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7 sneaky habits that keep great leaders stuck (You won't find these in your 360-degree feedback) I work with senior professionals who have led massive projects, managed global teams, and built real impact over the years.  I have seen those who move up the corporate ladder with ease riding on their exemplary performance.  I have also seen those who get stuck and unable to jump to the next level / top management cadre IN SPITE of their exemplary performance. Lets unravel this mystery Here are 7 habits that quietly hold them back: 1. You’re the “go-to” person- but only in your department Everyone trusts you to get things done, within your function.   But decision-makers beyond your team barely know you. How to fix it: Start showing up in cross-functional spaces. Get visible where the decisions are made. 2. You’ve built a resume - not a leadership identity Your CV is packed. But when someone asks, “So, what kind of leader are you?” - you freeze. How to fix it: Craft a narrative that shows how you think, lead, and solve. Not just what you’ve done. 3. You wait to be noticed. (So very humble of you) You believe good work speaks for itself. Truth? It doesn’t. Especially at senior levels. How to fix it: Speak up, share wins, own your space. 4. You are playing it safe. You’ve stopped taking bold bets. Your track record is solid; and you don’t want to mess it up. How to fix it: C-suite leaders cannot afford to play safe. They are strategic risk-takers. 5. You keep your best thinking to yourself You figure things out, fix the mess, and move on. But no one sees how you think- just what you did. How to fix it: Say the quiet part out loud. Let people hear the way you think. That’s what makes you look ready for more. 6. You’re too valuable where you are You’ve become essential. You have become irreplaceable. So they can't move you up - they have to keep you where you are.  You got stuck in your place by your own design. How to fix it: Mentor and coach your successor. And show them you are ready for a bigger challenge. 7. You haven’t updated your leadership style What worked at mid-level doesn’t work at the top. How to fix it: Executive presence isn’t about being loud. It’s about calm clarity, conviction, and alignment. Some of these would have hit home and made you uncomfortable.  Worry not. You are not alone. There are way too many.  I coach Leaders through this all the time. Want to know your Leadership brand value? DM me ‘Audit’ and I’ll send you my Leadership Brand Audit + Companion Guide. It’s a brutally honest mirror. #CoachHemant #UncomfortableCoach #LeadershipBrand #ExecutivePresence #CareerGrowth #InterviewCoaching

This month I wear my "Business Clarity Coach" hat :) Today morning, I was conducting part 1 of a 3-part alignment workshop between 3 co-founders who are just about beginning their startup journey. Alignment at this stage is not only crucial but critical for the survival and growth of the startup in the long run. Later this month, I will be speaking at multiple events addressing Business Owners and Entrepreneurs, moderating panel discussions etc. Its going to be an 'eventful' month :) So here's the first one I can publicly talk about :) #TTE Knowledge Nest Event – Dubai Treasures of Talented Entrepreneurs TTE by Angel Joe May 17th, Al Mankhool Library, Dubai, 10 AM to 2 PM. Speakers: ✅ Dr.Christopher Abraham – CEO, S P Jain School of Global Management | Global Thought Leader & TEDx Speaker ✅ Hemant Jain, – Transformation Coach | Leadership & Mindset Mento ✅ Sudha Pallem – Image Consultant | Personal Branding Specialist ✅ Shakir Sabry – Head of Marketing | Digital Strategist Powerful conversations around leadership, innovation, personal branding, transformation, and digital growth — all designed to accelerate your entrepreneurial journey. This is more than just a meetup — it’s empowered #entrepreneurship. https://lnkd.in/dvbprfgf I have been given a very tricky topic to deliver at this event and we are calling my session #BMW :) ... and it's got nothing to do with the car and all to do with the perceptions of and about Business Owners and Entrepreneurs :) It's going to be FUN

