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Sentence 1: “He irritates me with his high pitched voice.” Sentence 2: “I get irritated when I hear his high pitched voice.” Both these sentences are describing the same situation. But there is a difference in the meaning. The difference lies in owning your reaction. The first sentence implies that the other person is doing […]

The term coaching is often used interchangeably with mentoring. This is because both these have a lot of similarities.   They are both: Effective learning techniques. Increase employee engagement and retention. Increase confidence and the interpersonal skills Can dramatically improve individual performance.   But there are some differences between these two professions and knowing these

I look forward to my daily Wordle. And I know I’m not the only one. Wordle is the perfect example of creating instant flow. A flow state, also known as “being in the zone”, is the mental state in which a person performing an activity is completely focused, involved and enjoying the activity they are

I guess Yoda had it right when he said, “Do. Or do not. There is no try.” When we are 100% confident and committed we are more likely to say “I will do this.” If not we say,” I will try to get this done” The word try is an indicator of: I’m not sure

A reporter at Kanye West’s house found a giant poster of Kanye on his living room wall. Assuming it was a vanity thing the reporter as him why he had such a huge poster of himself on the wall? Kanye replied, ” Well, I gotta cheer for me before anyone else can cheer for me.’”

In the last two years, we seem to have gone through multiple cycles of: The pandemic is over; let’s slowly get back to the office. Ohshit! It’s back let’s go back to remote work Now the pandemic is over let’s slowly get back to the office in phases No, it’s back again! Repeat step 1

In a detailed study of 95 teams in 25 leading corporations, chosen by an independent panel of academics and experts, it was  found that nearly 75% of cross-functional teams are dysfunctional and fail to meet at least 3 of the following 5 criteria:   meeting a planned budget staying on schedule adhering to specifications meeting customer expectations maintaining

When a bunch of people work together it does not mean that they are a team.   Neither does reporting to the same manager make them one   A unit of people is called a team if they have the following   Shared vision- where they are collectively aspiring for an end state Shared goals

Two people with the same skills and experience perform differently in the same environment. When a person does not meet performance requirements it is assumed that there is a gap either in skill or motivation(Skill vs Will) But this is not always true. If equal knowledge and motivation do not mean equal performance where does

Motivation is the force that pushes or prevents you from doing something. It is a combination of the “Why” behind your action(or non-action) and the feeling associated with the “Why”. Motivation does not stay constant across different tasks. And the answer to this lies in the motivation matrix. There is always a why behind anything