Shiva Kumar

Sharing my random thoughts.

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Preconceived notions can lead us to negative beliefs about others and impact our behaviour towards them. #Bias

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#collaboration is seen as give and take. @AdamMGrant in his book shares how givers play a vital role in building relationships, encouraging collaboration, and nurturing people. Whilst, takers focus on their own interest first, benefiting from every initiative and exchange.

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We are surrounded by negativity. If we want more positivity in our life, we need to make a conscious effort to embrace it. We need to choose to turn on the light and stand where it's shining. #Positivity

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Skills are the new currency. @ericsim_iol shares that you shouldn't aim to be a generalist or specialist in your career. As industries are being disrupted by trends outside your control, the best way to future proof your career is to be a 'combo specialist'. #skills

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The current state of uncertainity has inflicted a lot of pain causing some people to lose their jobs. You can feel stuck, not knowing what you should do and unsure of what's next. Whatever you are experiencing right now, is just a phase and things will get better.

#jobs

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A manager's behaviour and actions can motivate you to do your best work. They are your mentor and cheerleader. They see something in you, probably you have not seen yourself.

#Boss #Manager

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Sometimes organisations tend to over index on traits such as a visible display of energy. This could result in the loud ones getting most of the attention whilst the quiet ones might miss out. Leaders should reach out more to these quiet achievers. #leadership

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It's ok to take a break and we don't need to feel guilty about it. Becoming more self-aware of when we need a break is important so we can prevent ourselves from reaching breaking point.

#recharge #burnout

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It’s great to dream big, but the goal ahead can be overwhelming. Breaking it down into small steps that we can take every day can help. If we lower the entry point, we tend to also avoid the excuses of not doing it, so it becomes a habit.

#Habit

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It's important to set boundaries at work so you don't get consumed by it. Take time to reflect on the aspects of your work and life that needs to be altered to better align with your priorities. Action it by making small shifts in your work patterns.

#WorkLifeBalance

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We are born curious. However, somehow we tend to lose this trait as we shoulder more responsibilities. Stepping outside the comfort zone will help you learn new perspectives and gain different skills. Trying something new forces you to grow.

#Growth

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When you start something, you don't have all the answers. You are not sure if it will work out. It will be messy. However, just back yourself. Commit to the journey and it will end up in a beautiful moment.

#progress

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Typical work week..

#work

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Companies and leaders have to make difficult decisions. It's the way they make those decisions and how its communicated to people is key. Transparency creates a constructive way forward whilst secrecy results in a deadlock.

#Culture

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How much talking do you do as compared to listening on an average day? To have a great conversation, we need to dedicate most of our time on listening and the least on speaking. Listening builds trust and shows you care about what the other person is saying.
#Listening

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When we look at people who are doing well, we see the success. What we don't see is the amount of effort that they have put in to get to where they are. Effort is a habit that we need to develop. To achieve our goals, we need to put in the effort each and every day.

#success

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There are days when we can feel overwhelmed due to the deluge of meetings, messages and emails. We have the power to stop this by attending only important meetings, disabling notifications and blocking specific times to respond to emails.

#Meetings

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Put on your oxygen mask first before helping someone else. Taking care of yourself is not a selfish act. Self care replenishes us, so we have the energy to dedicate more time towards others. #selfcare

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The way we define success at work is being redefined. We want work to align with our purpose, provide us learning opportunities, make us feel we belong, take care of our well being and help us build connections for the future.

#Work #Success

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@danshapero shares great advice on how to get people excited about your ideas. Don't jump right into 'solution' mode, instead focus more time on detailing the root causes of the 'problem'. Here's the link to his video https://t.co/0vDfFHVkha

#Ideas