Posted on May 7, 2020

Adaptive Leadership concepts, first developed by Ronald A. Heifetz, have been a big influencer in my approach to leadership development and executive coaching for more than a decade now. Given the complexity of the challenges we face daily, …

Posted on January 22, 2020

I am drawn to conceptual thinking, ideation, innovation AND I am motivated by actions, practicality and simplicity which is quite difficult to experience under one umbrella.

Fortunately, Polarity Management certification did just that for …

Posted on December 4, 2019

Seattle TEDx event gave me so much to think about. Speaker Chris Jordan - photographer and filmmaker - talked about how he consciously chose to focus on beauty to be in full capacity to deal with challenges.

With great power and …

Posted on December 10, 2019

Last week, I shared what inspired me from recent TEDx Seattle event around shifting your mind. This week, I will share one more takeaway from the event that resonated with me.

The theme was SHIFT and speakers shared their inspiring …

Posted on August 6, 2019

On a train from Monte Carlo to Genova, I was looking at the houses near the train tracks and wondered about how residents in these areas are able to sleep and work so close to the roaring sound. As I was concluding that it would be …

Posted on June 6, 2019

Recently I ran a simulation at a workshop and despite completing the task at hand nobody in the group felt a sense of accomplishment. When we debriefed, it turned out that some found the activity meaningless, some thought the way they …

Posted on June 27, 2019

I recently facilitated a retreat that turned out to be very rewarding because it did not go as planned. Let me explain.

I was leading a retreat for a management team of eight. We had prepared the agenda, selected the location, created the …

Posted on May 23, 2019

I have always been fascinated by the notion of success. How many of us are really clear about what success means? How deliberate are we about the success we pursue? Are we creating success or are we chasing it?

Typically at some point in our …

Posted on September 6, 2018

When my son wanted to see Jacksepticeye, a famous YouTuber, who was in town for a show I did not know what to expect. I knew he was funny and he had a YouTube channel where he played games daily. That was it.

So, when the opportunity …

Posted on September 6, 2017

One of the phrases I often hear is “I gave myself permission for….”.

Interestingly, it is typically used as a sign of personal empowerment.

"I know I deserve some “me” time, so I gave myself permission to take the Sunday morning off and …

Posted on December 12, 2017

Interviews…client discussions…customer presentations…executive briefings…

Think about how you prepare for these?

What do I say? How do I present?

My experiences, my success stories, my thoughts, my views, my ideas….

Me…me…me..

I work with a …