“I have been delivering results for years but they still don’t see me as CXO material.” He said it like a joke. But I could hear the  frustration underneath. This client (let’s call him Arjun*)  had been in the same company for 7+ years. Built teams. Fixed chaos. Hit numbers. But when leadership roles opened up? They picked someone else. Every Single time. He kept hearing: “You’re too valuable in your current role.” “You’re the backbone of this function.” Sounds flattering...right?  But it was a trap. For Arjun. We got into a long uncomfortable conversation.  And here’s what we uncovered together. He had a resume full of Achievements. He was known for Delivery Excellence. But not for Vision, Influence, or Thought Leadership. He had established his Credibility  but not his Executive Presence. The story of Arjun, the Manager, was clear. The story of Arjun, the Leader, was missing. I had to get Arjun to  Think outside the Box and  Step outside his comfort zone: We worked together and …  ✔ Reframed his brand story from Execution to Future Leader ✔ Dug deep into how he thinks, decides, leads - and made that visible ✔ Practiced interview scenarios until his story hit with clarity and conviction Within 6 months, he was on the shortlist for two leadership roles within his organization. No fluff. No faking. No office politics. We need to talk. If you feel stuck in your role. Or failed to convert an interview  into an offer letter and felt strongly,  “I know I was better than who they picked” but couldn’t figure out why you didn’t land it? DM me ‘Audit’ to get the Leadership Brand Audit + Companion Guide Or reach out for a comprehensive 1:1 Interview Coaching for your next high-stakes interview. #CoachHemant #UncomfortableCoach #InterviewCoaching #LeadershipBrand #ExecutivePresence #CareerTransformation #CXOReady

How many coaches does it take to change a lightbulb? As Marshall Goldsmith would put it: Just one! But the lightbulb has to want to change :) I couldn’t agree more. Here’s the truth most coaches won’t tell you: If you are looking for someone to come and “fix” your stalled career for you; you are not looking for a coach. You’re looking for a consultant. Or maybe just a cheerleader. Or a Godfather at work. Coaching is different. A coach is different. They help you see what you’re not seeing. They help you find your own answers. They help you find You. The executives/leaders I coach? They have delivered results. They have got the titles. They have credentials. Yet, they are stuck. Stuck in execution. Old ways of thinking. Old ways of showing up. And they’re ready to look at that. For real. So if you say you want to grow, ask yourself: - Do I really really want to change? - Or do I just want the results that come with it? Because coaching works only when you’re ready to work on yourself. That’s where the real transformation begins. Bottom Line: Executive Coaching is not for everyone. In my discovery call, I assess if a person can be coached and if I can coach them AND I encourage the individual to evaluate me .. if they would be comfortably uncomfortable with me and would like to be coached by me If this resonated and you’re curious what your current leadership presence is actually signaling, start with my 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐭. It’s sharp. It’s simple. It's brutally honest. And it will show you exactly where you are in your leadership journey. #CoachHemant #UncomfortableCoach #ExecutiveCoaching #LeadershipGrowth #NextLevelLeadership

Great leaders don’t just architect the plan. They close the gap between intention and implementation. The design was perfect. The plan was solid. The execution? Well… take another look. This image says it all. - The ramp was procured. - The safety channel was there. - The cables were measured and bundled. - Even the ties were fastened. And yet… The cables still run outside the  very protection designed for them. Worse, it runs under the channel such  that it will be 'crushed' by the channel itelf.   Because someone didn't put them in the right place  Someone was not told that wires go inside the channel. This isn’t just a picture. It’s a metaphor for how strategy often fails,  not in the boardroom or the drawing board, but in the very last mile of execution. It’s the missed detail. The assumed handover. The overlooked alignment. It’s the 'obvious' that wasn’t,  to the person doing the work. As leaders, your job isn't just to design brilliant solutions. It’s to ensure that those solutions are implemented the way they were intended. And if they are not; to pause and ask: why not? Is there  - a communication gap? - a training gap? - a clarity gap? Or just too many moving parts and too many assumptions? Execution doesn't break down because of incompetence. It breaks down because Leaders assume it will run itself  after the “thinking and planning part” is completed. Share a moment from your world where the execution didn’t match the intention? Let's make our Monday a bit cheerful. #ExecutionGaps #Leadership #StrategyToExecution #UncomfortableCoach #ManagementRealities #CoachHemant #MondayBlues : ) Thanks to Jim Bowles for sharing this picture last week. It triggered the thoughts that I share above. The pic also reminded me of the popular meme series "You Only Had One Job" :) Shitiz and Adyasha... Do you have some interesting stories and examples?

