Author Archives: Ashish
Read this if you think you can run The Bear
Read this if you think you can run The Bear What if your favorite mom-and-pop deli is transformed into something high-end super quick? We are talking of The Bear, Carmy, and his perfectionism. With its typical stressed-out portraits of Jeremy … Read More
Change begins with you!
Change begins with you! Can you change things alone? Everyone who has been somewhat disappointed with circumstances has thought this can’t happen. But here’s the thing: Change begins with you. These are Mahatma Gandhi’s words. However, in today’s newsletter, we … Read More
When ‘Cooked’ Doesn’t Mean Dinner: A Manager’s Guide to Gen Z-Speak
When ‘Cooked’ Doesn’t Mean Dinner: A Manager’s Guide to Gen Z-Speak Are you unsure of what your team is talking about? Or yapping about, as they say? It’s not surprising. In fact, we recently learned that the inability to understand … Read More
How to ask for help as a manager?
How to ask for help as a manager? I am more than sure that at some point, you needed help and held back because of one thought: “What if they think I am weak?” The question is a legitimate one … Read More
Friend or foe? AI for you
Friend or foe? AI for you Geraldine Murphy , Global Learning Experience Manager at The Heineken Company, shared an interesting insight in the last edition of LinkedIn’s Workplace Learning Report. While talking of a move away from one-size-fits-all training, her … Read More
Can your team keep going without you?
Can your team keep going without you? What if you vanished? Alien abduction, probably. The method isn’t the matter here; it’s the impact. What if your team wakes up one day to find that their beloved manager is just not … Read More
Are you a Manager of Managers?
Are you a Manager of Managers? I am back after a hiatus. Last month was exciting with meeting customers and discussing how they are looking to leverage AI for leadership development in their organizations. I loved sharing what we are … Read More
Let’s Reverse the Gaze of Radical Candor?
Let’s Reverse the Gaze of Radical Candor? Have you heard about Radical Candor? It’s a book by Kim Scott that first came out in 2017. The tagline is “Caring Personally while Challenging Directly.” Since then, another book, Radical Respect, and … Read More
Over analyzing things keeps you stagnant.
Over analyzing things keeps you stagnant. Have you ever found yourself reading a sentence again and again without making much sense of it? Or, have you ever looked into options twice, thrice, and then one more time for good measure … Read More
Do you need authority to be an effective leader?
Do you need authority to be an effective leader? Are you a strong leader? Or do you sometimes wonder if people are willing to walk all over you? Honestly, many of us are not loud and out there to prove … Read More
New Managers and Small Teams: A Match Made Not Made In Heaven
New Managers and Small Teams: A Match Made Not Made In Heaven My team currently has nine people, including myself. That sounds pretty simple, right? After all, exactly how much trouble can nine people create? That’s a fair and common … Read More
Top 7 Learning and Development Trends 2025
Top 7 Learning and Development Trends 2025 It is no surprise that the world of learning and development is changing. A lot of innovation is happening in the space, particularly with the advent of AI, which everyone expects to be … Read More
Everything You Can Get for $30 Today!
Everything You Can Get for $30 Today! $30 does not sound like a huge amount. But it can surely deliver a lot of value when you need it. Today, you might be able to get: How’s the last one possible? … Read More
3 Reasons Why Your Digital Learning Strategy Fails
3 Reasons Why Your Digital Learning Strategy Fails In the last few years, digital learning strategies have changed how we learn. More and more organizations are using online learning platforms and tools. Because of this, it’s very important to have … Read More
Think Of These 4 Trends In Your Corporate Learning Strategy
Think Of These 4 Trends In Your Corporate Learning Strategy Think of corporate learning, and the picture in your mind brings the worst of two worlds together: But the story does not need to turn out the same way every … Read More