Building Competence

 Look -> See -> Notice -> Identify / analyze -> Comprehend -> Apply as required

Excelling in only one of these doesn't guarantee success.  Excelling in all is quite impossible. Yet, success will not happen without these #competencies - no matter if you are a junior employee or a senior leader, and no matter the function and industry you work in.

What are you great at? Where would you like to get better?

Working with a strengths coach is more effective that going at it alone. Let's have a discussion - Leave me a message here or call on +919820155778.

Workshop work - Influencing Mindshift

The world moves with conversations and decisions.  Some of these decisions happen with internal conversations with oneself, some with external conversations i.e. with other people.  (Pic Courtesy - pexels-isaquepereira-394377)

Making a decision or getting people to decide involves change - which is easier said that done.  Most of the time, people hate change because change is hard, because even though the change is in their best interests, they love their comfort zone more, among other reasons for loving or hating people, things, directions (sometimes based on conscious or unconscious biases).  

As most people are aware, convincing someone to change their minds is not as easy as it sounds, and takes lots of time and effort. You have to carefully craft your message. Why? 

You don't want to come across as pushy and dominating

Whether as a leader or a parent,  people do use their own minds (in ways you haven't fully considered or predicted), so you have to plan to predict and how to manage the objections that inevitability come up.

All of this mostly increases your blood pressure before providing a modicum of tangible results.

Because of these factors, I consider convincing or influencing to be the most superior form of communication.  

In organization's speed is of the essence, hence I put together a workshop that consisted of exercises and activities including roleplays, around Robert Cialdini's Principles of Influence, Levers of Change by Howard Gardner, and Nudge by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein, and spent some time around building a growth mindset (change is easier when you can influence that in others). 

I used a mix of reflective activities, facilitator-led discussions, personally designed facilitation processes and group discussions to enable participants to arrive at a deeper understanding of influence and mindset.

Here's some pics of the action including participant's insights and actions of this workshop titled "Influencing Mindshift" that I conducted for leaders of a consulting organization:

Deep Dive Into Influencing

Participants' Insights

Action Planning

Want to know more about the session, or want to run this for your organization or team, let's talk - call on +919820155778.

The Books I read in 2025

 Here's what I did in the world of reading in 2025.

As usual, it's a mix of both fiction and non-fiction.  I'd say the most intriguing books for me in the fiction category are "Snow Crash" and "Three Body Problem".

In non fiction, I found "Open Space Technology", "The Choice Factory", "Dialogue" and "The Misfit's Manifesto" extremely powerful, and definitely recommended for those in the space of leadership and learning.

Click here to know which books I read, and the reviews I have left

Happy New Year 2026

 

My wish for your New 2026 for you and your loved ones

Generative AI for business Leaders

 

Here's a lucid article on how #leaders can leverage #AI to make a difference to their organization's growth along with the skills of it's people.

From the article - "Leaders who take proactive steps to amplify #humanskills will future-proof their workforce, unlock new levels of innovation, engagement, and competitive advantage, and ensure that AI enhances, rather than replaces, their greatest asset: people."

Click here to read the article.

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Christmas Greetings 2025

 

Learnings from Stress Management Training

 The next step in the Leadership journey for this client's leaders focused on managing their stress levels.

In the world we currently have, and with AI speeding things up and creating all sorts of FOMO with people at all levels, it's really difficult to control external sources or causes of stress.  With this understanding, I designed a one day workshop that combined aspects such as EQ basics, Time Management, along with tools for 

• Mindful stress management and 
• Journaling for Gratitude 

These would allow participants to manage their own reactions to external situations, and keep their stress levels lower.

Here are pics from the session  that was held in person.

Expectations

Their understanding of "Living In the Present"

Causes of Stress in their context

Learnings that they will action

From the hybrid batch, here's what came up for the participants.

I had a wonderful time doing the sessions.  Do get in touch on+91+9820155778 if you would like me to conduct similar workshops for your organization.