14 things I wish more #SeniorProfessionals heard sooner (before they got stuck): 1. Doing great work is how you build credibility. It’s not how you build visibility. 2. You can be the backbone of your function … and still be invisible to the people who make promotion decisions. 3. If your narrative doesn’t evolve, neither will your role. Your resume says what you did. It rarely says who you are. 4. Mid-career habits become late-career bottlenecks. What got you here, won’t get you to the next level. 5. Being too valuable in your current role is not always a compliment. Sometimes, it’s a reason they don’t move you. 6. If they can’t describe your leadership clearly- they won’t bet on you for what’s next. 7. It’s not enough to be respected. You need to be remembered. 8. Strategic presence is not about talking more. It’s about shifting how people feel when you speak. 9. Feedback gets quieter the more senior you get. That doesn’t mean you’ve got it all figured out. 10. You can’t see the label from inside the bottle. That’s why reflection beats assumptions. 11. “He’s not a culture fit” is often code for “We don’t really get him.” Make sure they do. 12. People remember how you show up under pressure not how many hours you worked. 13. Executive growth is subtle. It’s not always a skill gap. Sometimes, it’s a story gap. 14. Most leaders don’t need reinvention. They need to realign how they’re seen with who they’ve become. 👀 If any of these felt a little too close to home; that's good. That’s where the work begins. I built the #LeadershipBrandAudit Guide for this exact reason: To give senior professionals an honest look at what their leadership actually signals. No fluff. Just clarity. Ready to look into the Mirror? Drop me a note. #CoachHemant #UncomfortableCoach #ExecutiveGrowth #ExecutivePresence

The #Leadership Blunder: Trump's Ass-Kissing Comment is a stark example of Disrespectful Leadership “... these countries are calling us up, kissing my ass"  That’s an actual quote from Donald Trump, talking about world leaders. Is this the kind of language you expect a President to use for his 'colleagues' - Presidents and Prime Ministers of other countries? Is this the kind of language you expect a Corporate Leader to use for his colleagues, teams, employees, and customers? But this post isn't about politics.  It is about Leadership and Leadership Communication. I have worked with enough CXOs to know: You can have the sharpest strategy,  the biggest deals, the strongest title… But the moment your words lose respect;  You start losing people's trust in You.   And without trust, nothing sticks. When You start using language like that, As a Leader, You: - lose credibility- even with people close to you. - undermine your personal and professional brand - damage relationships you might need tomorrow. - signal insecurity- disguised as dominance. Real Leadership is about balancing assertion with dignity. It is about commanding respect, without diminishing others. It uses confidence, clarity, and calm to hold the room. A true leader understands that respect is not a weakness. It is the core foundation of trust and relationships.  No strategy or transformation ever sustains without it. Great leaders don’t use provocation to replace persuasion. They don’t inflate their own image by mocking others. And they certainly don’t dismiss the value of grace, humility, and emotional intelligence in high-stakes diplomacy. Your communication style shapes: - How safe people feel sharing views around you - How others perceive your judgment and maturity - How your brand travels when you are not in the room You can win the argument and lose the respect. You can win the headlines and lose your influence. You can win a negotiation and lose the relationship. Want to know what your current leadership brand is signaling? DM me ‘Audit’ and I will send you my Leadership Brand Audit + Companion Guide. It’s a brutally honest mirror- built for leaders who want to grow with intention. #StakeholderManagement #ExecutivePresence #CoachHemant #LeadershipDevelopment #PersonalBrand #UncomfortableCoach

