An external perspective helps
Many a time, an external perspective helps. I was coaching a middle-aged senior executive. He was extremely upset with how things were going on at work. Obviously, he was going…
Many a time, an external perspective helps. I was coaching a middle-aged senior executive. He was extremely upset with how things were going on at work. Obviously, he was going…
Basha ji, the gardener, who hails from Bagalkot, Karnataka, visits our home every Sunday. Basha ji replaces Gopal about whom I had written rather glowingly in an earlier post. However,…
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.…
For a long time in my life, I had never thought of myself as someone who has a habit of taking risks. We seem to have a larger-than-life notion on the…
While our children are growing up, as concerned parents, we tend to offer them advice. Children do not like to listen to our advice and most don’t heed our advice.…
When we were young, our grandmother used to tell us stories. I recall a particular story very well and can imagine its relevance even today. A monk used to beg…
In the series, ‘True Story’, under Insights, I bring out human stories that will help us pause and reflect, stories that are certain to give us insights. In this edition,…
I recall a coaching conversation with a CEO at a non-profit. The CEO is a passionate individual who is consumed by the Cause and has dedicated her life to it.…
Why are we faking it? I was at one of the outlets of an international coffee chain in Bangalore this week to meet a friend and discuss a new and…
Often in my work, I come across people who lack self-confidence. Baggage of the past Many feel they are not good enough or smart enough like others around them. It…
It's all about perspectives!