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Mukesh Gupta

Mukesh Gupta
I currently work for SAP as Customer advocate. In this capacity, I am responsible to ensure that the voice of the customer is being heard and play the bridge between customers and SAP. Prior to joining SAP, I have worked with different organizations serving in different functions like customer service, logistics, production planning & sales, marketing and business development functions. I was also the founder-CEO of a start-up called "Innovative Enterprises". The venture was in the retail & distribution business. I blog at http://rmukeshgupta.com.

Turning Status Quo into Your Ally

I recently read a blog post by Seth Godin titled, “The four cohorts of the status quo“. It reminded of the fact that as leaders, we...

Instead of Firing Employees, It is time to Love them!

For a lot of people around the world, today is a day that marks the celebration of love and lovers. The origin of the...

Becoming Leaders worth Following: The Importance of Nuance

Premise: If there is one thing that we lack in our society and as an extension within our organisations is nuance. Almost everyone is polarised...

Imposter Syndrome

Premise: One of the things that I have experienced myself and heard from many other leaders is the feeling of being an imposter. Everyone of...

PBTO: Asking the Right Questions and Questioning the right things with Dr. Alan Barnard

Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Email | RSS In this conversation with @DrAlanBarnard, we explore how the principles of the Theory of Constraints (originally created by Dr. Eliyahu Goldratt) can…

How to Move from Bad Ideas to Breakthrough Ideas

Premise: I came across this reel on Instagram and loved the story and wanted to share it with you all. You can watch the reel here.…

SenseMaking for Leaders

Premise: One of the key tasks that leaders face is to make sense of all the different things that are happening around them – the...

PBTO: The Art of Leading with Pankaj Rusia

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSS Premise: In this first episode of a new series, which will be focused on leadership,…

7 Character Traits of Leaders worth Following

Yes and Mindset The best leaders are those who understand the importance of accepting what’s happened and decides to move forward, irrespective of what has…

What differentiates Average Leaders from Good Leaders?

One of the characteristics that differentiates good leaders from average leaders is their ability to develop a T shaped characteristics. So, what does being...

Leaders Unite – Unlocking Peak Performance: Insights from a 3 Time Olympian

I recently watched the opening keynote delivered by Janne-Mueller Wieland, a three time Olympian and the captain of the German women’s hockey team at the…

What can we learn from Bertha Benz?

I recently read a blog post by Dave Trott and was blown away by the story of Bertha Benz and the role she played in…

Mindsets to Thrive in 2023

In the past few weeks, we have seen organizations announce massive layoffs (more than 150000 people have been let go in the past 3 months…

How could SouthWest Airlines spend A Billion Dollars for IT Modernisation

One of the biggest news story this last Christmas season was the cascading effect of flights being cancelled by Southwest Airlines. According to their SEC…

How Not to Slowdown Progress

Leo Szilard, in his book – The voice of the dolphins, and other stories has a short story titled The Mark Gable Foundation. In this…

Streets, Roads, Stroads and Leadership Effectiveness

I was listening to a podcast episode on 99% Invisible hosted by the inimitable Roman Mars and they were talking about Stroads, which piqued my…

The Happy Leader: Boost Your Happiness and Leadership Effectiveness

There is no better time than the start of a new year to do some reflection on how to improve our effectiveness as a leader.…

Pushing Beyond the Obvious

In a recent blog, advertising legend Dave Trott shares the story of the insight that led the Wright brothers succeed in recording the first human…

Leaders, Futures and Foresight

As leaders, we are expected to have a vision of the future that we are leading our teams towards. To build this vision, we need…

Overcoming Resistance to Change

We live in a world with accelerating pace of change. For all us leaders, this accelerating change comes with the necessity to respond to these…

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