I will be conducting a session on Accelerating Your Career Trajectory at The MasterX Summit 2025, an all-in-one Personal Development Mega Summit Welcome to the Ultimate Learning Experience! Your All-in-One Summit Pass: Only $49 with coupon code! (Actual Price: $199) What’s Still Ahead?   ✓ May 10-11 – Transformation Mastery (I am speaking at this event) ✓ May 18 – WellQ: Mastering Wellness Missed the earlier sessions? Don’t worry! Get exclusive access to the full recordings of:   ✓ Lead-Master (Leadership)   ✓ Mind-Code (Mindset)   ✓ Biz+ (Business & Communication) Why Join ?   ✅ Learn from 50+ global experts & interact with them   ✅ Get certifications for every category   ✅ Single registration gives Full access to all 5 Life Transforming Summits   ✅ FREE Entry to other Mega Global events in 2025  ✅ Lifetime value for just $49 (with coupon) Don't leave money on the table. Register Now & Save Big!  Use Coupon Code: HEMANT150   https://lnkd.in/d-_8keKB Once you click Buy Now, your event ticket will be added to your cart. Complete checkout to confirm your seat. Quick Note for the Audience in India - DM me for the INR payment link For any support or queries, feel free to reach out to me.  MasterX is organized by Mega Global Hub Pvt. Ltd. – The world’s biggest online interactive learning event organizer.   Powered by Mega Global Coaches Network – The largest community of active global experts on a mission to create real impact #megaglobalhub #MasterX #transformation #wellness #coaching #growth #globalexperts #lifemastery #leadership #mindset #businesssuccess #CoachHemant

You’re smart. Respected. Trusted. And still your name’s not on the promotion list. You’ve done the work. But here’s the truth no one tells you: ▪️ High performance isn’t enough to get promoted. ▪️ What gets you promoted is how others perceive your leadership potential. That’s Executive Presence. In this short carousel, I unpack:  ▪️ What really separates the promoted from the passed over ▪️ Why performance without presence is a dead-end ▪️ How to start building the presence that gets you considered If you're ready for your next leap, but keep getting overlooked—this is for you. Swipe through to see where you stand. DM me, if you want to go deeper with my Leadership Brand Audit. #ExecutivePresence #LeadershipDevelopment #CareerGrowth #CXOReady #PromotionStrategy #LeadershipBrand #HemantJain

Tell us about a time you dealt with 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐭   I am sure you have heard this question during an interview. Every mid and senior-management level professional has ‘been there - done that’ !   𝐁𝐔𝐓, did you do it right?   Did your response to this question change the direction of your high-stakes Interview?   Instead of sharing how you lost your best team member because you avoided a tough conversation, you probably gave them a polished, politically-correct, your-own-face-saving story about "aligning stakeholders."   They nodded - but (most probably) mentally checked out.   Let me tell you this, at the senior management and CXO level, interviewers aren’t looking for another safe, rehearsed answer. They are not looking for a professional who plays safe.     They are hunting for the ones who are courageous enough to share the uncomfortable truths that shaped them as a leader.   I’ve coached senior leaders / CXOs and I have to remind them of a fundamental shift often:   Stop selling your perfection. Start sharing your Authenticity.   That's how real CXOs get hired.   Want to find your blind spots and know how I help leaders prepare for these high-stakes moments? Lets Talk !   #CoachHemant #UncomfortableCoach #LeadershipDevelopment #CareerTransformation #Authenticity #HemantJain

