Sailaja Manacha’s Leadership Blog

How emotional intelligence helps you become a better leader
“Is your EQ high or your IQ” and most of us answer the latter, in the corporate world, lowering the importance of staying in tune with your emotions as well as others’ emotions., Many times, we face the question

What makes a great leader for 2022?
Clear go-to mantras are powerful.
They motivate, provide direction and return us to balance.
The two years of the pandemic have created a new world of doing and beingness.

Growing up means meeting our now, effectively
Growing up again can be tough and painful — so we don’t do it. Radical self awareness is needed to transform who we are and how we lead. When the Talent Development head called me to discuss Ravi, a senior leader

Top Leadership Books To Reach Your Potential in 2022
In 2021, I stretched beyond my comfort zone and sharpened the way I do what I do. And that opened the doors to new ways of thinking, new goals and new prospects in 2022. What prepared me for this hopeful

Showing up is growing up: Superwoman with hidden tears
Ria is an HR leader in a multinational firm. She had delivered on challenging deadlines, running war room like strategies to scale up. By all counts, she was absolutely impressive. But the gist of Ria’s conversations

Making an offer — What I learnt from my mother
My mother is an extrovert. Connecting with her neighbours (her definition of “neighbours” also includes people in the next building — and street) is her natural way of being. One of the things I learned from her is sharing food with neighbours.

Developing a growth mindset | Women and Leadership
In our world that is filled with so many competing entities striving for success and aiming to consistently achieve greater heights, the chaos and repetitiveness of corporate life can get to any of us.

How to gain confidence and claim your space | Women at workplace
One of the biggest challenges for women today is to be ‘seen’ and ‘heard.’ This simply means putting out there your presence and voice. But most often, we find ourselves unable to be present and voice our opinions.