Thursday, 16 July 2020

How To Manage Generational Diversity In The Workplace?




"That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in another." ―Adlai E. Stevenson


There are often conflicts between various generations in the workplace due to generational gap. In this regard, we will discuss various generational cohorts and offer tools and techniques to build generational compatibility among various generations in the workplace to achieve productivity and performance.  

It is essential to apply different strokes to different generations. Several generational cohorts are working in organizations including baby boomers, GenX, GenY (millennials), and Gen Z. Gen Z is the recent entrants into the workplace. The Gen Y and Gen Z appreciate soft leadership, unlike older generations who prefer other leadership styles.


Strategies to Lead Generational Diversity

“Everyone has something to teach and everyone has something to learn.” —Desmond Tutu

Generational diversity helps empathize with each generation and learn various aspects without any ego. It offers opportunities such as innovation and creativity exploring simple solutions to complex issues in the workplace. To lead generational diversity, let us look at the similarities, not differences. Let us treat different generations as different flowers in a bouquet that add beauty and spread fragrance. Let us change our perceptions about generations from conflicts to collaboration. Let us understand the aspirations and expectations of each generation and customize leadership strategies accordingly. Here are some strategies to lead generational diversity in the workplace. Avoid stereotyping each generation. View from a fresh perspective. Customize communication as per each generation. For instance, millennials prefer working remotely and communicating through texting whereas the older generations prefer working in the office and communicating through telephone. Build mixed teams of various generational cohorts to build chemistry among them. Encourage reverse mentoring where millennials mentor the older generations. Reverse mentoring is advisable especially in the area of Artificial Intelligence and Fourth Industrial Revolution. It helps the older generations learn and adapt to the latest technology. They also thank millennials for sharing their knowledge. Customize the method of giving feedback to each generation. Offer cross-generational coaching and mentoring.  Above all, break barriers and build bridges to lead generational diversity in the workplace. 


Conclusion

“Be kind, don't judge, and have respect for others. If we can all do this, the world would be a better place. The point is to teach this to the next generation.” ― Jasmine Guinness

Each generational cohort has a different mindset, skillset, and toolset. Leaders will be able to create a unique mindset, skillset, and toolset by bridging the gap between various generational cohorts. To conclude, build generational compatibility in the workplace to achieve organizational excellence and effectiveness.


“The error of youth is to believe that intelligence is a substitute for experience, while the error of age is to believe experience is a substitute for intelligence.” ―Ernest Hemingway

References
https://www.amazon.com/Soft-Leadership-Innovative-Negotiation-Prosperity/dp/1628655909
http://professormsraovision2030.blogspot.com/2016/12/free-chapter-professor-msraos-upcoming.html


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Monday, 13 July 2020

Doing the Best Thing vs. Doing the Right Thing




“Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest.” —Mark Twain


People are often caught between doing the best thing and doing the right thing. Some people think of doing the best thing in the prevailing situation whereas some people think of doing the right thing in any situation irrespective of the effects and outcomes. I believe that doing the right thing is always better than doing the best thing in life and leadership. In this regard, we will discuss and differentiate between them.

Doing the right thing rather than the best thing is easier said done because the path is riddled with several challenges inviting controversies temporarily. The fact is that truth alone triumphs at the end. Hence, doing the right thing pays at the end. It helps you lead your life ethically and mindfully. You live like a legend permanently.  

When you insist on doing the best thing, you may be compelled to cut corners to achieve your ends whereas when you insist on doing the right thing, you don’t have to cut corners. However, you will have to struggle and suffer during the journey. There are people who achieve success at any cost due to peer pressure and cut-throat competition. People are smart and wise to identify such people and separate them from ethical leaders. There are people who achieve success late in their lives through the right means by ignoring peer pressure and cut-throat competition. In a nutshell, they achieve success with integrity. Such people live beyond their lifetime and will be remembered forever in history.

