Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 27/09/20266 Traits of Great Long Term Leaders 1) Sustained Effort 2) Growth Mindset 3) Trust/Integrity 4) Accessibility 5) Stewardship 6) Results rishad.substack.com/p/what-makes... 000
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Emotional Data Between the data and the reality falls the shadow. The shadow is the emotion, the stories, the messiness that humans have contained within us. People do not compute. We choose with our hearts and then use numbers to justify what we just did. rishad.substack.com/p/emotional-... 001
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Lessons from the CEO of the Burning Man Project rishad.substack.com/p/burning-le... 010
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 16/08/2026The handbook for your company's future but more importantly for yours Work will change more this decade than it has in the past 50 years Also a SXSW video of my interview with Fortune whose first five minutes will change your perspectives. rishad.substack.com/p/rethinking... 000
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 09/08/20261. The future does not fit in the containers of the past. 2. Change Sucks. Irrelevance is even worse. 3. Companies do not transform. People do. 4. The Turd on the Table must be addressed 5. Upgrade our mental operating system. 6. Think like an immigrant. rishad.substack.com/p/from-cater... 000
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Introducing rishad.ai www.rishad.ai Four decades of knowledge and six years of writing made easy to access through a variety of filters. All completely free. Take a look at what 32,000 readers read each week www.rishad.ai Todays post called " Gifting" here: rishad.substack.com/p/gifting 001
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Perfection is a disease A conversation with Ann Mukherjee. Ann served as Chairman and CEO, Pernod Ricard NA. Prior to Pernod Ricard, Ann was Global Chief Commercial and Marketing Officer SC Johnson, Ann has also served as President, PepsiCo Global Snacks rishad.substack.com/p/perfection... 000
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 19/07/20261. Success is the freedom to spend time in the ways that gives one joy. 2. We should not price ourselves out of of our dreams. 3. Do not live in other peoples minds. 4. There is nothing good or bad but thinking makes it so. 5. Practice compound improvement. rishad.substack.com/p/a-guide-to... 000
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 14/07/2026To bring human enhancement and insight to AI in solving problems we need to think like photographers. FRAME: Focus on the right problem EXPOSURE: Quality and Quantity of Data. CURATION: Editing, cropping, filtering and displaying the solution rishad.substack.com/p/a-key-to-p... 010
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 05/07/2026The regrets of omission versus the errors of commission. Study after study of people at the end of their lives find that what gave them the greatest joy were relationships and what they most regretted were not things they had done but what they had not done. rishad.substack.com/p/from-a-dis... 000
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 28/06/2026She served as executive chair of the board of Deloitte US from 2019-2023. Previously, she served as chair and CEO of Deloitte Consulting LLP. Three years ago she left Deloitte and began again. In a conversation she shared some insights we could all benefit from: youtu.be/jMLuFg8w7_o?... 000
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Are you at a stage of life that you find yourself either climbing the wrong ladder or have found there are no upward rungs available to you? Are are beginning to realize that time is running out as you get older? Or that meaning has drained from your work? rishad.substack.com/p/identity-r... 000
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Are you ready for the organizational meltdown about to happen at work? The biggest challenge of an AI age will be organizational design. AI is like hydrochloric acid that burns through all the containers of the past. rishad.substack.com/p/the-coming...rishad.substack.comThe Coming Organizational Meltdown.The Future Does Not Fit in the Containers of the Past.Edition 305. 000
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Resume is a verb not a noun. A resume is not a collection of past achievements but a spring board for future growth. We should not be defined by just what we have done but what we can do. Our stories are alive and ever changing. rishad.substack.com/p/a-bouquet-... 000
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Making meetings suck less rishad.substack.com/p/making-mee... 000
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Making meetings suck less rishad.substack.com/p/making-mee... 000
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 17/05/2026"Guide Yourself By The Stars And Not The Passing Ships" David Kenny on leadership and Unbossing. A must read and must listen. rishad.substack.com/p/guide-your... 010
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 10/05/2026Today I published the 300th edition of the " The Future Does Not Fit in the Containers of the Past" which is FREE and read by 32,000 leaders. For this issue I had ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini do an analysis and distillation of 6 years of writing. rishad.substack.com/p/anti-inter... 010
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 03/05/2026Another AI key to our future strategies Asymmetrical Interconnectedness Filled with analysis and charts to help your firm and you prepare for next rishad.substack.com/p/asymmetric... 000
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Anxious about your career? Reducing Career Anxiety 10 minutes that may change your point of view while providing you with tools and techniques and much more to ensure you have agency over your career and not agents or aging or any other thing. rishad.substack.com/p/reducing-c... 000
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 19/04/2026Three Keys To Engagement Employee Engagement is hitting an all time low Solving it is not training or bringing in consultants. Its being more human and requires no budget or permission. Try: Curiosity. Empathy. Generosity. Read the entire piece here... rishad.substack.com/p/three-keys... 000
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 12/04/2026This week on my Substack a guest post by David Armano ( on Silicon and Soul and why instead of being the smartest or most powerful or grandest person in a room we just might want to be the most human person in the room. rishad.substack.com/p/silicon-an... 000
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 05/04/202610 key lessons from Reed Hastings on succeeding in a world of Unbossing rishad.substack.com/p/unbossing-... 000
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 01/04/2026n partnership with iHeart Media and Bubbler Media I have a new podcast called Unbossing My first guest Reed Hastings of Netflix www.iheart.com/podcast/1119... 000
