In recent weeks, the picturesque district of Wayanad in Kerala has been struck by devastating landslides, which have caused extensive damage and loss of life. According to a recent report by The New Indian Express titled “Wayanad tragedy: Landslides natural.. can’t prevent them but impact can be minimised”, the disaster has underscored the urgent need…
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Leadership Development – Should it be about others or about you?
Recently I was running a leadership development program for a group of branch managers of a public sector bank. Repeated requests to turn off or put their cell phones on silent fell on deaf ears. As the session progressed one the issues that quite a few participants voiced was that it was hard to handle…
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Shifting Mindsets
“If you don’t like something change it; if you can’t change it, change the way you think about it.” – Mary Engelbreit The story goes that many years ago two young boys went to spend their summers at their grandparents’ farm. Every morning the two boys would set out to explore the farm with their…
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Empathy – A necessary trait
I heard a story yesterday that I wanted to share with the world. A group of salesmen were returning home after finalizing a multi-million dollar deal. The negotiations took longer than expected and they reached the airport without much time to spare. They grabbed their luggage and raced through the doors of the airport. In…
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