Learning from my recent visit to forest continues….
Here’s the picture of a tree enveloped by a strangler vine. A strangler vine, while starting as small plant in the beginning, quickly envelops large trees, sucks up the nutrients and eventually causes the death of the host tree.
I have seen several strangler vines and trees in various stages of dying in my past visits. This time as I passed these trees, my mind wandered….
“Is anything strangling me – stopping me from achieving my potential, what I can do? Am destined to do?”
Is it my fear? Anxieties? Worries?
What’s their source?
Is there a way to nip them in the bud before they start engulfing me?
I realized that we could extend this to teams, functions and even organizations….
“A small behavior or mindset has the potential to become a strangler vine, destroying the culture and eventually bringing the downfall”
Unlike forests, many of the strangler vines are within us – be it at personal, team or organizational level.
How open are we to identify the strangler vines and have the courage to nip them in the bud!
At the outset, I would like to thank you for stopping by my Blog.
I believe that there is nothing right or wrong in this world. What’s right in this moment and context may be wrong in another moment and context. This belief has inspired me to name my blog ‘Perspectives’.
Perspectives is a platform for me to share my experiences, thoughts and perspectives on various subjects. You may have a different point of view. I look forward to hearing them, these are the triggers for rich and deep conversations.
On personal front, I live in Mumbai, India. I love to read; Somerset Maugham and Nevil Shute are my favorite authors. My favorite books are The Razor’s Edge, Mrs. Craddock, Chequer Board and Gone with the Wind. I am thankful to my father who inculcated the habit of reading in me early on.
I am also passionate about traveling, I have been to most parts of India and to several countries across the globe.
On professional front, I work in Human Resources function. Over two and half decades, I have worked across multiple industries and cultures. I focus on Leadership Development, Talent Management, Visioning and Culture, Large-scale change, Employee Listening & Engagement, Employee Well-being, Inclusive work culture, HR effectiveness, Behavior and Mind-set shifts through sustained interventions
I currently lead Organization Effectiveness Function for Aditya Birla Group, a $44.3 billion conglomerate with 120000 employees across 35 countries.
I sincerely hope that you will enjoy reading my blog. I look forward to your thoughts and suggestions.
Thank you!
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