By November, most senior professionals are running on fumes. The paradox of high performance is that endurance alone isn’t enough — recovery is the real competitive edge. In this month’s A Cup of Coffee | A Glass of Wine, explore how strategic recovery sharpens advisory leadership and sustains performance through energy tracking, recovery rituals, and systems that protect clarity under pressure.

Advisory leadership isn’t about doing more—it’s about doing what matters most. A results-driven mindset shifts the focus from activity to impact: from executing deals to originating them, from being reliable to being indispensable. This edition explores how to measure outcomes over effort, with practical tools, a case study, and insights drawn from The Personal MBA and Jim Collins’ Hedgehog Concept.

In the premiere issue of A Cup of Coffee | A Glass of Wine, we explore why credibility—not just ambition—earns you a seat at the table. Rahul shares reflections from coaching and investment banking, a mini-case of a VP who won his first deal, and a powerful Gita sloka on the depth of knowledge. Read on for insight, action, and a grounded path to advisory leadership.

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In the premiere issue of A Cup of Coffee | A Glass of Wine, we explore why credibility—not just ambition—earns you a seat at the table. Rahul shares reflections from coaching and investment banking, a mini-case of a VP who won his first deal, and a powerful Gita sloka on the depth of knowledge. Read on for insight, action, and a grounded path to advisory leadership.

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