and grace”
  • Leadership Journeys [211] – Georgios Syntellis – “ Intuition comes with experience. Experience means I’ve messed it up 300 times.”

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