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Sometime back, I was in a coaching call with a client He is a senior director with a tech company and had recently taken over a new role and a new team “I feel that I am not able to connect with my new team effectively,” he said “especially since many of my team members are still working remotely” “Tell me more” I probed him “Well, I have to constantly check on them as I am not sure what they are doing,” he said “So it appears that I am micromanaging the team, which is obviously not my intent” “How is this impacting you?” I asked “The overall performance and productivity of the team is getting impacted” he continued This might seem like a common scenario to you, right? Remote working has created its own challenges in terms of people management and every leader, every organization is trying to figure out the best way to manage teams remotely And it is easy to attribute lack of connectivity or rapport with teams to remote working as a single cause But there is a more fundamental issue he...

Sometime back, I had an interesting coaching conversation with a prospective client He is a very senior executive in a large multinational company He has had a fantastic run so far – fast track promotions, global assignments, potential C-suite role coming up But now.... He was getting a bit restless and feeling frustrated He said “ This company is so huge and in the current organizational setup, I do not think I have enough decision-making authority” I asked him  “How does this impact you?” “I feel that I am not giving my best”  he added further  "I feel restricted" “Sometimes, I feel that I am a small fish in a big pond”  he continued Now this is not uncommon…. It is typical leadership paradox in large, complex global organizational setup As you grow more senior and climb up the corporate ladder, at some point, you realize that  you are just one amongst many leaders You are part of a very large ecosystem, where despite being a senior leader,  you do not ha...