A few days back, I saw on Netflix a recent film about North Korea. This was made by a western journalist, who was invited for an ‘official’ visit. He traveled on a ‘planned’ tour, always accompanied by government officials.The film…
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Recently I read an ‘open’ letter supposedly written by a leading Industrialist to his employees, urging them to finish their work during office hours and spend personal time with their families. It was an impactful message on managing our productivity,…
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Let’s look at some interesting statistics for the emerging Indian workforce : By 2020, the average working age in India would be 29 years, with 116 million workforce between 20-25 years of age : These are the ‘Millennials’ who will…
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“When we all think alike, no one thinks very much”- Albert Einstein As a life coach I frequently find my client fighting an ‘enemy’ which could be a group, person, situation, oneself or simply a fear of something. Once during…
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“Only Morality in our actions can give beauty and dignity to our life” – Albert Einstein A leading industrialist has been in the news lately regarding his company’s massive debt to Indian Banks and withholding salary to employees. The story of…
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“I do not ask the wounded person how he feels, I myself become the wounded person” – Walt Whitman, in the poem ‘Song of Myself’ There is a beautiful story of an eight year old child who enters a pet…
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“Listening is being able to be changed by the other person” – Alan Alda Listening seems to be a dying art ! Other than psychiatrists, counselors or coaches, very few have the time, skill or patience to listen. In our daily…
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“The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions” – Leonardo da Vinci I had an interesting experience a few days back. As a coach, I was engaging with a senior corporate leader who very emotionally and emphatically lamented…
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“I never teach my pupils. I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn” – Albert Einstein. The other day, I was talking to a senior Learning and Development (L&D) professional and we were discussing the pros and…
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