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The perils of online training and why vision matters
Online training The purpose of any training program - online or offline - should be profit. When a company talks about skills development through training, the company ideally wants that an employee uses the concepts and practical aspects covered in the training at work. However, the executives interviewed (as mentioned in this report) have a different story to tell. Exponential Advisory interviewed 50 executives across industries such as retail, banking and finance, IT, cons
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Dec 29, 20254 min read
Why Vision Matters? - Case Study 1/1
This is the first in the series of case studies, "Why Vision matters and what it can do with a systems approach". This series of case studies will be based on my experience and the surveys of various corporates our team has been taking for the past 21 years. A well-known bank boasts of its customer service. They call us for feedback, followed by a link to know the customer satisfaction. Why are they doing this when I experience that when I enter the bank is which cannot be ev
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Dec 9, 20252 min read
Need Vision for Meetings
I call the HR from a corporate. The gatekeepers (secretaries/receptionists) as they are called tell me that they are in meetings. Meetings, meetings, and meetings, team meetings, team lunches, and team games. I was a part of such meetings too. Eventually, I got frustrated. I never knew what role I was playing. Status of Meetings: General agenda, arguments, blame game, discussion (not fruitful), not calculating ROI of meeting time, tea, coffee, and snacks are part of the mee
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Nov 22, 20252 min read
Do you have the vision?
Corporations have big ‘Vision’ and the only time it is covered is the induction. Else it is limited to be displayed on notice boards and...
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Sep 4, 20251 min read
Is AI here to stay?
With AI and ChatGPT intoxicating our minds, it is sure to stay. Regrettably, this trend has led to job losses, as corporations...
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Aug 13, 20251 min read
Systems change for OD
Namaste, In our systems change workshop for Organizational development interventions, we instill ‘habits and actions’ that assist...
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Jul 30, 20252 min read


Superman the leader
Namaste It is amazing to see how superheroes are homegrown leaders. In our workshops and training, we use case studies of key learning...
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Jul 23, 20252 min read


Bookmarks for the book...
Namaste, I am grateful to all for the overwhelming response to my book, "Buddha Vacana." Corporate employees love it and have queries...
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Apr 25, 20251 min read


Buddha Vacana - How it is turnaround
Namaste, I have been a management professional for the past 27 years. I was so immersed in reading management books/ journals, what...
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Apr 3, 20251 min read


How we don't put our talk into action - appraisal season
Namaste, In corporate, bosses promise bonuses (orally) for work done/ targets achieved. Nothing is given in writing. They like to keep...
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Mar 26, 20251 min read


Networking - Sales people are you listening?
"If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a...
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Feb 14, 20251 min read
It is all about the choices - Leadership coaching
In my leadership programs, leaders have this common question - How do we know that the choices that we are making are right or wrong? My...
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Oct 22, 20241 min read
Mindfulness
Namaste, I have been in the field of HR, training, evaluation and measurement, vision, idea generation, and mindfulness. With more and...
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Oct 14, 20241 min read
Quality of life
Namaste 'Quality of life Workshops', yes that is what the corporates call it. When the L&D team approaches us for such workshops, it is a...
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Aug 30, 20241 min read
Relationships in Corporates
Namaste CEOs and departmental heads approach me to work on relationships between employees in the organizations. This has no shortcuts....
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Aug 29, 20241 min read
Managing Conflicts
Many clients approach me in the area of Conflict Management. To resolve conflicts and have harmonious relationships. My take... Conflicts...
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Aug 26, 20241 min read
Training certifications, to take or not to take?
There are a lot of people who approach me to take my view on the range of certifications available online or offline. My take is the...
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Aug 22, 20242 min read


Goal Setting - OKRA
A Goal Setting Session for the Students of MET PGDM batch. The session was full of activities. The students created a vision board at...
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Jul 15, 20241 min read


Vision Board
In my training programs of self-learning and visioning, we use various art therapy techniques. The vision board below describes a tool to...
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Jun 13, 20241 min read
Diversity and inclusion
Even though things are changing in India and India is advancing in the gender revolution with companies recognizing the diversity and...
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May 21, 20241 min read
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