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Wipro Chairman Rishad Premji, who has over 81,000 followers on Twitter, revealed one trait that makes a leader successful in the long-run. "Leaders are not afraid to say 'I don’t know'," he wrote.
Leaders are not afraid to say ‘I don’t know’.
— Rishad Premji (@RishadPremji) 1622612724000
Two days ago, the 44-year-old IT boss had shared on social media that he respects leaders who have the humility to admit when they are wrong. "The ability to acknowledge when you are wrong is never easy," his post read.
The ability to acknowledge when you are wrong is never easy. I respect leaders who have the humility to do this.
— Rishad Premji (@RishadPremji) 1622431017000
Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal, who is mostly inactive on Twitter, but has around 230K followers, also shared some insights that will help entrepreneurs see things clearly.
The 39-year-old investor said that every businessman should aim to make their company useful and best at what they do, and success should never be the driving force. "Don’t try to be the largest, try to be the best instead. Don’t try to be successful, try to be useful instead. Let success and size be side effects," he wrote.
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— Sachin Bansal (@_sachinbansal) 1622615350000
Sharing the cover of Julie Zhuo's 'The Making of A Manager', Kalaari Capital MD Vani Kola took to Twitter to share her take on the book that talks about the 'whys of management'. "Great managers are made, not born," her caption read.
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— Vani Kola (@VaniKola) 1622602950000
In a five-tweet series, the VC shared her quick takeaways from the management book. She said that being a manager is a personal journey, and people who don't have a good handle on themselves won't have a good handle on supporting their team.
• Running a team is hard because it ultimately boils down to inspiring a group of people to do their best.• Worki… https://t.co/1sCNAmzsr6
— Vani Kola (@VaniKola) 1622602951000
A manager's role is to empower and improve its team and not do the work themselves.
Running a team is a difficult task as it is the manager's responsibility to inspiring a group of people to perform.
Managers must listen & ask relevant questions.
Preparation is the key to productive meetings. The larger the meeting, the more important the preparation.
Treat follow-ups with as much care as the preparation.
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— Vani Kola (@VaniKola) 1622602952000
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