Krishna Pothula

“The Chinese manager learns never to criticize a colleague openly or in front of others, while the Dutch manager learns always to be honest and to give the message straight. Americans are trained to wrap positive messages around negative ones, while the French are trained to criticize passionately and provide positive feedback sparingly.”
― Erin Meyer, The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business

“Anger is a natural emotion. It is energy. It is the product of passion. It cannot be eliminated. The best we can do is to control it and channel it. Like fire, which can either consume us or be a useful tool.”
― Anand Neelakantan, The Asura Way: The Contrarian Path to Success

“There’s nothing wrong with understanding. Understanding the past is perfectly admissible if your issue is accepting the past. But if your issue is changing the future, understanding will not take you there. My experience tells me that the only effective approach is looking people in the eye and saying, “If you want to change, do this.”
― Marshall Goldsmith, What Got You Here, Won't Get You There

“What I hope is clear at this point is that you don't have to be the boss to be a leader. The leader's job is to create and nurture the culture we all need to do our best work. And so anytime you play a role in doing that, you are exercising leadership.”
― Amy C. Edmondson, The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth