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Moderna's decision to merge HR & Tech into a unified "People and Digital Technology" function has surprised everyone  This is not just a structural change. It's a strategic move indicating the evolving landscape of work. The Future of Work is taking shape, and not everyone is going to like it. This integration, led by Tracey Franklin as the new Chief People and Digital Technology Officer, reflects a forward-thinking approach to align talent and technology in the age of AI. Yes, AI is a decisive factor.  The #People Perspective: The convergence of HR and Tech underscores the diminishing boundaries between human capabilities and technological advancements - two departments which were considered, in principle, opposite to each other while working in tandem. By developing over 3,000 customized AI agents to handle tasks ranging from clinical trials to HR operations, #Moderna is redefining roles and responsibilities. This shift emphasizes the importance of adaptabili...

  When the Coachee becomes a coach; the circle completes. I always encourage my coaching clients from senior management cadre to become a coach to their team members.  Coaching isn’t just something you receive. It’s something you become. As a senior leader,  your job isn't just to deliver results. It's to grow people who deliver results  with confidence, clarity, and ownership. And effective coaching helps you do that. When leaders get coached well,  they become coaches themselves  and that’s when the ripple effect starts. Here’s what that shift looks like in practice: - You start asking better questions, not just giving better answers - Your 1:1s move from updates to breakthroughs - Empathy becomes a tool, not just a trait  and it shows across the org - You stop managing effort and start unlocking potential - You use proven coaching frameworks to focus the team on what actually matters - You create a culture where performance and development go hand-i...

  The first half of life is often about climbing the ladder. The second half is about checking if it’s leaning against the right wall For many high-performing professionals,  the early decades are focused on acceleration. - Promotions - Recognition - Financial goals - Influence The focus is on how "fast" you are climbing. But somewhere along the climb,  a deeper question quietly arrives: Am I climbing the right ladder? Is this even the wall I want to scale? That’s not a sign of confusion. It’s a sign of maturity. Of evolving values. Of a tectonic shift  from achievement  to alignment. As leaders, we must ask this not just for ourselves but also for the people we lead. - Are you creating space for reflection in your team? - Are you mentoring people to define success beyond titles and targets? - Are you normalizing conversations around meaning, not just metrics? Because the most enduring legacies  are not built by those who climbed highest. They’re built by t...

  “I think, therefore I am.” ~ René Descartes But is just thinking alone enough? The modern professional  and the leadership cadre is surrounded by noise. information overload,  constant decisions,  relentless urgency.  Amid all this chaos,  the rarest thing  is a clear thought.  A distilled insight.  A focused mind. This is where great leaders  distinguish themselves;  not by more thinking,  but by better thinking and  recording their thoughts for reflection. And one timeless tool enables this:  Journaling. The habit of thinkers, writers, philosophers,  scientists and yes, great leaders. Not just to record events,  but to crystallize thoughts,  untangle emotions, and clarify direction. Because  clarity precedes action. And journaling turns  Confusion into clarity. Clarity into conviction. Conviction into action. A journal becomes your inner compass. So if you’re  a leader navigating chan...

  Its time to retire the statement, "AI will not take your job, someone using AI will".  It was timely, it woke up people, it is still true but we have moved beyond that simple line. Its time to define it.  If you haven't read the recent internal memo's from the Shopify CEO and the Duolingo CEO, you should do it right away.  I strongly recommend every professional to read those two memo's. Its a peek into the near future and ignoring it not a good idea.  Here's the message distilled from the “AI-First” shift at Shopify and Duolingo 1. AI Is No Longer a Tool—It’s the Norm Both, Shopify’s Tobi Lütke and Duolingo’s Luis von Ahn, have made it clear: AI is no longer an add-on or experiment. It is now the default mode of working across teams, tools, and decisions. At Shopify, AI is being deeply embedded into the workflow of developers, product managers, and support teams. AI-driven features like Sidekick (Shopify’s AI assistant) are examples of this shift being prod...

  Great leaders don’t just architect the plan. They close the gap between intention and implementation. The design was perfect. The plan was solid. The execution? Well… take another look. This image says it all. - The ramp was procured. - The safety channel was there. - The cables were measured and bundled. - Even the ties were fastened.  And yet… The cables still run outside the  very protection designed for them. Worse, it runs under the channel such  that it will be 'crushed' by the channel itelf.   Because someone didn't put them in the right place  Someone was not told that wires go inside the channel. This isn’t just a picture. It’s a metaphor for how strategy often fails,  not in the boardroom or the drawing board, but in the very last mile of execution. It’s the missed detail. The assumed handover. The overlooked alignment. It’s the 'obvious' that wasn’t,  to the person doing the work. As leaders, your job isn't just to design brillia...

Not the hype. Not the headlines. The REAL question that YOU have. I’ll be moderating a Panel Discussion this month on AI, and rather than my questions, I want your voice in the room. But I am not just looking for the “techie” stuff.  I want to hear your most pressing AI questions from three angles: 🔹 As an Individual: How is AI changing your personal productivity? How are you using it in your personal life and what questions do you have about it? 🔹 As a Professional: How is AI changing your productivity, your relevance, your job security? What’s exciting? What’s unsettling? 🔹 As a Leader: How do you lead your team / managers / other leaders through an AI-disrupted workplace? Are your people curious, anxious, frozen, excited? How are you dealing with it? What's your biggest worry?  🔹 As an Organizational Leader: Are you grappling with the ethics, the ROI, the governance? Do you know what AI readiness even looks like across your enterprise? I saw several shades of these ques...