Leadership and Self-deception – A Classic revisited

A few days back, I came across the book Leadership and Self-deception from Arbinger Institute in my personal library and decided to revisit it. I realized a new generation of people may have missed the book altogether and lost an opportunity to literally transform their work place experiences and personal lives. I also decided to […]
Navigating the BANI World: An Imperative for Full-Stack Leadership
This white paper examines why a comprehensive set of leadership competencies: Creating Business Impact, Leading Others, and developing Self-Mastery is a strategic necessity.
Team Motivation in an AI project

Some time back, a friend of mine Yasmin, a Delivery Manager in a software services organization posed this question to me: “Shiv, how do you develop and sustain team motivation in a high-stress project environment?” I responded saying that stress itself is not necessarily a bad thing; most people work better when there is a […]
Your Brain at Work: A Book Review

“How come I get so frequently distracted at work?” “How can I wade through stressful meetings and keep myself from losing my poise and temper?” “Why is productive collaboration with my co-workers so hard? Is it me or is it them?” “How can I improve my relationships at home to be more healthy and mutually […]
Synopsis of Full-Stack Leadership – New book from PM Power – Post V – AI

Continued from Synopsis of Full-Stack Leadership – Upcoming book from PM Power – Post IV- Leading Self The book ends with a discussion on how the new AI revolution influences the principles of leadership. A summary of that discussion is given below: AI has turned our world upside down. AI has moved from the earlier […]
Synopsis of Full-Stack Leadership – New book from PM Power – Post IV- Leading Self

Continued from Synopsis of Full-Stack Leadership – Upcoming book from PM Power – Post III- Leading Execution Leading Self Let us look at the values, principles and practices of Leading Self. The values of Leading Self are: Leading Self Passion Passion lights up effective leadership; it allows you to move forward and gives you power […]
Synopsis of Full-Stack Leadership – New book from PM Power – Post III- Leading Execution

Continued from Synopsis of Full Stack Leadership – Upcoming book from PM Power – Post II- Leading Business Leading Execution Let us look at the values, principles and practices of Leading Execution. The values of Leading Execution are: Leading Execution Vision Alignment It creates a roadmap for success; it gives you focus and clear direction; […]
Synopsis of Full-Stack Leadership – New book from PM Power – Post II- Leading Business

Continued from Synopsis of Full-Stack Leadership – Upcoming book from PM Power – Post I Leading Business Let us look at the values, principles and practices of leading business. The values of Leading Business are given here: Dimension Value What the value does Leading Business Innovation This gives you competitive advantage, it energizes your associates, […]
Synopsis of Full Stack Leadership – New book from PM Power – Post I

Continued from Full Stack Leadership – Upcoming book from PM Power – Post III In a previous post we saw that in the book we discuss the the three dimensions of full stack leadership – namely Leading Business, Leading Execution, and Leading Self. In that post we briefly looked at what these three dimensions were. […]
Full-Stack Leadership – New book from PM Power – Post III

Continued from Full-Stack Leadership – Upcoming book from PM Power – Post II Setting of the book As with our three previous books, this book is also set in a fictitious organization that is a combined reflection of many organizations that coaches and consultants of PM Power have worked with in their many years as […]