This is your first job after college. After weeks (or months) of training, you are given an assignment that feels real.You are putting in your best efforts. Long hours. Careful planning.And somewhere inside, you want your manager to notice - to feel that you are doing well.One day, your manager gives feedback: points out what’s not … Continue reading Dealing with negative feedback
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Stop the chatter
You’re new to the organisation. Still learning the culture. Still figuring out people. One day, you join a Zoom meeting 10 minutes late.Your earlier meeting ran over. You were hungry, so you grabbed a sandwich before logging in. As you join, a senior colleague smiles and says: “Welcome, welcome… glad you could join our meeting. … Continue reading Stop the chatter
Fall like a baby
Guess how many times a toddler falls in an hour while learning to walk? Studies indicate an average of 17 times per hour. Over time, this might add up to 1000’s of falls before the toddler’s walk becomes stable. When a toddler falls, she gets up, takes a few more steps and falls again… Yet, … Continue reading Fall like a baby
The dragonfly moment
It was a warm, sun drenched winter afternoon. The garden outside was bursting with colour. I curled up near the bay window with a book in my hand.Soon, a buzzing sound broke my focus. A dragonfly was trapped inside the room. It was desperately trying to escape through the glass window. It flew toward the … Continue reading The dragonfly moment
Small steps…
"I don’t get to exercise much..." I thought one day. “On average I manage to go for a walk about 2.5 kilometres in 35 minutes, four times a week.” “Is it enough? Shouldn’t I be doing more?” I was almost self-deprecating, when I realized how wrong I was. I did a quick math. My little … Continue reading Small steps…
Pause…
Ever noticed what a butterfly does when it rains?It finds a safe spot—tucked behind a leaf, beneath a flower, under a branch—and wait it out. Once the skies clear, it takes off again—graceful and alive.In our work and lives, we all go through unexpected storms: a failed project, an unexpected lay-off, illness, a personal setback … Continue reading Pause…
The Secret to Doing More
Before we dive in, here’s a quick challenge—without paying attention to your breath, answer this: do we pause between inhale and exhale? Now, observe your breath: Do you feel that tiny pause before you inhale? And brief stillness before you exhale? This pause is life’s natural rhythm. Even breathing isn’t a nonstop sprint; it flows … Continue reading The Secret to Doing More
Growth mind-set in action
It happened more than two decades ago, but I vividly remember the emotions: sense of failure and melancholy.I was facilitating a session on Key Account Management for the first time. I had prepared for it for days. By lunch, the participants were walking out of the room! They found the session extremely boring. My manager … Continue reading Growth mind-set in action
Who is your best competitor?
Who is you best competitor? Spoiler alert – its closer than you imagineAs I went for my morning walk today, I started comparing my pace with others. “Oh, that elderly man has moved ahead of me, am I slower than him? Really?”Few minutes later, I caught myself… I was astounded… I was competing for something totally … Continue reading Who is your best competitor?
Reinventing our Careers
Few centuries back, careers used to run in families. A famer’s child would mostly take up farming, an artisan’s children would take up the profession, so would an apothecary’s progeny. This changed with access to higher education, industrialisation, and faster, easier modes of travel. People started going into professions different from that of their parents. … Continue reading Reinventing our Careers
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