What happens when the very decisions you make as a leader cause unintended ripple effects throughout your organization? In this episode of Transformative Leadership Conversations, I sit down with Prita Kumar to explore the complex balance of short-term goals, long-term planning, and the law of unintended consequences in leadership. Prita shares her experience in managing teams without overwhelming them, how she thinks about qualitative vs. quantitative data, and why creating consistency across departments is crucial for success.

You will hear them talk about:

• Prioritizing Team Focus: Leaders must be mindful of how much they ask from their teams to avoid overwhelming them with conflicting priorities.
• Balancing Short-Term vs. Long-Term Goals: In resource-rich environments, leaders can plan for the long term, but in leaner times, focusing on immediate goals becomes critical.
• Qualitative vs. Quantitative Metrics: Success metrics are key to decision-making, and even qualitative decisions should be supported by some form of data.
• Leadership Messaging: Leaders need to ensure that directives across departments don’t conflict, as this can cause operational inefficiencies.
• Learning from Experience: Prita advises young leaders to build diverse support systems to balance different perspectives before making key decisions.

Resources:

Prita Kumar on LinkedIn

Winnie da Silva on LinkedIn I Website