The urgent need for patience

The urgent need for patience

The impatient executive Imagine this conversation between a Coach and his client, a hugely successful but impatient executive. “Hi Raj, do you see the 360 feedback. Every respondent is pointing out […]

What keeps the HR folks motivated?

What keeps the HR folks motivated?

The song Chingaree Koee bhadake sung by Kishore Kumar for the film Amar Prem raises some philosophical questions.  I find one particular verse very significant: duniya jo pyaasa rakhe to madiraa pyaas bujhaa’e (If the […]

Leadership councils in a digital world

Leadership councils in a digital world

Every organisation of some standing has some form of a shared leadership platform or forum. These forums are called management committees or executive councils or leadership councils or executive committees. […]

Exec. Coaching in India, the right time

Exec. Coaching in India, the right time

As more and more individuals contemplate becoming a coach and more and more contemplate opening institutions to train coaches and others contemplate building a coaching based leadership development or personal […]

Applied Self-awarneness

Applied Self-awarneness

Our first brush with enhanced self-awareness through feedback was perhaps in school when our teachers wrote something about us in our progress reports or our friends wrote something about us […]