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Are You Changing Roles — Or Changing the Rules of the Game?
May 28, 2026 shrini susarla
In Rethinking Work, Rishad Tobaccowala invites us to rethink how work is being reshaped. One powerful lens: marketplace models. Broadly, three types are redefining careers: 1️⃣ Marketplaces That Connect They connect supply and demand. Speed, trust, and network effects dominate. 2️⃣ Marketplaces That Empower They empower entrepreneurs. Ecosystem thinking and scalability matter. 3️⃣ Marketplaces That Enable They remove friction —.. Read more
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫
July 29, 2025 unleashtheyou.com
In early-stage startups, hiring is often a race against time.You need people yesterday.You hire for capacity, hustle, adaptability. And for a while, it works. But fast forward a few quarters—The product is moving. Funding rounds are closing. Headcount is up.And yet, something feels… off. Alignment drops.Decisions become fragmented.Ownership thins out. And no one can quite name it. But here’s what.. Read more
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 (𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚)
July 28, 2025 unleashtheyou.com
I’ve worked closely with both:Startups chasing scale at speed, and legacy organizations navigating change with deep-rooted systems and culture. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩—𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘴. Startups move fast, iterate faster, and embrace uncertainty. Legacy organizations hold institutional wisdom, customer trust, and operational discipline. Here’s what each side can learn from the other: 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒄𝒚 𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒛𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒏.. Read more
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐞-𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐈𝐭.
July 22, 2025 unleashtheyou.com
Innovation is exciting—until the numbers get real. New products. Bold tech. Market bets. And in response, leaders often say: “We’ve allocated more capital to this. That should cover the risk.” 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺: 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬. 𝘐𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘶𝘺𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘪𝘵. You can fund the product, the platform,.. Read more
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐄𝐱𝐢𝐭: 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧
July 19, 2025 unleashtheyou.com
They’re still showing up.Still delivering.Still part of meetings, emails, dashboards. But something underneath has quietly shifted: They’ve stopped feeling connected to why they’re here. This is the kind of disengagement that doesn’t show up in performance reviews.It shows up in energy.In that slow withdrawal from team conversations.In doing what’s required—but no longer what feels meaningful. In coaching conversations, I’ve seen.. Read more
𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞’𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐀𝐈. 𝐅𝐞𝐰 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐨𝐧.
June 21, 2025 unleashtheyou.com
After three decades in Insurance, here’s one thing I’ve learned the hard way: 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒐𝒏. On my recent visits to insurers exploring AI-led transformation, a common thread emerged: “𝘞𝘦’𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘈𝘐, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘺.” 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘯𝘰 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳: 𝘈𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘹 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯.. Read more