Quite some time back, I was doing team development training for one of the better known MNCs. Based on Belbin analysis, it became apparent that this organization was critically deficient in one of the team roles, and I raised an alarm. I pointed out to HR Head who took me […]
Blog
15 posts
Often people and companies ask us to do some psychometrics. They are at a loss when we ask which one? Then we draw an analogy with pathology. “Just as there are many kinds of blood tests with different objectives and one will not substitute for another, there are different psychometric […]
I had joined HMT watch plant in Nainital in 1989. Amongst many stories, there was one of a production supervisor, who was caught at the security gate at the end of the shift with 11 paisa worth of industrial salt in his front pocket. It was not of his personal […]
One often comes across challenges of coordination not only in interdepartmental settings, but also between field staff and head office staff, leading to misunderstandings, distrust, frustration or at least suboptimal results. Over a period of time, this also becomes a cover for camouflaging one’s own weaknesses and inefficiencies too. Whenever […]
I began my coaching journey a few months back when I decided to learn the right way for professional coaching. While in training, I realised it was not as easy that it sounded to be a coach from typically what we see and learn from great coaching videos. I did […]
Americans and Europeans have contributed substantially to evolution of management thought, theory and concepts. On the other hand, Japan’s contribution is majorly in the area of quality. I also find their concept of workmanship interesting. Japanese say that just as there is a concept of sportsmanship in sports arena denoting […]
On a Sunday afternoon when I was lazing, accidently came across with a video by Simon Sinek which labelled as “CHANGE YOUR FUTURE – Life Changing Motivational Speech”. I started to watch the video and got carried away with it since it had such valuable lessons of life. Simple things […]
Roads and other public landmarks around the world are enough evidences that Mahatma Gandhi is considered one of the most influential world leaders. What was so special about him? Was he really a great leader or did he just happen to be “the right person at the right time” at […]
We keep reading and watch videos on how important it is to have a great LinkedIn profile and what are the methods of having a well written profile description etc. My question and concerns are how often we practice them to our advantage. For past two decades I have been […]
We chose, often unconsciously, wrong and inadequate words in our speech and writing, and expect correct understanding and positive outcomes. Engagement, especially employee engagement, is one such word. We expect team integration and mission fulfillment as an outcome of such ‘engagement initiatives’ costing huge resources in terms of time and […]