Real Leaders make people uncomfortable. Real Coaches make their clients uncomfortable That’s why I am called the #UncomfortableCoach   Here's what I mean...   Real Story from my 1:1 Executive Coaching client. A CXO with 18+ years of solid experience. No names or identifying information.   He had a star team member who was brilliant; but constantly late and always missing deadlines.   He knew he had to talk to him, but he hated conflict. So instead of addressing it directly, he dropped vague hints and hoped the star performer would magically change.   He didn’t. So something else happened instead.   The other top performers started resenting the special treatment the star performer was getting. Morale dropped, and soon, the team didn’t trust him to handle tough situations.   I confronted my client. Made him uncomfortable. Asked him brutal straightforward questions. Made him to think hard and answer those questions.   And then told him to do the same with his star performer.   And that’s when he had his enlightening light-bulb moment. Real leadership means having conversations you would rather avoid.   It’s telling your best performer they’re letting the team down, even if they get upset. It’s telling your CXO you have a different opinion or perspective, even if they don’t like it.   If leadership feels easy and comfortable, you are probably not leading. You’re just managing.   If this hit you in the gut; you are exactly who I coach. We need to talk !!   #CoachHemant #UncomfortableCoach #LeadershipDevelopment #CareerTransformation #HemantJain #DifficultConversations

“You don’t hire someone for the job they did in the past; you hire them for the job they will do in the future.” That quote isn’t just a talent principle. It is a mirror for every leader reading this. Past-Proof vs. Future-Ready Your résumé, KPIs, and war stories certify what you were capable of. Your leadership brand signals what the board believes you can do next. If that signal is faint, promotions stall, budgets shrink, and high-stakes projects land elsewhere—no matter how strong yesterday’s numbers look. Three Visibility Gaps I See while coaching. 1. Output over Outlook Leaders showcase deliverables, but rarely narrate the thinking that shaped them. 2. Reliability over Relevance Being indispensable today is different from being vision‐critical tomorrow. 3. Private Wins over Public Proof Quiet successes stay invisible; the organisation defaults to louder voices. Ask three peers: “What future role can you already see me in and why?” Ready for a deeper audit? DM me and I will send the Leadership Brand Audit to you. #Leadership #ExecutivePresence #FutureReady #CareerGrowth #CoachHemant

𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐄𝐎 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞. Hire. Fire. Promote accordingly. That’s what Ajit Nawalkha wrote in his recent LinkedIn post. (And I couldn’t agree more.) I met Ajit again this year at the Mindvalley event in #Dubai; just like I met him 2 years ago. Every time I meet him, I walk away with one of those lines that quietly sit with you for days. This was one of them. “Hire. Fire. Promote accordingly.” He was talking about life - choosing who and what you give your energy to. But it got me thinking about work and what real leadership looks like in the corporate world. Because if you’ve ever been in a senior leadership role, you know: Hiring, firing, promoting… these are not just decisions. They’re moments of truth. They reveal your values. They test your clarity. They shape how your team experiences you. And there’s that uncomfortable part: Someone will always be unhappy. Someone will always disagree. And someone will wonder: “Was that decision fair?” 𝐒𝐨 𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟: 🟡 Are you an unbiased leader? 🟡 Are you 'perceived' as an unbiased leader? 🟡 Do people trust how you decide - not just what you decide? 🟡 Do your actions match the brand identity you think you have? 𝐏.𝐒. If you’ve ever wondered how your leadership decisions are being perceived … that’s exactly what the 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐭 helps uncover. It’s honest. It’s clarifying. And it might just change how you lead. Drop me a note if you want this self-assessment tool to know yourself better. #CoachHemant #LeadershipDecisions #UncomfortableCoach #LeadershipDevelopment #ExecutivePresence #GrowthMindset

"What Got You Here Won't Get You There" - Title of a famous book by Master Leadership Coach Marshall Goldsmith and a gentle weekend reminder for You. Because what got you promoted into your current role ... is not going to get you promoted into the next one. For over 20 years, I’ve seen a recurring pattern with high-performing professionals in senior roles: They rely solely on performance for their promotion. But promotions, especially at senior levels, are built on a completely different cluster of parameters (in addition to performance). Not soft skills.  Not politics. Just the subtle signals that you’re ready for more. This carousel is a reflection Not a framework Not an advice  Just a mirror If it resonates, you already know it’s time to look deeper. And if you want to assess how your leadership brand is perceived by others; I have p ut together something that might help Begin with clarity. DM me for the Leadership Brand Audit. #LeadershipDevelopment #ExecutiveCoaching #PromotionReadiness #StrategicInfluence #CoachHemant

