Suryakumar Yadav’s Savage Reply to Moshin Naqvi
Have you ever done great work but someone else took the credit? Or stayed silent when you should have spoken up? Suryakumar Yadav just showed us the perfect res...
Avinash Chate - Leadership Coach at employee engagement session Strategic Patience at Work: What Suryakumar Yadav’s Reply Teaches Us About Dignity, Timing, and Leadership There are moments in every professional journey when your work speaks loudly, but the room stays strangely silent. You deliver results, stay committed, and carry responsibility, yet someone else tries to take the spotlight, distort the narrative, or reduce your contribution. In such moments, many people either react too fast or remain silent for too long. Key takeaway: Real strength is not in reacting instantly. It is in choosing the right moment, the right words, and the right attitude. That is why the recent moment involving Suryakumar Yadav caught my attention. His response was not loud, emotional, or defensive. It carried something far more powerful: strategic patience. As a corporate trainer, I believe these moments are not just sports stories. They are leadership lessons. They teach us how top performers handle pressure, poor judgment, and subtle disrespect without losing self-respect. Over 15+ years , I have worked with professionals across industries and leadership levels, and I have seen one truth repeatedly: the people who grow consistently are not always the loudest. They are the ones who know when to pause, when to observe, and when to respond with clarity. That is a lesson I often share as Avinash Chate , a TEDx speaker and author of The Winning Edge . Why strategic patience is a power skill in the workplace Many people misunderstand patience. They think patience means weakness, delay, or avoidance. I see it differently. Strategic patience means emotional control with awareness. It means you do not let another person’s behaviour decide your response. In the workplace, this matters deeply. Sometimes your manager overlooks your effort. Sometimes a colleague presents your idea as their own. Sometimes leadership sends mixed signals. Sometimes recognition goes to the visible person, not the valuable one. In these moments, impulsive reactions may satisfy the ego, but they rarely build long-term credibility. Strategic patience gives you an edge. It allows you to read the situation fully. It helps you separate emotion from action. It protects your dignity while preserving your influence. I have seen this in leadership workshops with teams from organizations such as ADS Technologies . The highest-performing professionals are not those who react to every provocation. They are those who understand timing. They know that a calm and well-framed response can carry far more authority than an angry outburst. You do not need to win every moment. You need to win trust, respect, and long-term credibility. The PAUSE method: A practical response to workplace politics When people ask me how to handle credit theft, unfair comments, or poor leadership behaviour, I often recommend a simple approach: the PAUSE method. It is practical, powerful, and easy to remember. P – Pause before reacting…
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By Avinash Chate — Maharashtra’s #1 Corporate Trainer & Motivational Speaker. Published 2026-04-19.