The Infinite Game & daily leadership
I’ve become a bit obsessed with the original Infinite Game concept, first introduced by James P. Carse in his book Finite and Infinite Games (now, of course, popularized by Simon Sinek). Lately, I’ve been finding ways to apply this idea to various parts of my personal and work life, from […]
The Ultimate Tribute to Teachers This Teacher’s Day? A Promise to Keep Learning
What’s the ultimate tribute you can give to all your teachers, coaches, and mentors this Teacher’s Day? Is it a fancy card with gold-embossed lettering? Perhaps a heartfelt post on social media that gets a few dozen likes? While those are nice gestures, I’m thinking of something more enduring: a […]
Navigating the Workforce Revolution: Leveraging L&D for Organizational Growth
Introduction: The Anthem of Dissatisfaction Working all-day Overtime hours for B***S*** pay.” The first rebellious and pain-filled notes of Oliver Anthony’s country song ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ rang out from YouTube in August of last year. It wasn’t long before the song travelled the globe and went viral. Endless […]
Communicating for ‘results’ – The 10 commandments leaders to create impact
If you’re a leader, no matter where you sit in the org structure, how do you get things done? Imagine any day of the week, what is it that you end up doing most of the time at work? Its Communication. With your team, your customers, cross-functional colleagues, and your […]
It’s Nutrition Week, are you Nutri-aware?
In early 2019, my knee pains had gone from bad to worse. My already badgered knees from sports injuries were further stressed with too much long-distance running and were giving up. The funny thing was, that I had stopped running in 2016. The pains didn’t go away, If anything they […]
What Truly MATTERS in Leadership Development: Reflections from the Seashore
As I journeyed back from an intense workshop in Mahabalipuram, on the outskirts of Chennai, I found myself reflecting on the experience and the impact it had on the workshop participants. I pondered what elements from this workshop design I could take with me and incorporate into future workshops. While […]
World Yoga Day
Yoga, often seen as a physical exercise that relaxes our muscles and leaves us feeling good, holds a much deeper significance when we delve into ancient texts. It is a philosophical journey of self-discovery-a way to truly know oneself. Yoga is both a verb and a noun; it is a […]
Being a Leader; not differently challenging from being a Dad. Happy Father’s Day
As I was sitting in the park watching over my 5-year-old daughter my thoughts wandered on how and what role I could play in her development as a strong, sincere, adult who wants to do something significant and meaningful with her life and be a good human being. I realized […]
5 reasons why Empathy is a critical behaviour to work on to be a truly Customer Centric organization.
I am obsessed with the power of empathy and could go on and on about how it enables so many different behaviour competencies that are critical for success for professionals, teams and organizations. ( Leadership, Communication, Collaboration, Negotiations, Conflict resolution…and more. ) But perhaps an area where its impact is […]
In Business, whom do you learn from the most? – A delayed post for #TeachersDay
2 days ago this post would’ve been part of a topical, trending topic and this delay is totally on me. I hope you still find it relevant as learning from teachers is a lifelong journey. So here is a perspective. It was #teachersday and I was looking back at my […]