AI is the new Lion in the Jungle. You, my dear friend, are the Gazelle. Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke realised that his internal memo at Shopify was being leaked and misrepresented, so he shared it publicly and put it in the right perspective. And yet the world is divided over it :) Every professional should read and re-read that memo and internalise it. The message has several layers, and reading alone will not reveal them. I encourage professionals to discuss, brainstorm, and dissect the memo over an intellectual tea/coffee break. AI fluency is your new baseline skill.  The important question to ask now is,  "Are you upgrading or outsourcing your relevance?" Tobi Lütke’s internal memo at Shopify sounds like a wake‑up call for every company and every career professional: Sharing some of my thoughts based on the memo (and these can serve as triggers for your conversations too). 1. AI as natural reflex, not a research project.  The best talent now treats Chat GPT, Copilot, and Claude the way coders treat a compiler—always on, always iterating. Waiting for a formal rollout policy is the modern form of procrastination. 2. Performance ≠ effort × time; it’s skill × AI multiplier.  When the tool is 10×, average input becomes elite output. That means the gap between “good” and “great” going to widen. 3. Headcount gets questioned.  Before your team asks for resources, leadership will ask: Could an autonomous agent do this faster, cheaper, better? Build that answer into your business case or watch your budget disappear. 4. Continuous learning stops being a platitude.  If you are not climbing, you are sliding. Corporates must bake AI upskilling into objectives and reviews, and not treat it as a perk. My thoughts for GenZ  - Your degree is now just a qualifier; your AI dexterity is the entry passcode.  - Treat prompting, context‑loading, and agent orchestration as core craft alongside communication and problem‑solving. My thoughts for GenZ the Corporate Professionals and Entrepreneurs:  - Culture must shift from “we’re exploring AI” to “we prototype with AI by default.”  - Reward experimentation, share wins and fails, and make AI literacy a peer‑review item. I am reminded of that famous African proverb:  “Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning, a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle or it will starve. It doesn’t matter whether you are the lion or the gazelle— when the sun comes up, you’d better be running.” AI is the new Lion in the Jungle.  You, my dear friend, are the Gazelle.  You gotta RUN! I look forward to hear your thoughts on this ... What's your take on this? #CoachHemant #WeekendIntrospections

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92% of senior leaders say they struggle to communicate their real value in high-stakes interviews failing to get the offer letter. (Source: Exec survey, Korn Ferry) When I first heard this, it sounded a bit too high; 92% (woah), but when I look back at all the coaching conversations I have had with senior professionals, I see the truth behind that number. The only thing that surprises me is that 92% actually know it. During my two-decade management consulting career, I have worked closely with hundreds of star performers and leaders who have led turnarounds, delivered results and built strong teams that managed organization-wide transformations. when they start looking for a new role… start interviewing…they hit a wall. Not because they’re underqualified. Not because they lack the credentials. But simply because they didn’t know how to tell their achievement story effectively for maximum impact. Their resume is packed with the right stuff. But it only says what they have done. Does now show how they think. Does now show how they lead. Does not show their potential. At senior levels, that’s what companies are hiring. They are no longer looking for Execution Excellence. They’re looking for Strategic and Executive Presence. That’s the gap in the storytelling, And in the interview conversation. I coach leaders to fix that. through deep story work, brand alignment, and brutally honest self-reflection. In learning to crack the interview code, Professionals also learn to lead better. DM me ‘Interview’ if your next role needs more than just a strong resume. Let’s work together to make sure your leadership lands- clearly, confidently, and convincingly. #LeadershipDevelopment #ExecutivePresence #CareerTransformation #LeadershipReady #CoachHemant #UncomfortableCoach #InterviewCoaching

