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I have read a lot of blogs and books about leadership and found them very valuable. However I still needed some clarity specially on: What are the top capabilities that a leader needs to have that defines his or her leadership style and framework? So I decided to talk industry leaders and did my own independent research.

After my analysis, I came up with Top 5 Leadership Capabilities that I personally believe...

We all dream of having a magic potion that can change our life positively. Believe it or not we all have the power similar to magic potion to change many aspects of our life, its all about how we execute it.

Two-way communication is the magic potion for effective communication, building relationship and having coaching conversation. In this kind of communication both parties contribute and build a stronger and meaningful bond. ...

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Coaching can be used by managers or mentors to accelerate employee learning, improve their performance, facilitate development and support retention. Coaching conversations also are an opportunity to demonstrate a commitment to diversity. Diversity leaders coach and develop all their people, and adapt their coaching style to the needs and preferences of the individual.

The Coaching Model, a tool designed to support a coaching culture, is comprised of the following steps:

1) Establish the...

I was reading an article on wall street 'The Cat Hid My Car Keys'-Excuses Workers Make" and found it very insight and information specially in these tough times when employers have an upper hand.

The article talked stated that "Sometimes the excuses are part of a chronic problem, and business owners say it's best to dish out a stern warning, punishment or even walking papers to the offending employee."

Some of the ridiculous...

Recently, during one of my mentor-ship sessions my mentor talked about key differentiators that can make one standout for his/her next promotion. I found it very useful and thought it would be a great article (with my thoughts) to start the week off with for my readers.

Standout Skills

1) Presentation - It is an asset that one needs to master (it's an on-going process). How effectively you can communicate your message to...

Recently I attended one of the most informative and interesting event hosted by 85 Broads and NYU Stern, "2020 Vision: The Future is Yours!" All the speakers in this event were 'Creme Brule' of their field. One of the speaker Niko Canner, named one of ten "new gurus" and "8 to Watch" by Fortune magazine in November 2008 and in October 2009 respectively shared his 4 principles for achieving success.

"Success for...

These days I have been working with my mentor to identify my leadership style. He familiarized me with a style that he uses, "Character-based leadership". Character-based leaders operate with integrity and with a heart to help others. He said that, "it is a common misconception that leaders with character are a doormat for employees to trample".

He continued and said that "Leaders with character lead with a genuine concern for the greater...

Today’s businesses are more dependent than ever before on their top performers to innovate and provide services that differentiate a company from its fierce competitors. In other words, corporations are reliant upon their human assets to survive and thrive.

One of the projects that my husband worked on; “To reduce the attrition rate in his companies top performing team”, gave me a deep insight on “Why Top talent leaves?” I was shocked...

In 2003, Jim O'Neil chief economist at Goldman Sach coined a term called "BRIC countries," an acronym that referes to the related economies and political sphere of Brazil, Russia, Indian and China. As per an article published by SiemensWorld "These markets (BRIC countries), combinded with the Middle East, will generate about half of the world's economic growth by 2014.

Global leaders of tomorrow need to have more than the traditional...