If your meetings feel like chaos disguised as collaboration… Try this. One of the simplest leadership tools I know is the 6 Thinking Hats. It transforms messy discussions into sharp decisions by giving structure to how people think — not just what they say. Here’s how it works: 🟦 Blue Hat — Lead the process.Continue reading “6 Thinking Hats”
Author Archives: Kenrick Vaz
Breathe
Most of what feels personal— Isn’t personal at all: Is it how someone’s voice lands? Maybe praise going to someone else? Or not getting included at all? Whatever might be, they can all hit hard— But your reaction decides what happens next. Use the BREATHE model to reset: 🟥 Balance before reacting 🟨 Reflect insteadContinue reading “Breathe”
Life Isn’t Either/Or. It’s BOTH!
There’s a quiet relief that comes when you finally stop trying to categorize life into neat little boxes. Good or bad. Happy or sad. Strong or struggling. We spend so much time asking ourselves which one it is, as if life owes us a single, clean answer. But it rarely does. Most days don’t arriveContinue reading “Life Isn’t Either/Or. It’s BOTH!”
Eat That Frog
Everything changed the day I finally ate the frog. Let me explain. Every morning, I’d open my laptop and do the easy stuff first:→ Organize files (felt accomplished)→ Check emails (felt productive)→ Attend meetings (felt busy) Then I discovered Brian Tracy’s Eat That Frog principle: tackle your hardest, most important task first. I tried itContinue reading “Eat That Frog”
How To Have Hard, High-Growth Conversations
If you want your team to grow fast and strong,master this 👇 It’s not a tactic.It’s not a tool.It’s a conversation—the one you’ve been avoiding. I call them High Growth Conversations—because they create the alignment, clarity,and accountability your team needs to grow quickly without breaking down. You’ll know one by these four signs: ➡️ DifferingContinue reading “How To Have Hard, High-Growth Conversations”
Ikigai for Business
Most startups fail because they chase the wrong thing 👇 Too much passion, not enough market.Too much vision, not enough cash.Too much hustle, not enough focus. The solution?A 1,000-year-old Japanese idea called Ikigai — or “reason for being.” 💡 Apply it to your startup and it becomes a cheat code for building something that lasts.Continue reading “Ikigai for Business”
The Wisdom That Only Time Hands You
I keep coming back to this line, letting it sit with me longer than most words usually do: “Forgive yourself for not knowing earlier what only time could teach.” There’s something disarming about it. Gentle, but honest. Comforting, yet quietly challenging. It feels like an invitation to stop replaying old scenes in your head andContinue reading “The Wisdom That Only Time Hands You”
Conflict Resolution
Most founders wait too long to have the hard conversation. And by the time they do… it’s no longer about the problem. It’s about the resentment that’s built up around it. At VC Talent Lab, I see it all the time: – Co-founders dancing around real disagreements– Exec teams aligned on paper but tense inContinue reading “Conflict Resolution”
Ask Questions
We’re obsessed with finding the right answers. Early in my career, I was great at making lists of things to do, and not so great at asking questions. I was too focused on output and not enough on growth. Then I started a simple reflection habit, with three simple areas: What did we do right?Continue reading “Ask Questions”
7 Ways to Subtly Take Charge of Any Conversation
Real leaders do not overpower conversations.They orchestrate them. They set the tone,guide the flow,and leave people feeling bigger, not smaller. I learned this the hard way.After years of trying to dominate discussions,I realised the best leaders don’t need to speak a lot.They simply know exactly when to. These 7 conversation cues are your toolkit forContinue reading “7 Ways to Subtly Take Charge of Any Conversation”
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