
From My Coaching Archives – Parental Control!
Here is yet another anecdote from my Coaching archives. This one is on the impact of ‘parental control’ on an adult. I was coaching Deepika (name changed), a professional in…
Here is yet another anecdote from my Coaching archives. This one is on the impact of ‘parental control’ on an adult. I was coaching Deepika (name changed), a professional in…
Here is yet another anecdote from my Coaching archives. This one is on the impact of ‘feeling hurt’. I was coaching Bala (name changed), a senior IT professional. Feeling hurt…
Here is an anecdote from my Coaching archives. This one is on taking a stand. I was coaching Prasad (name changed), a very senior professional. Among the many items that…
My Quote #293 says, ‘Many a time, restraint requires more courage.’ I am coaching a senior professional who is serving his Notice Period with his existing employer. He is getting…
‘Let a night pass!’ Tried and tested strategy Many a time, when my team members at work used to bring up a seemingly intractable issue – often of a personal…
How to handle a differing viewpoint? Li Wenliang Li Wenliang was a Chinese ophthalmologist. A physician at Wuhan Central Hospital, Li warned his colleagues in December 2019 about a possible…
Differences should not turn into disputes. I was reading this article (extract below) in The Times of India this week and was struck by the heading, ‘Differences should not turn…
You see a wall, I see a door. Let’s talk! Several years ago, Rajeev (name changed) met me one day, a little puzzled. I was working in one of the…
Recently, I met a friend after several years. Ours has been a time-tested relationship. As we got talking, I realized that he was quite frustrated with his 25-year old son.…
While leading a team, I happened to spot a serious conflict between two peers. Both of them were very good at their work but were constantly bitching about each other.…
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