During my coaching sessions, I often hear my clients complain about their managers. While this is their reality and I do empathise with them, these grievances and moans are often driven by emotions and not backed by data. This is exactly how biases arise. Rather than targeting an individual, one should focus on the transaction …
Predictive analytics in succession planning A true leader must ensure that he has a successor & must be dispensable in his role. In my journey as a leader, I have often seen that succession planning is a very sensitive subject. The best of leaders have struggled with this. Often insecurities, lack of self-confidence, fear of …
March tends to be the month when a lot of attention is suddenly given to women empowerment due to March 8th being celebrated as International Women’s day world over. I truly believe this is an issue beyond just March of every year and needs more attention. If India has to reach its true potential in …
Learnings from 2020 and what could define the next decade Just think of a time in your office, when your leader walked into the office and past your cubicle. I am sure you experienced some emotion. The emotions could have varied from inspiration, excitement, anxiety, fear and anger to something as negative as disgust even. …
Documenting the good times When we stepped into 2020, little did we know what awaited us. Be it living life virtually, wearing masks all the time or even staying at home more than necessary…we’ve done it all! Particularly for me, this year seemed to drag for an exceedingly long time as I am used to …
5 Tips on effective task management One of the most difficult evolutions for any leader is the shift from ‘doing’ to ‘leading’. As a leader’s responsibilities become more complex, what differentiates an effective leader from an ineffective one is the ability to manage the tasks at hand. End of the day, it is not what you ‘say’ but …
5 Key focus areas for strong Leaders… An organization is only as strong as its leadership. However, most leaders have a large number of things on their plate each day and often only deal with their people on a transactional basis. This needs to change. Leaders are on a stage every day and are role …
Make the most of your learning expedition Behavioural changes absolutely do not happen overnight. I established that in my previous article. Any learning, to have an impact must be sustained, experiential and impactful. At workplaces, rather than telling someone to deal with a problem in a particular manner, you should help them reflect, find their …
“Do people really change?” “What is the effective way to bring about changes in behavioural patterns?” “Do training programs really help with behavioural changes?” These are questions that are discussed and debated all the time. There are viewpoints that are often diverse. Let us try and understand this aspect more. Judging from recent times, it …
With the world going virtual in the last few months, creating a training strategy that suits the time has become a necessity now. Learning and Development teams all over have now moved the in-class instructor-led training (ILT) programs into a ‘virtual’ classroom and now it is time to deliver. Creating a successful training program is …