Nimisha Brahmbhatt: World's Best Emerging Leader 2022

WCRCLEADERS in conversation with Nimisha Brahmbhatt, Founder and CEO, Quantum Global Consultants, UK

Nimisha Brahmbhatt, Founder and CEO, Quantum Global Consultants

What makes a strong leader? What are your key leadership strengths are that make the strongest attributes of success.

Strong leaders exhibit two very under-rated qualities, being able to listen rather than speak to every topic, and being able to empathise with those they work with, as opposed to solely educating. Leaders who take time to refine their understanding of emotions and the emotions that particularly drive decisions and action, are in my opinion the most successful in their endevours.

These qualities have also been my strength in my journey as a leader. I bring out the best in my team and my clients by virtue of taking the time (however little or more I have of it) to ensure that I am understanding my teams emotional drivers, spending more time listening to my teams to get underneath key behaviours and similarly challenges

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An accomplishment that you consider to be the most significant in your career? What challenges did you face to reach to the success.

I believe there is no end point on accomplishments and achievements through your career, however if I was to choose the most significant it would be finding “joy” in all the work that I do.

Whilst ofcourse all Leaders and achievers seek the external validation of their work through career progression, recognition, not to mention financial gain and notoriety, over the years, I have found that these accomplishments provide fleeting reward that last momentarily.

However in the last 3 years, I have turned my focus on finding Joy in the work I do, and to me that has been the most significant accomplishment for me. I think every leader struggles with this, and often we find leaders with the greatest accomplishments still feeling massively dis-satisfied with life, and my belief is that they made the true focus of career accomplishment ensuring that there is joy found in all the work that you do, goes a long way with tackling the on-going mental health crisis that many high profile leaders and achievers secretly struggle with.

The key challenge to over-come is how to re-frame what accomplishment means to you as opposed to what the world defines for you. Since I have made that my sole focus, I have found that the passion of work and joy I receive from it is evident in my clients outcomes, my teams performance and overall morale and satisfaction of those who I work with.

Pragmatism - Pragmatic leaders focus on the practical, "how do we get this done," side of any task, initiative or goal. Its tempting to spend time in the Visionary mindset however uncertain time need more of a view the entire picture (roadblocks included) to get to the end result.

Effective and honest communication. Communication is probably the most important skill needed when dealing with a crisis situation not to mention is a core component of ensuring teams are operating at the expected level, and delivering to the task at hand