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Work-life balance isn't optional.
I'm tired of LinkedIn posts preaching that balance and "greatness" are mutually exclusive – especially the ones targeting people in their...
Raghav Krishna
2 min read
How to help your team make better decisions without you
Your team is waiting for answers. Here's how to stop that forever. Ever notice how many decisions are stuck in your inbox? It starts...
Raghav Krishna
1 min read
How we moved from work from office to remote work and the mess it created
"I don't know what's happening in my company anymore." That's what my CEO told me in my first meeting as Chief of Staff. Not ideal is it?...
Raghav Krishna
3 min read
Why do most leaders use time tracking software?
"How will I know they're actually working?" Every leader has said this at some point. Time tracking spreadsheets become their safety...
Raghav Krishna
1 min read
The best management tools aren't in the app store.
Saw a thought-provoking post from Jason Fried today that hit home: "Be curious about what's new, sure. That's expected. But it's more...
Raghav Krishna
2 min read
The real reason you only get work done after 5pm
"A calendar full of meetings isn't a badge of honor - it's a sign that something's gone wrong." Congratulations, if this is you, you...
Raghav Krishna
1 min read
A workplace that needs daily heroics isn't high-performing. It's quietly burning.
"Going above and beyond" has become a disease in modern workplaces. Not a badge of honor. Not a sign of dedication. A disease. Here's...
Raghav Krishna
1 min read
How to cut meeting time by 60%
Here's a simple meeting framework that gets your evenings back: Most leaders' calendars look like a game of Tetris. Teams wait for...
Raghav Krishna
1 min read
Ikigai doesn't make sense
Quick confession: I get confused looking at the Ikigai venn diagram. Can't make sense of it. Here's what did make sense: I found the...
Raghav Krishna
1 min read
The biggest leadership victories don't make LinkedIn headlines
Nobody celebrates these leadership wins anymore... Just scrolled past another 'How I Built a $100M Company in 24 Months' post? Meanwhile,...
Raghav Krishna
1 min read
Why are the best teams turning off notifications?
The answer seems completely counterintuitive: to slow down in order to move fast. Let's find out why. Have any of the following happened...
Raghav Krishna
2 min read
Your team succeeded. That might be bad news. Here's why:
"Focus on results." "All that matters is the outcome." "Numbers don't lie." Except when they do. A team rushes a project = Great results....
Raghav Krishna
1 min read
"Ever feel like the only leader who doesn't have it all figured out?"
You know that feeling? Scrolling through LinkedIn, watching an endless parade of leadership victories: - "My team just achieved 300%...
Raghav Krishna
2 min read
HOW TO: Stop drowning in your team's decisions (without being a bad boss)
Ever noticed how every decision somehow lands on your desk? From pricing tweaks to project timelines. Customer responses to resource...
Raghav Krishna
1 min read
Your best employee isn't the last one leaving the office
Can you tell the difference between a productive team and a just-looking-busy team? As managers, we seem to instinctively know how to...
Raghav Krishna
1 min read
Are you leading your team or just rescuing them?
They said I was too young to lead 100 people. They were right....... and that's exactly why it worked. At 25, I was leading 100+ people,...
Raghav Krishna
1 min read
HOW TO: finally take that "work-free" vacation and not feel guilty.
For years I never had a vacation where work issues didn't pop up. A call from my boss, an urgent slack message from a teammate or a...
Raghav Krishna
2 min read
The most effective teams aren't built on sacrificed weekends
"Good employees should care about my company as much as I do." Many leaders especially founders can buy into this idea. Every day on...
Raghav Krishna
1 min read
The office is just hiding the real problems
"The office won't fix your team's problems." Every week, another company mandates return-to-office. The reasoning is always the same:...
Raghav Krishna
1 min read
The best companies don't need heroes
"Most companies are rewarding failure." Here's what I mean, remember the last all hands? Who got praised? The person who solved the big...
Raghav Krishna
1 min read
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