Manbir Kaur – Helping Leaders, Teams & Organizations

Are you Listening?

Many of the technology leaders I work with tell me that they often feel like interrupting the conversations. At the same time, many of them say that they don’t feel listened to by their own leaders. Do you see the contradiction here? My book, “Are You The Leader You Want To Be?”, has a lot […]

The Secret Recipe For Success – ‘Self-Awareness’

“Many people may consider that self-awareness is not always practical or easy. Like Success, Self-Awareness does not come in a day. Success starts from moving that needle a little bit each day and so is self-awareness…” Read the full article here.

5 Behaviors You should avoid to be an Effective Leader

“Leadership consists not in degrees of technique but in traits of character” ~ Lewis H. Lapham What differentiates a leader from the crowd is her behavior, her remarkable traits that speaks loud enough for her. It is very much necessary to exhibit admirable traits to be the leader you want yourself to be and make […]

5 Ways To Deal With A Bad Boss

“There could be a bunch of reasons that may make you feel that you work for a bad boss- it may be incompetence, anger issues, micromanagement and many more…..” Click here to read the full article.

Do women experience “The Confidence Gap”​ more often?

Over past years I have had multiple discussions with executives for trying to figure out how women can become aware that they are suffering from lower self-confidence. A few of the following points have come up multiple times in these discussions. Please do have a look and see if you have experienced any of the […]

Growing Vertically or Horizontally?

Mostly the notion of growth that we have is Vertical and we have a word for it too, “Promotion”. I am here to make you consider growth that may not be a clear “Promotion”.

I Am An Entrepreneur. I Have Employed My Friend….

“I Am An Entrepreneur. I Have Employed My Friend Thinking He Will Be A Good Support. However, It Turned Out That We Have Different Ideas And Working Style. How Do I End The Relationship Smoothly Without Hurting The Relationship?“ Click here to read my answer to this question on the #Notsoprofessional column of the Business […]

Stressed At Work?

” In today’s fast paced environment, all of us end up facing multiple challenging situations and end up experiencing stress in one form or the other. It is quite often that my clients share with me that they feel stress at work. There are quite a few shocking statistics available that highlight the rising instances […]

Leadership development, if done right, impacts your bottom line!

Vinay, a CEO for a technology organization, initiated a leadership development program and asked the HR head, Namit, to carefully plan the program and subsequently share the effectiveness of the same. Based on the various considerations, Namit implemented a long-term intervention. He believed that the senior leadership team, would not really benefit from a single […]

I Work In My Dad’s Company. …

“I Work In My Dad’s Company. My Colleagues Look At Me As The ‘Boss’s Son.’ I Do Not Have Many Friends. My Dad Always Supports Me And Forgives My Mistakes. That Worsens The Situation. What Should I Do?” Click here to read my answer on the #Notsoprofessional Column of the Business World.