Role of Trauma Healing in Leadership Development
It’s Monday morning, and Sheila, a senior executive, walks into her office ready for another week. Her team respects her, her peers admire her, and by all accounts, she’s the epitome of leadership success. Yet, behind her confident exterior, Sheila is wrestling with a hidden struggle—unresolved trauma from her past that continues to shape how […]
Role of Influencers in Inspiring a Sustainable Shift to Support the Environment
In 2010, when Daniel Kahneman—Nobel laureate in behavioral economics—talked about human decision-making, he highlighted an essential psychological truth: people are often influenced more by stories and emotional experiences than by facts. Fast forward a decade, and the rise of social media influencers has proven just how powerful that truth is. Today, influencers are playing a […]
Identity Crisis in 2nd and 3rd Generation Businessmen/Entrepreneurs
Picture this: A young entrepreneur, let’s call him Arjun, sits in the polished boardroom of his family business, flipping through old photo albums. His grandfather stands proudly in front of a tiny shop, wearing a simple kurta and a grin that speaks of countless sleepless nights, hustling to make ends meet. Next to it, a […]
The Journey to Relational Leadership
Leadership often begins with control. We grow up believing that being in control means being responsible and effective. While control has its place, it can become toxic when overused. This realization led me on a journey from control to a more profound approach: relational leadership. Understanding Control Control gives us a sense of safety and […]
The Hidden Impact of Control in Leadership
Control is a concept ingrained in us from a young age. We’re taught that control is synonymous with being an adult, bringing with it a sense of safety and security. This association makes control seem desirable, even glorified. But not all control is beneficial. There is a stark difference between healthy control and toxic control, […]
The Three Stages of Leadership: From Control to Sacred
In my experience as a leadership coach, I’ve come to identify three pivotal stages of leadership: Control, Relational, and Sacred. Today, let’s delve into the first stage—Control—and explore its nuances and implications. Stage 1: Control From an early age, we are ingrained with the concept of control. “Control your emotions,” “control what you say,” and […]
Competitors…or Contributors?
“Life is a race” or “ Life is a marathon” and many such quotes can be found across the web. It seems like as humans we have to win at life and it’s like a mandatory duty to deem others in this so-called “race” as competitors. What if these competitors were called contributors instead? As […]
Lonely at the top OR Alone at the top?
We often hear leaders talking about being lonely at the top – it is true to a large extent. And yet there is a clear distinction between being lonely and being alone at the top. In our personal relationships, many of us crave this alone time – it is often a time to introspect, a […]
Your Love Language Informs Your Leadership Style
Initially in love, many of us have perhaps been inspired to learn to say “I love you” in many different languages. Eventually, we realize that how we express love is deeply individual and it is way more nuanced than just saying “I love you” in the language of the moment. Most often how we tend […]
This k-pop group is an indicator of our next gen workforce
As per Trevor Noah, with the BTS members’ mandatory service in the military, South Korea has inadvertently recruited the world’s biggest ARMY (the acronym of their fan-base) and I must say, I have joined that ARMY myself. What first caught my attention was their message about self-love. And self-love cannot happen without understanding shadows or […]
