What is 2022 going to be like, we would all like to predict. I am not going to predict anything. I will tell you what YOU should do. I will limit it to two things you should do in 2022 (that rhymes!!)
When You Look for a Mentor, Pick a Digital Native
We are questioning conventional wisdom every day. From media to government to demographics and education, everything is in a spin. Supply chains are choking. Chip shortages are halting auto giants.
When the world is going digital, experienced leaders will do well to pick a mentor who is a digital native. Yes, I am advocating a reverse mentor for everyone above the age of 35.
You need 2 qualities to learn from someone younger. Do you have them?
More than 200,000 people were asked about what they would want if one wish of theirs could be granted. More than 4000 people responded. More money in the same job was the second choice on their wish list. What did they want more than money, I wondered.
#TheGreatResignation in 2021 has put millions of professionals into hashtag#newroles and new hashtag#ecosystems. Without the support of a hashtag#transitioncoach most of these new hires will struggle to perform.
The five forces that I wrote about in my book Dreamers and Unicorns formed the trigger for this podcast. Harish and I spoke about a bunch of ideas. Hope you will enjoy listening to it. If you do, please do share the post
3 Steps in Building a hashtag#TalentBrand
Employer brand is what job seekers and employees really think of you. Talent Brand is a subset of that. A strong Talent Brand makes your business-critical talent think of you as their preferred employer.
Influencers make money doing stuff you and I do every day any way. Why do they get paid so much? For one, it is the rise of Intangibles. “The Rock” will charge a million dollars to endorse a product. Others are happy to get a sample. Discover why businesses are reaching out to influencers of all ages.
The virtual world makes it tougher to get communication right. Teaching leaders how to communicate effectively in the virtual world maybe a worthwhile investment. Getting coached in the digital body language may be a great investment. Here are two books I recommend.
Lying is socially undesirable. Yet, most of us lie several times a day, the rest do it all the time. It is a superpower that people routinely use to tempt fate, defy death and achieve the impossible. Sometimes we call it reality distortion. Sometimes we call it meaning making.