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 29/03/2026Jobs are a silly phase that work is going through We have reached peak full time jobs but not peak work or opportunity We are seeing an age of debossification with the fall of managers and the rise of leaders Much more in link below rishad.substack.com/p/jobs-are-a...rishad.substack.comJobs are a phase work is going through.The Future Does Not Fit in the Containers of the Past.Edition 294. 000
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 22/03/2026The 4 Ps of Spicy Thinking Perspectives Provocations Points of View Plans of Action The full post here: rishad.substack.com/p/spicy-thin... 000
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 15/03/2026On the Ritual of Writing rishad.substack.com/p/the-ritual...rishad.substack.comThe Ritual of Writing.The Future Does Not Fit in the Containers of the Past.Edition 292. 001
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 08/03/2026rishad.substack.com/p/staying-hu...rishad.substack.comStaying Human in the Age of AIThe Future Does Not Fit in the Containers of the Past.Edition 291. 000
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Maurice Levy the former CEO of Publicis Groupe ( 30 yeaers) on strategy, trust, failure, start-ups and much more Including why we need NO SILO NO SOLO NO BOZO Take a read and listen rishad.substack.com/p/there-is-n... 000
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 22/02/2026Do you know your Personality Quotient (PQ)? It is likely to be a key to find fit and thrive in the future of work in an AI Age. You can now get your PQ for free. rishad.substack.com/p/finding-ca...rishad.substack.comFinding Career Fit For An AI Age.The Future Does Not Fit in the Containers of the Past.Edition 289. 000
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 15/02/2026And in the juxtapositions the meaning may lie rishad.substack.com/p/and-in-the... 000
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 08/02/2026Why Creativity Will Matter More in An AI Age New Canvas Human Voice Human Choice Plumbing and Poetry Conversational Interfaces rishad.substack.com/p/why-creati... 010
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 01/02/2026The Four Big Shifts a) we will pursue and be paid for project-based work versus full-time jobs; b) organizations completely re-architected; c) many existing leaders will fail to reinvent d) much existing knowledge and experience will matter very little. rishad.substack.com/p/work-the-f...rishad.substack.comWork: The Four Big Shifts.The Future Does Not Fit in the Containers of the Past.Edition 286. 000
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 25/01/2026New Learnings From Silicon Valley including 1) Missionary over Mercernary 2) Culture is hard vs soft 3) Healthspan vs Sickspan 4) Human and Agentic Fusion is here 5) Reinventing key 6) Stakeholderingis a verb rishad.substack.com/p/recent-lea...rishad.substack.comRecent Learnings from Silicon Valley.The Future Does Not Fit in the Containers of the Past.Edition 285. 000
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 18/01/2026As the contours of the future are being reshaped, every individual and firm should revisit their own strategy in light of seven interconnected forces. The 7 forces are AI, American Aspiration, Bio-Pharmaceuticals, China, Demographics, Energy and Immigration. rishad.substack.com/p/strategic-... 000
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 11/01/2026Why talent will matter even more in an AI Age. rishad.substack.com/p/talent-is-... 000
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 04/01/2026We all have people who rule over our work lives and sometimes other part of our lives. We have internal rulers we measure ourselves and others with. We research for rules that make a good life. Three thoughts to consider: rishad.substack.com/p/on-rules-a... 000
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 28/12/2025As the year ends Thoughts on Time rishad.substack.com/p/on-time 000
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 21/12/2025A five step process to architect your career and thrive in these tectonic times. rishad.substack.com/p/career-arc...rishad.substack.comCareer Architecting.The Future Does Not Fit in the Containers of the Past.Edition 280. 000
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 14/12/2025Key learnings from those pioneering the future of work rishad.substack.com/p/pioneering... 000
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 07/12/2025Musings On appreciation, joy, stories, vagabonding and enough... rishad.substack.com/p/musings 000
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 30/11/2025Time to Chat GPT, Gemin, Claude and Grok ourselves A Three Part Exercise that will leave you different... rishad.substack.com/p/time-to-ch... 000
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 23/11/2025Companies do not transform. People do. A key is to build the six C's of Curiosity, Creativity, Cognition, Collaboration, Convincing and Communication. A step by step guide on ensuring you and your company can thrive Here is the link: rishad.substack.com/p/companies-... 000
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 16/11/2025Despite the algorithmic armies, & agentic AI’s, everyone has agency. Nothing is written. Nothing pre-determined. There is no “way” or some force to align with. 3 ways to become better: 1. Do the next best thing. 2. Leave things better. 3. Better our previous self. rishad.substack.com/p/better 000
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 09/11/2025How to upgrade our mental operating systems. A link to a free download of one of the most popular chapters of my book. rishad.substack.com/p/upgrading-... 000
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 02/11/20254 conversations on the future of work Humanity, Humans and Meaning in the Agentic Workplace. How is AI reshaping who holds power in the knowledge economy? On The Death of the Corporate Job. On courage to choose yourself. Access here rishad.substack.com/p/humanity-m... 010
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 26/10/2025Five Learnings on success at work and life rishad.substack.com/p/looking-ba... 000
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 19/10/2025Rishad Tobaccowala Long Term Career Fitness a) Keep skills up to tomorrow b)Maximize Optionality. 3 critical exercises 1. Prepare for a marathon not a sprint. 2. Recognize that jobs and work are uncoupling. 3. Learn to operate as a Company of One. rishad.substack.com/p/career-fit... 000
Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 12/10/2025The Future Does Not Fit in The Mindsets of the Past On the Power of Education and how to self educate to build the skills of cognition, creativity, curiosity, choreography and communication that will stand us well in an AI Age. rishad.substack.com/p/on-education 010
