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Don’t hide behind that email!
Don’t hide behind that email! Personal touch When it comes to one-on-one communication, I used to recommend to my team to go by the following order of preference: Face to…
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InsightsDoes loyalty generate disrespect?
Does loyalty generate disrespect? The title seems a little bizarre, doesn’t it? Attrition of a loyal client I was participating in a Leadership meeting of a midsize Financial Services organization.…
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InsightsYou see a wall, I see a door. Let’s talk!
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…
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InsightsYour frontline employee is more critical than your CEO
Your frontline employee is more critical than your CEO. Recently, I had booked a hotel room for one night on my travel to another city through one of those hotel…
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InsightsAre you hopeful or delusional?
Are you hopeful or delusional? Coaching an entrepreneur I was coaching a for-profit start-up founder who had just embarked on his journey. He had a solution that would have benefitted…
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InsightsA Project Manager could kill a project
A Project Manager could kill a project. A couple of years ago, I was consulting for a for-profit start-up that had a potentially powerful project going. This project had the…
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InsightsNo negative thoughts, please!
No negative thoughts, please! I have been coaching a professional who seems to be processing a lot of negative thoughts. As a result, this is leading to self-doubt, low self-esteem,…
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SightsPostcard from Uttarakhand – 3: the magic of Mayavati
Continued from ‘Postcard from Uttarakhand – 2’… Geography steeped in history The Mayavati Advaita Ashrama has a long history. When Swami Vivekananda was in London on his way back…
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SightsPostcard from Uttarakhand – 2
Continued from ‘Postcard from Uttarakhand – 1’… I settled down on one of the concrete benches on Platform no. 11. I noticed how clean the platform was – a very…
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SightsPostcard from Uttarakhand – 1
I am on a visit to the hills for a Retreat. The Retreat is in a place called Mayavati in Uttarakhand. I flew to New Delhi from Bangalore by a…
