International Women’s Day is around the corner and I got two requests from two different companies to speak to their women employees on March 8. One of them invited me saying they were looking for an eminent speaker to motivate their women employees. I felt flattered being tagged as an eminent speaker but turned down […]
Don’t strive to motivate, check what demotivates Read More »
Organisations are launching many initiatives to create a balanced ratio of men and women at the workplace and to increase the number of women managers at the mid and senior levels. While structured initiatives are necessary, it is the interactions at the team level, that affect an individual the most at workplace. These experiences have
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In my last blog, I talked about how my mother taught us to share the mental workload. Here are a few things we have done in our family of four, to share the workload and enlist everyone. Family meetings We hold a family meeting once a week or once a fortnight. During the meeting, the
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Few days ago, I read an article about mental workload women carry which was part of a discussion initiated for the women participants of a programme we conduct at nu-i. The article talked about the immense burden women carry of household tasks along with everything else they do. Both the written word and the graphics
My Mother’s Mantra Read More »
Few days ago an old colleague called and asked for my insights on managing people. He wanted to know what are some do’s and don’ts of successful people management, as he had to lead a panel discussion at a prestigious conference. I wasn’t of much help. Because, I told him there is no such thing
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Over the past few weeks we have been reading about the people who are entering Europe seeking care, food and shelter. The European nations are overwhelmed with this human crisis. This situation has triggered a debate – what to call the people who are arriving by the thousands. Some believe they are refugees- meaning people
What is the language you speak? Read More »
I love Japanese food, and was at a famous Japanese restaurant a few weeks back. The Chef of this restaurant is globally renowned. He has restaurants in and outside Japan. This particular one that I went to, is in a 5 star hotel. It’s cozy and has elegant ambience. This time when I went there
Plastic flowers and a story in culture! Read More »
In the movie pk the protagonist who is an alien named pk, is always trying to make sense of things on planet Earth. He notices anomalies everywhere. On my way out of the movie hall my mind went to many of the contradictions that exist on the Corporate Planet. Behaviours and practices that I have
Can handle millions, but needs approval for a cab charge! Read More »
Every company aims to have an environment where people are energised and motivated to give their best. But when the leadership teams notice a dip in employee engagement they often turn to HR department to come up with a solution. And the usual approach includes, reward schemes, incentive programs, allocating small budgets to project teams
Spirit is unleashed when… Read More »
Today gender diversity is a priority in every company. All CEO’s are concerned about it. It’s a well-known fact that the percentage of women drops dramatically as you go higher in the hierarchy pyramid. In some companies the ratio of women to men at entry level can be as high as 30-40%. But the same
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