CKK – The Unassuming Leader

Meeting CKK, Co-Founder and CMD of Naturals Salon & Spa, reminded me that leadership feels human. No hierarchy. No pretence. Just ease and genuine listening. Leadership is as much about accessibility as it is about ability.

Leadership Mindset Shapes Teams

Early in my leadership journey, I learned that teams do not copy a leader’s skills. They absorb a leader’s mindset. Every day, through calm, curiosity, and accountability, leaders shape culture long before results ever show up.

The Inner Game Journey Continues

When I self-published “The Inner Game of Leadership”, I wasn’t thinking far ahead. Partnering with Notion Press feels like a natural continuation, allowing the ideas to travel further than I could have managed independently.

Do Your Bit

Leadership does not always come with a title. Sometimes it shows up through small, visible acts of care. Watching an auto driver carry his beliefs so openly reinforced a simple truth for me. Impact begins when we choose to do our bit.

Happy Republic Day, India!

On my weekend walks along Chennai’s Adyar River Trail, a simple line on the OTA gate stays with me. It’s a reminder of leadership, service, and the resolve to keep going when progress is slow and applause is absent.

Change Begins From Within

We often speak about change as something external. Yet the most lasting change begins within, through daily choices, quiet integrity, and the example we set when no one is watching.

If You Are Not At The Table, You Are On The Menu

I’ve watched influence erode not through conflict, but through absence. When leaders choose not to be at the table, decisions still move forward, just without their voice shaping the outcome.

The Invisible Work of Leadership

A cluster of mushrooms reminded me that real growth happens long before it’s visible. Leadership works the same way. What looks sudden from the outside is often the result of patient, unseen effort building beneath the surface.

Leadership Under Pressure

Leadership under pressure often exposes what we are willing to bend. I’ve seen accommodation slip into coercion, and why holding the line calmly often matters more than giving in for short-term relief.

Goodbye, Scott Adams…

Scott Adams’ passing is the closing of a chapter in work culture. Through Dilbert, he reflected workplace truths with restraint and clarity. The humour still lands, the insights resonate, and the mirror he held up to organisations remains in place.