Leadership Skills

As a software engineer, discussing technical subjects with colleagues from other departments needs to happen as flawlessly as possible. In this post, I try to describe the approach I am using in such situations to get the most out of the conversation. Recently, Picsart has made the transition from an…

Making mistakes are usual, who hasn’t? In the end, we all are human beings. Most of the time we learn from our previous mistakes, a kind of algorithm for learning something new. It affects managers differently. Sometimes mistake leads to create a judgment about your competence, and expertise. …

Toxic work environments are unfortunately all too common. And while it’s easy to place blame on individual employees, often the root cause of the toxicity can be traced back to the leaders of the organization. In this article, we’re going to discuss how leaders contribute to the toxic work environment…

Continuing on my theme of quotes inspiring my newsletters, the quote this week is, “All I need to do is be happy.” I don’t remember where or who I heard this quote from, but when I heard it, I wrote it down. I’ve been thinking about it since then and…

You just did a huge presentation in front of all your colleagues. You asked your coworkers how you did. They tell you, “You were great!”. Awesome. So what can you improve on? You have no idea because your coworkers insist you “did amazing.” While supporting your friends is always a…

There is always room for improvement, no matter your profession. In a leadership position, you should strive to improve your development skills and the development skills of your team. Managing other people is a skill that can be learned, but that doesn’t mean you should stop learning when you feel…

If the previous article, Leadership lessons from Lightyear (2022), is about the transition to a leadership role, this one is about mentoring others and delegation (inspired by Buzz Lightyear’s character). Have you been in time-pressure situations and had an urgent task to resolve? Or worse, you were the only one…

During recent coaching sessions with executives involved in leading organisational transformations, a common challenge emerged around their leadership authority. As individuals committed to the futures of their organisations and their employees, these executives have studied and tried to implement modern leadership practices. One of those practices is the concept of…