(Excerpt from my upcoming book “Taming the Dragon: Transforming Culture for Success”) “These are deep waters, Watson, deep waters. And I have to go deeper still” – Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes) In my engagement with organisations over the last…
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(Excerpt from my upcoming book “The Invisible Force: Shaping Culture for Success”) “Culture is simply a shared way of doing something with passion” – Brian Chesky When I was young, there were certain rules which were strictly implemented at home.…
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“Be the change you want to see in the world” – Mahatma Gandhi There is an interesting parable of a city man who goes in search of a wise old man who lives at the top of a mountain. As…
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The whole world is getting locked down due to the Coronavirus. Families are forced to stay within the walls of their homes for long periods of time. But thanks to the internet and the online options for entertainment, everyone can…
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“All social interactions require some loss of freedom” – Erol Ozan “We do not meet up any more!”…. One of my friends was talking about a group of acquaintances who had come together to start a music band. They worked…
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Do we really ask questions when we are talking to someone? If yes, why do we ask questions? Is it to get more information? Or is it to take the conversation forward? Maybe just to give an impression that we…
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The other day I was talking to a friend whose daughter was struggling at school and barely passing the tests. She would skip tests, spend time with friends, ignore her parents advise and not seem bothered. My friend was busy…
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Having just completed a certification in hypnotherapy, I was talking about it with a friend who listened patiently to me for some time before commenting “Isn’t it something to do with black magic?” His innocent remark prompted me to pen…
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‘Change is the only constant… Certainty is a myth’ – Unknown Look back at the last 24 hours of your life. How much of it turned out exactly as you had predicted? Were there unexpected things that cropped up? Changed…
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“We can change Culture if we change Behaviour” – Dr. Aubrey Daniels Recently, I was working on a Culture Transformation project with a large client. The objective was to build an ‘Innovation’ Culture, which was critical to succeed in the…
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