“Information overload” a term popularized by Alvin Toffler in his bestselling 1970 book “Future Shock”; 40 years ago has taken new gargantuan proportions with the advent of web 2.0 technologies. Today no longer is information creation limited to a few but has become the arena of the many. While information is exploding, the capacity of …
Throughout history all cultures have used the power of storytelling to instruct, inspire, caution etc. As young children we have sat rapt on our mother’s knee as she shared stories with us. Because of this familiarity we sometimes overlook the fact that stories / tales or narratives are very powerful and sophisticated means of #learning. …
A few years ago, I was visiting Pune with my family and so we decided to take a day trip to Lonavala. During the rains the small hillocks have tiny streams flowing down almost everywhere and the sight is exquisite. A little before Lonavala, we saw the Celebrity Wax Museum and decided to visit it. …
Over Chai and Paranthas at “Not Just Parantha’s”, a couple of us classmates from MICA discussed success and what it means to be successful in the midst of queries about families, jobs, countries toured, portfolio’s handled and investing in startups. When you have professionals who are on top of their careers, who have worked across …
Use Twitter to learn? I was amazed when I encountered that suggestion 5 years ago. Till then, I assumed twitter was used by those who had nothing better to do than advertise what they were currently doing. I looked down on it and its proponents. However the suggestion came from a very learned person, so …
Yesterday (22.7.15) I was conducting a Creative Problem Solving workshop for a client. How can you have a session on creativity without discussing Alex Osborne’s #brainstorming technique? So I launched into the same, sharing the cardinal rules of brainstorming: No criticism or debate. Criticism will just stem the flow of ideas. Quantity is more important …
Have you ever been in a situation where a young child is running after a ball and onto a road? You are yelling at him/her to stop but the child continues not realizing. Why is that? The ball is creating enough distraction for the child that what you are saying is overlooked. We live in …
Today I had the opportunity to meet and mentor a young professional who was very eager to grow in the #training field. He had got in touch with me to get certified in Extended DISC last year and we had been in touch since. He has spent 9 years in HR in a generalist profile and …
It doesn’t matter if you like leading or are a lousy leader, you are probably leading something or the other right now, whether it is a family, business, community, team etc. We all are in a position to shape someone’s thoughts, dreams, aspirations and beliefs. The only difference is how many people we influence. According …
All of us are selling. Some of us just don’t know it. This is especially true for people in the L&D fraternity who look at selling with disdain. Amazingly even some sales trainers have the same attitude. However, for those of us who bring home the bacon based on how we sell i.e. Sales Professionals …
