Author Archives: Ashish
Effective Guidance starts with an Effective Goal Setting
Effective Guidance starts with an Effective Goal Setting One of the most critical aspects of guiding your team in the right direction is properly setting goals for them. Wandering teams with little clue on where to go are trouble. Do … Read More
Small Steps to Big Wins: How Micro Goals Can Improve Your Team’s Performance
Small Steps to Big Wins: How Micro Goals Can Improve Your Team’s Performance Do you find yourself staring at tall piles of work but unwilling to move? If the answer is yes, then today’s edition of The Top newsletter is … Read More
Persuasion Mastery: How Managers Can Convince Anyone, Anytime
Persuasion Mastery: How Managers Can Convince Anyone, Anytime As a manager, you spend considerable time getting people on board, right? Remember the last plan you made, whether to schedule a team-building activity or get your team started on the next … Read More
Unrealistic Goals vs. Stretch Goals: The Fine Line
Unrealistic Goals vs. Stretch Goals: The Fine Line An incredible journey starts with a goal. As the new year is slowly ebbing towards the end of its first phase, it sets an excellent opportunity to review your goals and performance. … Read More
Beyond Gut Instincts: How Managers Make Tough Decisions Every Day!
Beyond Gut Instincts: How Managers Make Tough Decisions Every Day! Every manager spends the day making a number of decisions. These decisions can impact not only their personal and professional lives but also their teams’ trajectories. Yet, not every decision … Read More
How are you communicating with your team?
How are you communicating with your team? The skills of a successful manager are many. But how does the world find them until the manager communicates? A manager’s communication skills become the bedrock of their professional success. With this idea … Read More
Performance Reviews are around the corner. Are you ready?
Performance Reviews are around the corner. Are you ready? Keeping a tab on the #performance of teams is an integral part of a manager’s job. Nevertheless, many things create problems in this. One such trouble is bias. While biases exist all around … Read More
An employee’s perspective on what is it like to work for a great manager
An employee’s perspective on what is it like to work for a great manager In the last edition of The Top newsletter, we brought light to the difference between a good and a great manager. As you can see, it is largely … Read More
Transition To Becoming A Good Leader: Simple Steps for Managers
Transition To Becoming A Good Leader: 8 Simple Steps for Managers As a manager, you take charge of the team and set priorities, provide guidance to each one of them, and keep hold of the team’s respect. As a leader, … Read More
The 7 Essential Leadership Qualities You Need To Grow
The 7 Essential Leadership Qualities You Need To Grow Leadership qualities are the hard-wired behaviors that help us achieve leadership. There is a whole lot of talk about leadership qualities, but what are they? What does it take to be … Read More