What people talk about You behind your back and  What people talk about You when you are not in the room  defines your Brand Image and who you truly are for others. It indicates the Brand you have built for yourself.  It indicates how people perceive you and how you make them feel. Last week Vaisali posted a picture of a white T-shirt with handwritten messages on them. I have a similar T-shirt hanging in my wardrobe and I look at it practically every other week. . It’s from a leadership retreat with the CXO Incubator community where more than 20 corporate leaders got together in a room with a focus on their personal development led by Radhika. During one of the exercises, we were asked to write anonymous notes on each other’s white T-shirt back - describing how we perceived them. We could see the messages on our back only after leaving the venue and reaching home. No filters. No expectations. No pressure of pleasing someone. Simply: write what you really feel about the person. Last week, reminded by Vaisali’s post, as I was looking at my T, my kids walked in. The elder one started reading the comments out loud. Then smiled and said…“So this is what people say about you behind your back?” I laughed. And paused.. Because that one sentence captured something most leaders never stop to think about: What are people saying about You when you're not in the room? Not what you say in a meeting. Not what’s on your resume. Not even your performance review. But the unfiltered version of you that is talked about by People when you’re not in the room. The ‘People’ are your Team, your colleagues, your leadership, your manager/boss, your CEO. Are people saying you made them feel safe, seen, challenged in the right ways? Or… are they only saying you “got the job done”? Is there someone defending you? There’s a massive difference between being respected for your title vs being respected for your presence. And here’s the truth I see in my coaching conversations all the time: Most leaders think they know their brand. But they’ve never actually checked the mirror. That T-shirt moment reminded me why I created the Leadership Brand Audit. To give leaders a brutally honest way to find out what their brand is actually saying. Where the gaps are. And what they can do about it. If you’re ready for your own perception check; DM me and I’ll send you the toolkit. P.S. Words and phrases written on my back: Energy, Jubilant, Coach, Jovial, Positive Catalyst, Influencer, Enthusiastic & Learner, Powerhouse, Energizes, Aura of Positivity, Thoughtful, Fun & Engaging, Shoooonya, Energy, Love the energy!, Kind Man, Positive Man, Keep Rocking!, Joyful, energetic, The SUN (you light up the room), Jubilant long-lasting personality Just reading them lights me up :) #ExecutivePresence #AuthenticLeadership #CareerTransformation #CoachHemant #PersonalBrand #Uncomfortablecoach

𝐍𝐨 | 𝐁𝐮𝐭 | 𝐇𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 - 3 words that are a shortcut to killing conversations and eroding your Leadership. I saw this post by #MarshallGoldsmith last week in which he talks about how he points out the number of times the clients use those words in conversation with him and that becomes a starting point of behavioral change. Reading that post, I realised that in coaching conversations with my clients, I have also seen these language patterns and I would approach it from a different angle of reframing the words, rather than fundamentally shifting mindset. Here is what I would ask my clients:  👉 Are your words creating a safe space for conversation or closing doors?  👉 Do people feel safer or smaller after speaking with you?  👉 Are your conversations building trust or just proving a point? Try answering these questions yourself and if you have an honest team member or colleague, ask them to give your their perspective. And yes, if you want to know what your communication style is actually signaling to others? DM me and I’ll send you my Leadership Brand Audit + Companion Guide. It’s direct, honest-and surprisingly eye-opening. P.S. If you haven’t already, check out Marshall Goldsmith’s full article too. His insights are always sharp. I met him here in Dubai at an event, and our conversation about Leadership coaching was very insightful. #CoachHemant #Leadership #ExecutiveCoaching #UncomfortableCoach

#SundayFun - ChatGPT does not do a great job at reproducing faces (so my action figure or my image 'recreated' by Chat GPT does not look like me and just manages to hold a resemblance. BUT the quality of image produced and the detailing is indeed very good and very photo-realistic. Some of the images produced can easily pass off as professional photographs. On a side note, over the last 2-3 days, I was working with Chat GPT to help me create a 13-week program to teach 'Responsible and correct use of Chat GPT and AI' to my 11-year old. The focus was to not only learn how to use the tool but also to maintain and create an original voice and thought process (while flooded with ready-to-use AI content available without much effort). #CoachHemant #Learning