Always do the right thing at the right time to get the right results. You must have the wisdom of identifying the right time and timing to achieve the right outcomes. When you do the right thing, you get satisfied with your life and you sleep peacefully and happily. You won’t have any regrets on the death-bed. Remember that treachery wins first and the truth wins at the end. When you want the truth to win, you must always do the right thing and the best thing in your life.

When your intentions are positive and actions are ethical you will be able to do the right things in life. Ensure that there is consistency between your intentions and actions while doing the right things to get the right results.


Message

Do the right thing rather than the best thing. If you can do both the right thing and the best thing, it is alright. Otherwise, always do the right thing to lead your life with purpose and meaning. 

We humans can control our actions, not the outcomes. Therefore, we must do what is the right thing to do in the given circumstances irrespective of the outcomes. Life is short. We must make it peaceful and pleasant for us and others.


“The supreme quality for leadership is integrity.” —Dwight D. Eisenhower

References
https://www.amazon.com/See-Light-You-Spiritual-Mindfulness/dp/1949003132
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Sunday, 12 July 2020

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Friday, 10 July 2020

Words of Wisdom on Soft Skills, Hard Skills, and Humility




“The greatest friend of truth is Time, her greatest enemy is Prejudice, and her constant companion is Humility.” —Charles Caleb Colton


Empathy is the ability to step into the shoes of others and viewing from others’ perspectives.  It is not sitting in one place. It is stepping into the shoes of others and perceiving the world from others’ perspectives. True empathy is always honest and not giving up. It is forgetting about yourself for the benefit of others. Hence, empathy is a soft skill.  

Thinking is a state of mind to create content and communicate with others. Having strong content is a hard skill and having great communication is a soft skill. Thinking is essential in both cases. Hence, thinking creates both hard and soft skills. However, critical thinking ability is a soft skill because it helps solve problems and form judgments. 

People often think about how can humble leaders promote themselves. In fact, humility doesn’t have anything to do with promotion. People must promote their products and services to earn their livelihood and add value to others. The humble leaders do promote as they must survive and succeed. People are intelligent to differentiate between humble leaders and arrogant leaders. The humble leaders neither underestimate nor overestimate themselves and others, unlike arrogant leaders who overestimate themselves and underestimate others. Humble leaders are trustworthy and reliable. They respect others consistently without any gap between their intentions and actions. They treat others with respect irrespective of their rank, role, and position. When humble leaders do promotion, people realize their true intentions and actions and promote them. On the other hand, people stay away from arrogant leaders. Arrogant leaders often forget that they were born from semen and develop arrogance when they achieve a little success. They must note that popularity is a passing cloud. They must understand that they brought nothing into this world when they were born and carry nothing when they leave this world forever.  They must stay grounded and down-to-earth to win respect from others.


Soft Skills in the Post-Pandemic World

In the post-COVID world, there will be less physical interaction among the employees as they operate more virtually. Interpersonal conflicts are likely to rise due to technology. Team leaders may find it challenging to lead their teams. It becomes challenging for them to motivate their teams. So, there will be an increased emphasis on soft skills in the digital world.


“Humility is the base and foundation of all virtues, and without it, no other virtue can exist.” —Cervantes


Reference
https://www.amazon.com/Soft-Skills-Overcome-Workplace-Challenges/dp/1628653035


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Sunday, 5 July 2020

The Future of World Education




“Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” —Malcolm X


I joined as a faculty member and became a professor as I am passionate about teaching and shaping students as global leaders. However, I was not happy the way things were going on in the private educational institutions in India. The education system was outdated, students did not show much interest in education, and parents pressurized their children to acquire grades in exams. Some of the private educational institutions involved in fraudulent activities harming the interests of the students and faculty members. Here are some ways we can improve the education system.

Reform the education system. The world is changing rapidly and there is an urgent need to reform the education and improve it as per the changing times and technologies and rising expectations and aspirations of the students.  

