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I completed 2 years at Russell Reynolds Associates on Nov 1. As I reflected upon the 2 years gone by, my mind took me through each of the organizations I have worked at and the following opened up or crystallised for me: 1. Discomfort. I was shaped more by the organizations where I struggled than the ones where it was smooth sailing. Difficult cultures shaped me and helped me build new skills. I mostly realised this later; maybe even a year after I moved on. 2. Lattice vs ladder. Taking on roles I had never done before with greater scale/complexity - shaped me. My career path was as much horizontal as it was vertical. Sideways moves gave me breadth. Vertical moves gave me depth. 3. It's all about relationships. Whether you're new in a role or old. Relationships are influence. Relationships are your support system. Relationships are your source of information. 4. Ownership. From the day you join, everything belongs to you. The problems, the opportunities. They're all yours. You cannot blame the system or the structure or the culture. This is not a problem - this is the context. And you can't blame the context. Learn to succeed in it. Learn to influence it. Lead to change it. 5. Grace. Join with grace. Operate with grace. Depart with grace. #Leadership

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Thank you to each one of you, for your acknowledgment and wishes!

Congratulations Gurprriet. This was so beautifully articulated . Working with you was a highlight, you brought so much wisdom and intelligence to every interaction.

Aditya Maheswaran

Partner at Korn Ferry Advisory | Leadership Development I Award winning speaker | Executive coach

9mo

What a wonderful post Gurprriet. It was reflection and poetry together.

Nikita Singh

Learning, Leadership, Wellbeing | EY Learning Lab UK

9mo

Love this post Gurprriet - especially what you say in ownership “this is not your problem. It is your context” - hope you’re well!

Braganza, Oscar

Business and CEO Coach

9mo

Beautifully written Gurprriet. So aligned with your thoughts.

BHARAT CHADHA

Ex Amazon & HSBC | Global Operations, Product & Technology

9mo

Congratulations! All of these reflections resonate well with me and are great pointers for anyone evaluating career moves. Thank you for sharing here!

Syed Kaleem Raza

Story Teller & Motivator, Human Resource & Recruitment Leader, Founder & Entrepreneur, Ex-Korn Ferry, Ex Deutsche Bank, Ex Fiserv Inc., Ex-Persistent Systems, Ex-Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, Ex-Mahindra British Telecom

9mo

Wonderful share - the feelings are similar with most of us in your fraternity. This also helps the next gen coming behind us to make this world a wonderful place to work and thrive - keep sharing - very few people have the articulation to have brevity in their experience

Matthew Lewis

Board, CEO Advisor & Executive Coach | Leadership & Talent Advisory | NED | Executive Search l Culture l Executive Performance @ N3 Executive | x-Russell Reynolds | x-Boyden

9mo

Happy Anniversary Gurprriet. Its my 3 yea anniversary next week. Hopefully your last line of Depart with Grace we never see.

Kristi L. Drew

Senior Strategic Leader and Advisor partnering with organizations to optimize talent and drive transformation.

9mo

This is really well said....a great reflection for others to consider as well. Thanks for sharing.

Rajen Makhijani

Transformation Specialist with experience at Top Tier Firms

9mo

Very beautifully put!

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