
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…
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.…
Listening is critical. Here is my story. Marriage Jyothi and I got married in 1988. Ours was an arranged marriage and Jyothi had stepped into a new joint family. For…
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