Have you ever had a manager who would come into the office and in no time create frantic activity around the office to solve a problem which later seemed minuscule or irrelevant? Have you sat in a presentation where the speaker was visibly nervous and it made you feel uneasy or nervous too? Or have […]
Sheryl Sandberg, the famous COO of Facebook has written an insightful book called ‘Lean in’ which talks at length about the challenges faced by women in industry to achieve influencing skills and presence. Our biggest enemy when it comes to this is ourselves, but fortunately that also means that we can do something to change it. We are all shaped […]
Coaching is the new buzz word that everyone is talking about in business, but what is coaching and what is the difference between coaching and mentoring, two terms which seem to be used interchangeably and how can you use them to further your career? Mentoring is an ongoing process with a peer or manager at […]
The Dalai Lama famously said: ‘When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But when you listen you may learn something new’. It sounds easy, but listening properly is really difficult. It requires total focus on the person you are listening to and being completely open to all the signals that their […]