All in Leadership

Episode 27. Consulting War Stories - The Starbucks Lemon Loaf Incident

Omer Abdullah
Careers, Leadership, Management consulting, People, Podcast

To close out this month, I share one more story from my life in Management Consulting, where I spent a decade prior to my entrepreneurial journey. Where some of my most interesting lessons from that time had nothing to do with the work and everything to do with people.

In today's episode, I talk about the Starbucks Lemon Loaf Incident - an incident that taught me a little bit more about this idea of character and who we are. That isn't to suggest it can tell us everything about ourselves and others, but it can tell us something.

Episode 25. 10 Principles In A Time of Fear and Emotion

Omer Abdullah
Communications, Entrepreneurship, Leadership

With everything that's going on in the world with regards COVID19, market movements and the subsequent talk of a recession, I wanted to take a slight detour from this month's theme of Management consulting stories and talk about how we balance facts with emotions.

Specifically, in today's podcast, I discuss how we can make the best decisions when our desire for objectivity seems overwhelmed by our emotions. Specifically, I outline the 10 underlying principles that help guide decision-making during times of fear, risk and uncertainty.