Letters of the month

Leaders ought to accept they don't have aLL the answers 100% agreement with the sentiment that hybrid working model and in fact any and every successful working model rests on the managers and the leaders. An organisation's transition of any kind is made by the people on the teams but executed by the managers of those teams and their own managers, who are the leadership. Change is either driven by the managers and leaders, or it is held back by them, there are no two ways about it.

- aNuSHka kaNT

Embrace hard truths to develop effective leaders

A very enjoyable read with great pointers about how to avoid wishful thinking and shallow impressions. Leadership development is such a profit-making industry these days that we must be truly sceptical of all these trainings and solutions being pushed on the market. Are they truly effective or do they just put a shiny coat of paint over a poor quality wall that's falling apart?

- RuHaN DEY

The impact of inflation on the new world of work

Good that this is being talked about more, inflation is going to be the biggest problem that we face in the next few years. Already when we hire, the first thing people care about is whether the pay is enough in this environment of inflation. I am not too sure about whether hybrid or flexible can really be a changemaking factor to compensate for the inflation. But it is worth a try.

- PRIYam SINgHal August 2022 issue

What is leadership?

Loving the seven keys to success. We need more such concise tips, especially for new leaders, who are navigating their position for the first time. Best of all, these keys do not need to be practised in the physical setting. That's important, because nowadays not everybody has the opportunity to try leading in person before they lead virtually.

- aNjalI BaTRa

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Treating your employees like adults

Being a 'leader' does not somehow make a person into a 'super adult' who is qualified to treat those around them like children. This is an important lesson all leaders need to learn, and the sooner the better. Leaders also cannot and should not do anything themselves, for they will burn out if they do not learn to trust and delegate. They will also drive away their best people with such lack of trust. This is another important lesson that must be repeated often.

- SuNITa SHaRma

What are we doing to develop leaders for the hybrid model?

Surprising to hear that companies are not really changing their leadership model but still relying on surface competencies. Surely we have moved into a new generation of leadership by now? Or we are perhaps still bogged down in old colonialist styles of leadership that we somehow cannot shake off, so it is affecting even how we look at changes to the leadership model.

Key strategies to drive DEI efforts in the hybrid world of work

We had believed that DEI is improved by hybrid and flexible work but strangely this is not always the case. The leaders who say that DEI is a continuing journey are indeed correct. Hybrid is more of a place to apply DEI, than a solution to boost DEI. For e.g: A company that is pro-DEI will be proDEI even without hybrid, while a company that does not support DEI will be like that no matter how flexible the policies try to be.

- VIkaS gaRg

Loyalty is a two-way street

This is a great take on loyalty, too often we have employers that expect a lifetime loyalty from people but do not hesitate to abuse and misuse that loyalty or even throw it away entirely for office politics. There must be more focus on closing the gap between what the employer aspires to and what really goes on in the workplace. Otherwise, employers that treat people like commodities should not be surprised if employees then treat the job like a commodity.

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