Persuasion is not to be seen as tricking or forcing other people to your point of view, it is to be seen as understanding what engages and opens other people up to new ideas and insights.In FocusHow do you define persuasion? How does engagement

Why you must build bridges with your boss?

Feb 9th, 2023 11m 1s

Many middle managers make the mistake of relying too much on their job performance, consequently leave too much to chance and fail to effectively manage their careers.In FocusAre modesty and quiet work not virtues in the corporate world?But doe

Why do you feel dissonance despite having career success?

Jan 26th, 2023 11m 31s

Recent research on people’s life satisfaction by social scientists suggests, that in general, life satisfaction follows a “U” shape. It starts at the upper range in youth, bottoms out in 40s, and then picks up again in older age. In FocusWhy do

Is your manager undermining you?

Jan 11th, 2023 11m 39s

Bad managers are the top cause of unhappiness in the workplace. According to a survey by an HR consulting firm, more than 50% employees leave their jobs to get away from a bad boss. Everyone who’s had a bad manager knows what it can do to your

How to overcome distraction and regain focus at work?

Dec 29th, 2022 10m 11s

Is multitasking a strength? Are human beings good at it? Or is this a delusion that majority of us have fallen for?In Focus:Where do we start in this distracted world to regain focus?How can you slow down in a world which takes pride in speed?W

Making and keeping new year's resolutions!

Dec 16th, 2022 11m 53s

There is usually a lot of optimism this time of the year as the world slows down and people get time to reflect about what actually matters. Amid this hope what resolutions are people making for the new year and how to keep them.In Focus:Many p

Why is our attention span decreasing?

Nov 26th, 2022 11m 24s

A study by Professor Michael Posner at the University of Oregon found that if you are focusing on something and you get interrupted, on average it will take twenty-three minutes for you to get back to the same state of focus. Another study of o

Why candor in organizations so important?

Feb 1st, 2021 14m 2s

Candor is not just about telling the truth. It requires openness, sincerity and some degree of vulnerability. Lack of candor is not just remaining silent, it’s deceit by omission, which means that an element of honesty and truth is intentionall

Why many of us give up new year's resolutions?

Jan 9th, 2021 13m 5s

IN FOCUS: Many people set personal and professional goals this time of year. Why choose new year to set resolutions?New year’s resolutions can be as fleeting as fireworks, one study found that about 25% give up after 2 weeks and only about 12

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Is critical feedback important for high-performance?

Jan 1st, 2021 6m 50s

POINT OF VIEW: There seems to be a belief among managers that critical feedback is essential to push out complacency and drive performance in employees. But behind this belief we may be overlooking a fundamental question “Should manager

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Can human beings be reliable raters of other human beings?

Dec 28th, 2020 8m 35s

POINT OF VIEW: 360-degree reviews are well entrenched in performance review systems of companies, then why the skepticism around their utility? Does our evaluation of others tainted by our own understanding of abstract qualities like "asse

Do feedback reviews help employees perform at their best?

Dec 21st, 2020 13m 8s

IN FOCUS: What is the issue with feedback reviews? Isn’t it that we humans crave feedback? If feedback is perceived as a threat, how do managers point to employees when they are not performing well? And push them to do better? Won’t empl

Why leaders need to be mindful how they are treating employees?

Nov 24th, 2020 16m 49s

IN FOCUS: What is workplace incivility? And what kinds of behaviors in the workplace can be seen as uncivil?Why is workplace incivility so prevalent?If leaders know that treating employees with respect is critical, why is then they struggle

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How to handle our inner critic?

Oct 14th, 2020 9m 49s

POINT OF VIEW: Many successful executives get worn down with putting on a mask of confidence while burdened with internal feelings of incompetence. How can they navigate this duality?The inner critic in high achieving executives can be quite

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Better things happen when we view ourselves as work in progress

Oct 7th, 2020 6m 41s

POINT OF VIEW: What can one do to alleviate the negative effects of Impostor syndrome?How can people with Impostor Syndrome, overcome intense performance pressure, they build on themselves? Related Episodes: #9: The Pitfalls of Impostor S

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Reprogramming our internal compass to overcome impostor syndrome

Sep 26th, 2020 6m 23s

POINT OF VIEW: Learning Vs. Performance MindsetIdentifying consequences through series of “what” questionsReframing and correcting negativity bias – simple techniques to overcome impostureRelated Episodes:#14: Better Things Happen When We Vie

How to overcome impostor syndrome?

Sep 25th, 2020 20m 38s

IN FOCUS: What can one do to alleviate the negative effects of Impostor syndrome?How can people with Impostor Syndrome, overcome intense performance pressure, they build on themselves?How can one program his or her internal compass to overcom

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How do leaders with impostor syndrome impact their organizations?

Sep 23rd, 2020 11m 2s

POINT OF VIEW: Does perfectionism play a role in Impostor Syndrome?The underlying traits that researchers connect with Impostor syndrome; perfectionism and Neuroticism; seem to be a dangerous combo. You seek perfection, but you’re also neurot

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What is Impostor Syndrome? Is it Real?

Sep 22nd, 2020 8m 52s

POINT OF VIEW: What is Imposter Syndrome? Is it real? What are some common thoughts and feelings, exhibited by people who seem to have Imposter Syndrome?Do events and experiences, in an individual’s formative years, have a bearing on developi

The pitfalls of impostor syndrome

Jul 14th, 2020 19m 42s

IN FOCUS: In a survey of senior corporate executives on what are some of their deep-seated fears, researchers found that the biggest fear among these c-suite executives was the fear of being discovered to be incompetent, also known as the “i

Why high-achievement oriented employees do not "speak up" in the work-place?

Jun 20th, 2020 11m 13s

IN FOCUS: Increase in fear of speaking up in the work place is a worrying trend as it may not only hamper innovation, productivity and performance but could also lead to circumstances that may cause more corporate debacles in times to come.

#7: How do we give people facing adversity a button to press?

Jun 8th, 2020 6m

Insight: When people close to us face adversity, how do we give them a button to press? While it seems obvious that friends want to support friends going through a crisis, there are barriers that block us. Host: Vinod Wadhwani is an executive c

#6: Three beliefs that shape resilience in formative years

May 30th, 2020 9m 24s

Insight: Building resilient communities starts by raising resilient children. Building resilience in children depends on the opportunities children have and the relationships they form with parents, caregivers, teachers, and friends. Host: Vino

#5: An uncanny ability to improvise and Finding strength together

May 23rd, 2020 10m 6s

Insight - In this episode, we explore the “mystical ability to improvise and finding strength together”. Find out how this attribute of resilience helped the survivors of the 1972 plane crash in the Andes withstand the gruelling seventy-two day

#4: How making meaning of adversity helps build resilience

May 15th, 2020 5m 50s

Insight – An important building block that makes resilience, is the propensity to make meaning of adversity. Research suggests, that resilient people do not see themselves as victims of circumstances, but devise constructs about their suffering