The Deadline Sprinter (Article 8 of 8) - The person who works best under pressure and loves being under it Today we will talk about people who works best under pressure and has built a life that ensures there is always some pressure on them. Did you ask me if this species exist? Yes, they do. Let me...
Once upon a time, there was an unhappy client. Why? Because the project was three weeks behind. Why? Because two of the tenured team members had already resigned and served their notice period. And then.... Then, Pooja calls for a team meeting. she begins. She means every single word that she just s...
The Idea Machine (Article 6 of 8) - The person with a hundred ideas and an urgent need to share all of them Once upon a time, there was a meeting that actually intended to stick to its agenda. The objective of the meeting was to review the Q3 metrics and align priorities. Then Kabir had an idea. Act...
The Almost-Burnt-Out Caretaker (Article 5 of 8) - The person holding everyone else together while coming apart themselves Picture this. Shreya is the first person that her colleagues message when something goes wrong. Is she a senior member of the team? No! What does she do? She just responds and li...
The Meeting Hijacker (Article 4 of 8) - The person who takes over the room and usually has no idea they are doing it This week, the monthly meeting agenda has five items. 45-minutes into the meeting and you are still on item one. Is the agenda 1 complicated? No.. Then what’s complicated? Well, it’s ...