A Structured approach to a Coaching engagement not only allows for the Leader/Coachee to think through and prepare for getting the best advantage from a Coaching intervention, it also allows for key stakeholders to participate and provide their inputs into the process. In addition, both the Coach and the Coachee (including the Sponsor) can objectively measure progress or make courseRead more

After having worked with a broad spectrum of corporates/organizations and hundreds of individuals, the authors have had our share of successful and botched coaching engagements, especially when the Coachee/Leaders are sponsored by their organizations. Based on this experience, here are some elements that we believe will help organizations build effective Coaching Programmes: Leaders/Coachees who get the most out of aRead more

Leaders excel because they are more than doers, they are thinkers. So, while we are all caught in the Busyness of Doing, I urge you to start to Think about Thinking. Data indicates increased productivity by 80% over the last few years, but of course it comes at a price, the price is we sacrifice our time to think. InRead more

Aliveni Enthu Chaivvuu…the music from a dance recital wafted by – “dear friend, oh beautiful one, what do I do”. Music lingers and ignites My bestie seeks … compelling me now to find out why her beloved hasn’t arrived yet, sharing her longing, her fears. In another instant she chides me for not talking to her, frowns at me, someRead more

Yesterday I had a fight with someone on the road, I was furious with my boss, I fought with my colleague at work over a decision. I said to myself, ‘ ouch, watch out !’. Reflecting on them one by one later in the day, my wise self told me, “the situations were external situations, just external”. Yes, it wasRead more

Cradled in the valleys of Silchar, Assam, beside the brown thick meandering river Barrak, laden heavy with silt, the Cacher Cancer Hospital makes a statement. Truly one of its kind, we discovered. The airport boasts of only 2 flights a day and then it shuts down. Ours was the last flight in. We travelled 30 kms from the airport onRead more

from the Unknown came a force swept away…the journey began I travelled along with a ticket to… I knew not where Milestones passed some marked by exhilaration, some by confusion at one such I stopped stepped aside to begin a journey of my own seeking meaning…seeking self a search both tumultous and unravelling discovering through chaos some clarity I metRead more

Each to his own, clearing my cupboard is mine. As I sit before its open doors, I stare at the contents all piled one over the other, if I pulled one, all would come tumbling, so I simply sit and stare at it for a while. Then I take the plunge, lifting one file after the other and that meantRead more

Yet we fear to pause. Why? Why do we fear the silence, the quiet? Sit quietly and your mind is the busiest. A million thoughts churned within and we are pulled in all directions, each thought battling the other for mind’s attention. Is it the fear that we have to deal with them that we avoid the quiet? Shh.. butRead more