Defining Success as a Product leadWe all want to be successful and impactful. That is human nature and most definitely a focus for Product leads. However, what we define as…Aug 31, 2023Aug 31, 2023
Mindset shifts from a Product Manager to a People Manager.Being a successful individual contributor in no way guarantees success as a people manager. We have to shift our mindsets and below are my…Dec 7, 2021Dec 7, 2021
ICF ACC Renewal — Here is what you need.I realized pretty late that there is bunch of stuff I need to do to be able to renew my ACC. It took me some hustling to parse through…Oct 5, 2021Oct 5, 2021
Feel imposter syndrome? You have been asking the wrong questions!There has been so much debate and discussion lately on “imposter syndrome” esp with a recent viral article on “stop telling women they…Apr 9, 2021Apr 9, 2021
Power BreakWe have all heard of “Power Naps” but we don’t have the luxury of those in our day to day. So I have been thinking and practicing a little…Dec 12, 2020Dec 12, 2020
Who is the hero of your story?Our brain’s primary function is to make sense and the way it does that is by making up stories, as stories are easy to understand. Stories…Jul 13, 2020Jul 13, 2020
Toxic relationships and what to do about them.They say that you really grow up when you have broken or walked away from certain relationships. I did not understand that. I used to…Jun 13, 2020Jun 13, 2020
Empathy 101 — and why is it hard?All of you have probably seen news on what’s happening around America with the racial injustice and now violence and protests. As I was…Jun 1, 2020Jun 1, 2020
5 step guide — to making changes stickWe are seeking to make changes but more often than not, we fail to make changes last or sticky. We start on them excitedly and midway fall…May 11, 2020May 11, 2020
Got Stress? Here are some thoughts on how to deal with it in current COVID times?Let me start by defining what is stress and why do we have it.Apr 6, 2020Apr 6, 2020
Role of a coach in one word — TransformationLots of people ask me what do you do as coach? What does the client get out of coaching? Instead of explaining how I coach, I want to talk…Jun 3, 2018Jun 3, 2018
What is your personal Culture?Culture eats strategy, err, everything for breakfast. You must have heard this. This is definitely true for companies. Most successful…Jun 1, 2018Jun 1, 2018
Give feedback? Receive feedback? Read this!Let me start by saying, I used to hate / dread feedback. Now, I love and seek feedback in all spheres of my life. Don’t get me wrong, it…May 31, 2018May 31, 2018
Observation vs Judgement: Do you know the difference?Apple is Red. Sky is blue. This is an observation. I hope you noticed it too.May 30, 20183May 30, 20183
Are you Goal oriented or Process oriented? It matters to know.You have heard it being called Journey vs Destination, Means vs Ends , Process vs Goals. You have also heard the cliché of “journey is more…May 28, 2018May 28, 2018
Decisions, Decisions, DecisionsDecisions are something we all struggle with. Large or small, present or future, for us or for others, personal or professional, tactical…May 26, 2018May 26, 2018
The invisible conversationImagine you are standing on one end, your colleague is on the other end and there is bridge in the middle connecting you two. Now, you just…May 25, 2018May 25, 2018
Dear boss, stop solving my problems.A friend of mine who is managing more than a handful of people, mentioned that he is “emotionally managing” his employees and it’s not…May 24, 20181May 24, 20181