11:11 Tuesdays by Vaishali Wagle August 25, 2026 Happy 11:11 Tuesdays Reader, Here are 1 Thought, 1 Quote, 1 Word and 1 Humour for you to reflect upon this week. 1. Thought You’ve Outgrown Your Role Stagnation doesn’t always look like failure. It looks like competence without new learnings and challenges. You seem to know the role too well. The problems are familiar, the wins are predictable, and you’re solving yesterday’s problems with old strengths. Deja vu's become common, where you feel...
11 days ago • 1 min read
11:11 Tuesdays by Vaishali Wagle August 18, 2026 Happy 11:11 Tuesdays Reader, Here are 1 Thought, 1 Quote, 1 Word and 1 Humour for you to reflect upon this week. 1. Thought The Crisis Call In a crisis, people borrow the leader's emotional weather. In that moment, people aren't looking to you for instant answers. They're borrowing your composure while they search for their own. The first decision you make in a crisis is rarely about the business. It's about the emotional climate you create for...
18 days ago • 1 min read
11:11 Tuesdays by Vaishali Wagle August 11, 2026 Happy 11:11 Tuesdays Reader, Here are 1 Thought, 1 Quote, 1 Word and 1 Humour for you to reflect upon this week. 1. Thought Decision Fatigue At the Executive Leadership level, decision fatigue can look like a leader spending their best thinking on the wrong decisions — what to approve, what to review, which meeting to attend, whose problem to solve — until there is little cognitive space left for the decisions that actually shape the business....
25 days ago • 1 min read
11:11 Tuesdays by Vaishali Wagle August 4, 2026 Happy 11:11 Tuesdays Reader, Here are 1 Thought, 1 Quote, 1 Word and 1 Humour for you to reflect upon this week. 1. Thought Boardrooms behave different from conference rooms. The boardrooms have a long memory. It remembers less about who spoke the most and more about who consistently exercised sound judgment when it mattered most. One insightful comment may make an impression. A consistent pattern of thoughtful decisions builds something far...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
11:11 Tuesdays by Vaishali Wagle July 28, 2026 Happy 11:11 Tuesdays Reader, Here are 1 Thought, 1 Quote, 1 Word and 1 Humour for you to reflect upon this week. 1. Thought Executive voice isn't about volume, it's congruence. As leaders rise, every word carries disproportionate weight. Teams don't simply hear what you say. They watch whether your decisions, priorities, and behaviour reinforces it. The quickest way to dilute influence is to let your words outrun your conviction. People may not...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
11:11 Tuesdays by Vaishali Wagle July 21, 2026 Happy 11:11 Tuesdays Reader, Here are 1 Thought, 1 Quote, 1 Word and 1 Humour for you to reflect upon this week. 1. Thought Strategic silence is not passivity; it is disciplined observation. Many leaders speak too early; not because they have clarity, but because uncertainty feels uncomfortable. They rush to fill the silence with opinions, solutions, or reassurance. Exceptional leaders understand that silence creates space. Space for others to...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
11:11 Tuesdays by Vaishali Wagle July 14, 2026 Happy 11:11 Tuesdays Reader, Here are 1 Thought, 1 Quote, 1 Word and 1 Humour for you to reflect upon this week. 1. Thought Executive readiness isn’t just about pedigree, it’s about perspective. Executives are expected to balance growth with governance, innovation with prudence, short-term performance with long-term value, shareholder expectations with stakeholder trust. The higher you rise, fewer the decisions that are black and white. The...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
11:11 Tuesdays by Vaishali Wagle July 7, 2026 Happy 11:11 Tuesdays Reader, If you are an experienced professional looking to step into larger leadership roles, increase your influence and become the leader people instinctively trust and follow, Executive Presence Academy has been designed for you. It has been loved by over 7300 leaders and proven to build their Executive Presence and help them scale to senior Executive roles. We'd be delighted to welcome you to our July-August cohort. Reserve...
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11:11 Tuesdays by Vaishali Wagle June 30, 2026 Happy 11:11 Tuesdays Reader, Here are 1 Thought, 1 Quote, 1 Word and 1 Humour for you to reflect upon this week. 1. Thought Succession Dilemma Leaders who plan succession early don’t weaken their authority, they amplify it. They do two things that are critical for organisational success - They create confidence that the organisation can grow beyond any one individual, while simultaneously creating the capacity for themselves to take on larger,...
2 months ago • 1 min read