Rishad Tobaccowala
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Rishad Tobaccowala's articles

  1. Data & Insights

Organizational Misfit.

The future organization does not fit in the containers or the mindsets of the past. Until around January 2020, most companies operated under the following five assumptions or beliefs: 1. The organization gives structure and directs work. 2. Tenure and experience are critical to advancement. 3. Most of the work is done inside an organization. […]
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7 Steps to Transformation.

“Between the ideaAnd the reality Between the motionAnd the act Falls the Shadow Between the conceptionAnd the creation Between the emotionAnd the response Falls the Shadow” From “The Hollow Men” by TS Eliot. A trait of leaders and individuals who lead successful transformation is that they excel in overcoming the gap between the idea and […]
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Rethinking Work.

This post provides an update and a request before we return to regular posts next week. The Update For the past 18 months I have been working on my second book which after having been edited, fact checked, proof read and indexed by a team at HarperCollins is ready to go into production in Hardcover, […]
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On Words.

The perfect words in the perfect order is one definition of poetry. Another example of the right words is this two minute video: In the modern age of AI, machines will not just compose books using words, but they will speak words with nuance and a range of tonalities. They will translate words into images […]
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The Power of Accessibility.

Accessibility is a key to successful businesses and individuals. Accessibility is defined as the quality of being easy to approach, reach, enter, speak with, use, or understand. Every individual and business should audit themselves on how accessible they are. a)        Do we speak simply without using buzz-word bingo and with authenticity, clarity and empathy? b)        […]
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Unleashed. Unfurled. Unbundled.

art by tulika ladsariya This is the last of a six part series of why a “company of one mindset” will be critical for career success. The first five posts covered: Adopting a Company of One Mindset 3 Keys for a Company of One Mindset. Future Proofing Careers with a Company of One Mindset. The […]
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The Next Wave: Fractionalized Employees

image by aryel79 using Mid-Journey This is the fifth in a six part series of why a “company of one mindset” will be critical for career success. The first four posts covered: Adopting a Company of One Mindset 3 Keys for a Company of One Mindset. Future Proofing Careers with a Company of One Mindset. […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Thrills & Perils of a Company of One

image by adamc88 using Mid-Journey This is the fourth in a six part series on the importance of having a “Company of One” mindset. The first three posts covered: Adopting a Company of One Mindset 3 Keys for a Company of One Mindset. Future Proofing Careers with a Company of One Mindset. These posts clearly […]
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The 3 Keys:Collaborative. Calm. Connected.

Image by 9400 using Mid-journey This is the second post in a six part series on helping every professional adopt “ A Company of One Mindset” to ensure one can thrive in their current companies while ensuring optionality in a transforming world. The first post built the case of for a “Company of One Mindset” […]
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Adopt a Company of One Mindset.

Today, exactly five years ago on June 30, 2019, I ended a wonderful 37 year full-time working career at a 100,000 plus person company (though I am fortunate to continue to work with it in a different way) and began a new career as a company of one. During the next few weeks I plan […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Different.

Here are a simple set of three exercises that can be done by anyone, anywhere, and at anytime but will likely leave you seeing, thinking and feeling differently. 1.Making a difference. At the end of every day we might want to ask ourselves: How are we different today then yesterday? Did we make a difference […]
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Expiration Dates.

Image by David Rojkowski using Leica iPhone de Lux. The most important expiration dates are not those on food, subscriptions, insurance policies or medicine. These dates are known. Its the expiration dates that are unknown that matter the most. Image by Selmo Kim Career Expiration. ‘Every career has a midnight hour. The smart people leave […]
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