Monday, December 22, 2025

#Blog on the Go- Deoghar Day 3 - Devils Advocate in Angel's Cloak

Done with breakfast by 8.30 AM, started for office by 9. 

After a gap of 10 months, meeting the same Team, in the same office but with an elevated purpose. A team, that was once learning to swim was now diving in Maritime waters. Having watched this progress from the warmth of Chennai, here I am, braving the winters of Deoghar.

  • This trip isn't about telling them what they didn't do. Its about reminding them, it had to be done.  
  • We spoke of the hits, we spoke to misses. 
  • More importantly we spoke of daily deviations leading to fragmented team efforts.

And a lot of observations coming from the team itself!!  I never knew, playing a Devil's Advocate in an Angel's Cloak- can make so much  of a difference.😀😀


2 comments:

SG said...

Loved the way this captures the journey of growth—both of the team and the leader. Honest conversations and trust clearly go a long way.

Pradeep Nair said...

I had mentioned 'travelogue' in my comment to your previous post. But it looks like this is what is commonly referred to as "work-ation" ... Not easy when you lead a team. And, yes, being a devil's advocate does bring out the best.
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