by Rajeev Dewan | Nov 9, 2014 | Leadership @ Work, Life Leadership
THE PROBLEM OF PERSPECTIVE Think about a problem that is really bothering you at this moment. Once you’ve thought about such a problem, answer this question: On a scale of 1 to 10 (1 = not at all, 10 = a lot), how much is this problem bothering you? If you answered 7...
by Rajeev Dewan | Oct 12, 2014 | Leadership @ Work, Life Leadership, Teams @ Work
Most of us are born helpers, meaning it’s in our nature to try to help other people. Yet even though our intentions may be sound, at times we do not feel capable of helping. This is because we don’t have all the answers. Meanwhile, we believe that in order to help...
by Rajeev Dewan | Sep 21, 2014 | Leadership @ Work, Teams @ Work
Having worked with hundreds of executive leadership teams, I’ve been a witness to both teams that become high performing and produce breakthrough results, and others that stay mediocre at best. So the question that I continue to reflect on is this: What is the...
by Rajeev Dewan | Sep 5, 2014 | Leadership @ Work, Meetings @ Work, Teams @ Work
Many discussions in team meetings and off-sites start off poorly because the person leading or facilitating the discussion doesn’t do a great job in setting up the discussion for success. Because the set-up is weak, people are often unclear and/or confused and/or...
by Rajeev Dewan | Aug 9, 2014 | Leadership @ Work, Life Leadership
In today’s world, to out-delight your clients and to out-think and out-perform your competitors, you must be obsessed with adding more value than anyone else is adding in the marketplace. However in spite of this sincere intent and desire to “add massive...
by Rajeev Dewan | Aug 4, 2014 | Leadership @ Work, Meetings @ Work, Teams @ Work
On 1 February 2003, space shuttle Columbia (STS-107) exploded over Texas and Louisiana, as it reentered the Earth’s atmosphere, killing the seven crew members onboard. The investigation that followed discerned that a piece of foam – only the size of a briefcase,...
