Choosing Hard Now or Harder Later: A Leadership Reflection

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Choosing Hard Now or Harder Later: A Leadership Reflection In one of my coaching sessions, a senior leader sighed and said, “This is hard. Change is hard. Maybe we should wait till things stabilize.” I smiled and asked, “Are you choosing between hard and easy or are choosing between hard now and har...

Finding Satisfaction and Happiness: A Coaching Conversation

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Finding Satisfaction and Happiness: A Coaching Conversation Long post ...but to justify what happened in the conversation, I has to be this way :) Recently, I sat down with a client, let’s call him Peter, who was wrestling with some big questions about life and work. Our conversation reminded me jus...

Coaching Beyond Comfort: Choosing Ownership Over Validation

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Coaching Beyond Comfort: Choosing Ownership Over Validation “Shanti, what would you do if you were in my place?” That was the question a senior leader asked me 25 minutes into a coaching session. She had just shared her frustration about a difficult team member who resisted feedback, didn’t deliver ...

When Nature Becomes the Greatest Coach

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When Nature Becomes the Greatest Coach On a recent trip with my family, I came across a flower I hadn’t seen before. At first glance, it looked like a cluster of tightly packed buds...and none of them had bloomed. Curious, I leaned in and did a little digging. Turns out, it was the Indian Head Ginge...

Kabeer in Karporates: A must read for Leaders and Coaches

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Kabeer in Korporates - a must read for all coaches and leaders Gurucharan Singh Gandhi's Kaber In Corporates is a thought-provoking book that offers a unique perspective on the wisdom of the 15th-century Indian poet Kabir and its relevance to the modern corporate world. The book is a beautiful compi...