LEADERSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES AND PERSPECTIVES
35+ years of thinking, distilled. One insight at a time
Leadership thinking that goes beyond the obvious
Anoop writes the way he works — drawing on unexpected sources, lived experience, and a career spent at the intersection of worlds that rarely meet. You will not find generic frameworks or recycled leadership advice here. What you will find is thinking that challenges, provokes, and occasionally surprises — because the best leadership insights rarely come from the places you expect.
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These 5 countries are winning the gender parity race
Here’s how they’re doing it—and what your company can steal.
Gender Pay Gap makes it to the Platinum Frequent Flyer Club!
These two beauties in the picture have clocked up almost 47,000 kms between them!
A beautiful poem "If" - by Rudyard Kipling
As relevant today as a tribute to leadership as it was in 1895 written as paternal advice for his son, John.
We’ve Been Looking at Work, Care, and Leadership All Wrong
New research from the Australian Institute of Family Studies reveals five trends reshaping how families work—and what leaders need to do to stay ahead.
The New Shape of Families Demands a New Shape of Leadership
If your policies only work for the ‘average’ family, they’re not working.
Dads Want Flex Too: Making Flexibility a Leadership Standard
Flexibility isn’t just a women’s issue. But we still treat it like one.
Quiet Mornings, Lasting Lessons: What I Learned From My Father
We will return to the Gender Pay Gap and other topics soon but today is about dad.
The Leadership Edge We Forgot: Why Kindness Still Matters
The world—depending on how you look at it—is always evolving, always churning.
The Invisible Workforce: Why Return from Parental Leave Must Be Redefined
On paper, she’s employed. In practice, she’s invisible.
Career Breaks, Not Career Setbacks: Redesigning Return-to-Work for Equity
“Career break” shouldn’t mean “career setback".
Burnout Tops the Leadership Agenda: Why Wellbeing Is Now a Strategic Priority
A week ago I ran a poll asking what is the most pressing leadership challenge.
The Dual-Career Reality: Why Workplaces Must Evolve or Risk Losing Talent
When both parents work, it’s not just two pay cheques - it’s two full plates!
Lessons From the Lakshmanjhula Bridge
I knew I had this picture somewhere and do you think I could find it… And today it just popped out of nowhere!
What if the majority of working parents today juggle two careers—and we’ve barely noticed?
The latest research from the Australian Institute of Family Studies reveals five game-changing trends in how families with children navigate work.
Where does the $128 Billion Gender Pay Gap number come from?
It’s not just a guess! But based on research…
We tell women: “Lean in. Stay in the game. Don’t drop out.”
Even when women stay, they’re still advancing more slowly.
Signal or the noise?
A great reminder to differentiate between the two especially for leaders operating in increasingly complex environments.
Worry Less... Act More...
During a recent coaching conversation with a senior leader, we got on to the topic of worrying unnecessarily about things rather than just getting on with it.
What do people remember most in uncertain times?
From inflation to conflict, AI disruption to declining workforce participation—uncertainty is everywhere.
If Part Time is not Part Potential... Why do we keep treating it like that?
Did you know one of the most overlooked drivers of the gender pay gap is part-time work?