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Rishad Tobaccowala

@rishadt.bsky.social
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Make time count. rishad.substack.com/p/make-time-...
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
6 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...
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Emotional 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-...
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
rishad.substack.com/p/navigating...
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Lessons from the CEO of the Burning Man Project rishad.substack.com/p/burning-le...
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
The 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...
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
1. 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...
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Introducing 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
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Perfection 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...
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
1. 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...
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
To 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...
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
The 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...
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
She 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?...
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Are 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...
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Resume 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-...
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Making meetings suck less rishad.substack.com/p/making-mee...
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Making meetings suck less rishad.substack.com/p/making-mee...
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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...
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Today 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...
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Another 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...
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Anxious 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...
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Three 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...
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
This 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...
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
10 key lessons from Reed Hastings on succeeding in a world of Unbossing rishad.substack.com/p/unbossing-...
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
n 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...
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
The 4 Ps of Spicy Thinking Perspectives Provocations Points of View Plans of Action The full post here: rishad.substack.com/p/spicy-thin...
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Maurice 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...
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
And in the juxtapositions the meaning may lie rishad.substack.com/p/and-in-the...
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Why 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...
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
As 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-...
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Why talent will matter even more in an AI Age. rishad.substack.com/p/talent-is-...
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
We 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...
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
As the year ends Thoughts on Time rishad.substack.com/p/on-time
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Key learnings from those pioneering the future of work rishad.substack.com/p/pioneering...
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Musings On appreciation, joy, stories, vagabonding and enough... rishad.substack.com/p/musings
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Time to Chat GPT, Gemin, Claude and Grok ourselves A Three Part Exercise that will leave you different... rishad.substack.com/p/time-to-ch...
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Companies 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-...
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Despite 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
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
How 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-...
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
4 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...
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Five Learnings on success at work and life rishad.substack.com/p/looking-ba...
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Rishad 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...
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
The 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
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
How to rethink presentations, the world of work and your career A post for anyone thinking about how to thrive in these tectonic times Free of any subscriptions, ads or data harvesting. Just how to rethink... rishad.substack.com/p/rethinking
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
The 6 keys of excellent leadership and 7 traits of great cultures. rishad.substack.com/p/on-leaders...
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Frank Herbert wrote in Dune: "Fear is the mind-killer." And when we are ruled by fear we are defeating ourselves. We are practicing self-oppression. Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote : “Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world." rishad.substack.com/p/fear
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
We are in tectonic times Your company and your own strategy may be out of date Its time for a Strategic Reset rishad.substack.com/p/strategic-...
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
On Wisdom. rishad.substack.com/p/on-wisdom
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Why Google , Microsoft and other AI companies are led by Indians. It’s in our food…
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Rishad Tobaccowala @rishadt.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
We are no longer in transformational times. We are in Tectonic Times. The Five Tectonic Shifts: rishad.substack.com/p/tectonic-t...
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