Leadership - Abhishek Chakraborty

The Misunderstood Art of Overcommunication

What is said is seldom communicated. Most of it is lost in translation, misinterpreted, or forgotten. To convey our intended message, we have to overcommunicate. But overcommunication is often misunderstood as repeating the same thing over and over again. It cannot be further from the truth.

Purposeful Listening: The Art of Listening More than What’s Said

All of us want to be heard, but nobody wants to listen. Really listen. That’s why spouses fight, friendships fall apart, and employees leave companies. But if you wish to be a good partner, a good friend, a good manager, learning how to listen with purpose is indispensable.

Work Rules: 25 Ways to Design a Healthy Workplace

A set of guidelines to build a work culture that promotes calm and peace over stress and anxiety.

Giving Advice is Not Giving Solutions

On an average, I get asked at least 10 times a day for some kind of advice related to business, management, relationship, productivity, negotiation, mental health, life, etc. To make sure I don’t do a sloppy job, I’ve devised a framework to give advice that I’ve polished over the years.

Effective Mentorship: Why The Best Leaders Don’t Create Followers

What is effective mentorship? How can we use rapport, optimism, character development, and loyalty to propel growth in others?

What’s The Most Difficult Leadership Skill?

Organisational design, process design, metrics, hiring and firing are all relatively straightforward skills to master. There’s not much ambiguity. But the toughest skill a leader has to master is to manage your own mindset.

How to Build a Virtuous Feedback Loop

Bad feedback or no feedback at all prevents the exchange of dialogue between members. Most of the things are left unsaid, and this leads to build up of resentment. Despite that, it’s actually hard to build an efficient feedback culture, unless we start understanding the root cause of the problem.