This is the ‘Win with Stories’ newsletter. Every week I send an email with a message wrapped in a short story. I also share one actionable tip and a few content recommendations to help you enhance your business storytelling skills.
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Xiaomi’s Manu Kumar Jain And His Leadership Secret.
Before Manu Kumar Jain stepped into a global role at Xiaomi, he led the Indian company. It is said that he played a pivotal role in turning Xiaomi into a brand loved by millions of Indians.
But his business acumen may have something to do with his leadership style which is accessible and collaborative.
Besides that, he is a fabulous storyteller. He has been open about his journey and also his failures.
When business leaders like him share their path to success, it helps many other aspirants learn from them. That in itself is a fabulous way to build a great personal brand that helps your company.
The two examples that prove beyond a point that Manu loves having fun are his collab videos with the rapper-extraordinaire Baba Sehgal and comedian and overall mast-aadmi Biswa Kalyan Rath.
Like in sports, so at work, teams which have fun win a lot more. And the onus of making sure everyone is having fun is on the boss.
Remember those moments where everyone in office starts laughing when the boss does, or how everyone at a party is comfortable dancing only when their managers take the lead?
If you want a team that’s happy and productive, start with having fun yourself first. Just like Manu does.
ONE communication tip for today.
A simple way to make sure you connect well with team members, clients and even bosses is to smile.
Manu is one of those rare leaders from India inc who smiles easy. Most business leaders in our country, seem like they are constantly frowning. And I am not sure if that helps the culture or the productivity of their teams.
So yes. Smile more, smile easy. That’s my communication tip for today.
A few things you can read today.
- How an opportunity brought together peanuts and covid masks?(Linkedin post).
- I traveled through Latin America for 18 months. What did the trip teach me about careers?(Linkedin post)
- ‘A guy tried to mow me down with a tractor.’(Last week’s story – Linkedin post)
- How Do Startups Like Zomato, Meesho And Others Go Viral?(My Youtube video)
- You can read some of my old Linkedin posts here(I find something valuable reading them after a year, maybe you will too)
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