I always quote Simon Sinek’s story, where he talks about how everyone deserves a Styrofoam cup. I have experienced the situation where at one point I was at the top and at another time, I was at the bottom. When I was working in Shell, and as I climbed the ladder of leadership, I had a lot of people around me who would listen to me and do things for me. I was the prime focus. But later when I joined a Government Commission, despite being the number three from the top and directly reporting to the Managing Director, I did not have any people around me, or people doing things for me. So we need to cope with our changing environment and adjust our leadership styles accordingly.