Respect teachers. Students must understand and appreciate the fact that every good teacher wants his/her students to excel better than him/her. Most teachers remained as teachers whereas some of their students reached the highest positions. Of course, Jack Ma is an exception who was an English teacher, founded Alibaba, and became a successful entrepreneur. A great teacher can inspire thousands of students in his/her lifetime.

Emphasize elementary education because it is the foundation for education. Emphasize innovation and creativity. Don’t stress excessively on exams alone. Students must love learning, teachers must love teaching, and parents must love nurturing. Stress on education to develop a global mindset in students and groom them as global citizens.


Conclusion

“Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace.” —Confucius

Educators, students, education, and institutions must reform to achieve quality education globally. If you respect teachers, you respect knowledge, you respect education, and you respect the future. Therefore, respect teachers. Education helps you evolve as a better version of yourself. If you have the right education with a global perspective, you hardly criticize, complain, and condemn others. You respect everyone under the sun on the earth. To conclude, integrated and coordinated efforts from all stakeholders including educators, students, institutions, parents, nonprofits, and government are essential to ensure that the future of world education is bright.


“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” —Maimonides

Reference
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Friday, 3 July 2020

Julius Caesar's Top Leadership Lessons




“Cowards die many times before their actual deaths.” —Julius Caesar


Gaius Julius Caesar was one of the greatest military leaders in history. He was one of the greatest emperors of Rome. He was born on July 12, 100 BC into a patrician family. He was a military recruit when he was 19 years old. He wanted to excel as an eminent general in Roman history. He joined the military and won several battles. He loved his wife and daughter. He blended his inborn talents and honed skills around them to excel as a military general. He was assassinated on the Ides of March, March 15th 44 BC.


Leadership Lessons from Julius Caesar

“Experience is the teacher of all things.” —Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar was intelligent, courageous, and diplomatic. He was a great communicator and decision-maker. He was a risk-taker. He learned lessons from the failures of his father who sided with the wrong group. He was ambitious and aspired to achieve power. He emphasized collaboration. He mediated and brought two warring groups of Pompey and Marcus Licinius Crassus into one platform. He made Pompey his ally by extending his daughter’s hand to Pompey to win his trust. He was a blend of both brainpower and body power. Here are some lessons from his leadership. He was a man of action. He connected with their soldiers to understand their pulse. He took their feedback, corrected his mistakes, and evolved as an effective leader. He built strong teams and got the things done successfully. He was agile and active. He engaged his enemies and attacked them swiftly. He took on his enemies by surprise. He adopted the policy of ‘divide and conquer’. He attacked his enemies bit by bit at their weak spots and won several battles. He was determined to fight and excel. Although his opponents outnumbered more than his army, he won the battles because of his unique strategies, advanced tools, and techniques, and unpredictable tactics. He was patient and persistent. He was careful, cautious, and calculating. Above all, he was a master strategist.

Julius Caesar was the greatest Roman General and statesman noted for his strategic and visionary leadership. He kept his reserve ready in the pipeline. He was an expert in distracting the attention of his opponents. He had well-trained troops and highly motivated soldiers who were loyal to him. He had a keen sense of developments around him. He led from the front. At times, he involved personally in fighting against his enemies in the battle to boost the morale of his soldiers. He was blessed with great leaders including Mark Anthony who was the commander of his cavalry. He led by example. He made impossible as possible. He followed the road less traveled and left his marks in history. He connected with ordinary individuals and the elite. He was a networker to hit the bull's eye. He centralized all powers, built a strong army, and united the Roman Empire. He curbed corruption, eliminated debt, and improved the lifestyles of the people.


Conclusion

“It is better to create than to learn! Creating is the essence of life.” —Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar was a military genius who thought several steps ahead of his enemies. He was a constant fighter who always pushed ahead. He had tremendous energy and agility. He trusted his gut and intuition. He pushed his envelop. He never gave up. To conclude, learn leadership lessons from this legendary Roman Emperor to excel as an effective and successful leader.


“It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.” —Julius Caesar 


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