From the day you are born, you're cared for and nurtured by your parents. You receive an education, learn how to organize your life, and how to become a social participant. You learnt the value of virtues like sharing, giving, and contributing. In the middle of all the learning and growing, there is relatively little room to explore your limitless potential and do things that might help you become the person you secretly dream about being. Instead, you are discouraged from do

How often do you feel the urge to have certain experiences at least once in your life, such as holidaying in the most amazing places on earth, bungee jumping, painting something beautiful, or singing your heart out at karaoke? Each of these experiences involves you feeling something on a deep level, something that can enrich the other parts of your life. From the day you are born, you're cared for and nurtured by your parents. You receive an education, learn how to organize y

Leadership means the ability to influence the behaviour of others to influence the realization of a goal. Leaders are required to have a vision, and to motivate the followers to want to achieve the visions. According to Keith Davis, “Leadership is the ability to persuade others to seek defined objectives enthusiastically. It is the human factor which binds a group together and motivates it towards goals.” It is an interpersonal process It is a group process involving two or m

Being the leader means to serve others, to help them, inspire them and guide them to realise their goals. It’s a privilege to be in a position to provide direction, shaping people’s potential, and guiding them to reach a goal. When you are given the responsibility to lead, you are given a tremendous opportunity to influence many people's lives positively; a responsibility you should never take for granted. #leadership #leadershiptips #leadershipdevelopment #leadershipfirst #c

Is Leadership Really in Crisis? If you’re a regular on social media, especially LinkedIn, I’m sure you have noticed the exponential increase in the number of articles, posts, and promotions about Leadership. From online courses and coaching to guidance and friendly advice, everyone has something to offer on the subject. Suddenly, it looks like Leadership is emerging as a new concept, new philosophy, or a new management tool. A quick fix to every challenge of the New World (Th

One of the initial coaching assignment I signed in 2016 was with a real estate developer. I was assigned 4 middle-level managers from different departments. The assignment was challenging in the sense that this was my first corporate client and the success of it meant a lot. The first two-three sessions went well and I developed a very good rapport with each one of them. Three of them began to find solutions to their challenges and got a quick breakthrough. Seeing the initial

During the initial lock-down period, I received several inquiries on personality development, especially from students and youngsters looking for jobs. Nilesh Patil was one such student, hailing from a small town in Maharashtra, pursuing his post-graduation in Mechanical Engineering. He had an outstanding academic track record and was preparing to enter the already-shrunk job market. He responded to one of my Facebook ads and registered for a three-session online course on Pe

Communication is a process of translating a thought, idea, or emotion into simple and meaningful engagement through an appropriate channel to elicit a desired response from the receiver. Communication is a systematic process with an objective to achieve. It is not just talking, chattering or blabbering in a nonsensical manner. Communication involves expressing (verbally or non-verbally) one’s ideas/opinions to be understood as well as listening, asking and observing to unders

Since the beginning of my career in Training and Development over two decades ago, the most common and frequent training need that people have expressed to me have been Communication and Time Management. A Google search for the word 'communication' brings up more than 241 million results - making it one of the most searched terms in the field of T&D. You will find thousands of videos and online tutorials on everything there is to know and learn about communication. Then, why