Certificate of Appreciation from IAF

 I like helping and I regularly volunteer my time with the International Association of Facilitators (IAF) and other organizations as my schedule permits.

I recently did this for the IAF Asia conference which was held in Hyderabad on 30th Nov, 01st and 2nd Dec 2023.  I was pleasantly surprised to receive this certificate.  

Gratitude to IAF for the opportunity.

Treat People fairly, not equally.

 I think it's very difficult to treat people equally because of their uniqueness. Ask employees how they feel about being rated in the standardized forced ranking #bellcurve.

What do you think?

Tips to Manage Imposter Syndrome in your Self-development Journey

 Interesting read for one's #personaldevelopment to particularly manage #impostersyndrome.

While the points have merit, practically, they are all tough to put into practice in a sustained manner to get effective results.

After all, it's actually about two key things -

• #EmotionalIntelligence i.e. managing our emotions, and
• Managing our #habits.

A strengths coach would particularly be of great support on this journey. Happy to help!

Read the article here

Creating a Feedback Culture

 In this week, what will you do to help promote a #feedbackculture ?

It's no easy task.  It requires patience, to listen, in depth, to accept without acrimony, to respond, not reply.  But it also needs strength to speak up, clarity of thought in order to articulate your message.

How to make Positive Feedback / Praise Effective

As the first #IndiavsEngland cricket test match started in Chennai today, I recalled the recently concluded test series with Australia last month. There were certain things that struck me, some which were covered by others in their own articles. This in particular, was the speech by head coach, Ravi Shastri in the dressing room after the win.  Have a look here:-

Ravi' Shastri's Speech

I think this speech clearly shows a critical element that is missing from organization life viz. praising your team effectively. From naming individuals in particular, to mentioning specific actions to considering the contributions of every person in the contingent, it was masterful. He made the point of telling the team to celebrate.  At no point, did he hurry through the speech.

Have a look, and share your thoughts on
1) What might be incorporated into the corporate world, and
2) How this speech may impact the current test match / series with England.
3) Those with a #strengths perspective, can share what positive areas the Indian team can improve upon.

#strengthsdecoder #strengthscoaching #coaching #teamcoach #powerofpraise #verbalappreciation #appreciationpost