The theme for this year's International Women's Day, is "Women in leadership, achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world." Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and UN Women's Executive Director Phumsile Mlambo-Ngcuka's statement called out the sobering reality that COVID-19 has taken a disproportionate toll on women world-wide, from poverty to violence to a disproportionate share of...

A couple of weeks ago, a potential client and I were on a call. This client came to us via a blog post I had written back in 2015. The client is based in the United States of America, and we were on a call at an odd hour. The potential project we were discussing involves working with 10 country heads and getting each of them ready to tell the company's forward story, i.e., post-pandemic story...

Look at this image, like a fish, when we no longer "see the water" it's a clear signal that we have assimilated into our surroundings or culture. Back in 2005, when I was working in Australia, I remembered working so hard to fit in and be like an Australian that I had put a lid on the diverse perspective I could have offered. Instead, I should have focused on whether I can get the job done...

My Instagram feed, filled with quotes on insecurity, has done a brilliant job of equipping me with an ability to catch myself feeling negative emotions like insecurity, greed to do more, anxiety that I am not enough. I catch myself feeling those emotions and I say, " Stop it, you don't have to feel this way. " Interestingly though, the built awareness has not necessarily meant the frequency of...

Notification, you are added to a WhatsApp Group. WhatsApp groups have become a common way for teams to communicate. And being added to a WhatsApp group often gives us a sense of belonging. It fulfills one of the strongest human desires, to belong. However, a group can never be a team because quiet often it overlooks inclusion.And when inclusion is ignored, you may be in the group but not as a...

"Our head of sales, Natalie is excellent.. and I wish everyone was like her." "Mariam is top of class in her grades, hope all students can become like her." "Sandy is a great writer, she always comes up with best articles." We have all heard such statements and perhaps rolled our eyes when listening to them too! Often the teller of these statements, boss, teacher, parent is of an opinion that, I...