Category Archives: learning is a way of life

#ChooseToChallenge: Breaking the Glass Ceilings

Women breaking the Glass Ceiling is quiet a passe as we can see many of them doing it. But what I feel is relevant and important is ability of all these women to sustain their growth and maintain their leadership positions. There are many examples around us of women in various fields who have strivedContinue reading “#ChooseToChallenge: Breaking the Glass Ceilings”

#ChooseToChallenge: Gender Stereotypes

Women in India have always shown that with hard work and determination any gender stereotype can be challenged. Be it sports, medicine, corporate world, art, fashion, cookery, air force, hospitality, IT etc. in all these spheres women in India have shown that the path may be difficult; but with the inner will power to succeedContinue reading “#ChooseToChallenge: Gender Stereotypes”

Creating a Safe Environment for the Woman Workforce

With offices opening up and work from home becoming optional, what remains critical is understanding the importance of giving respect to all employees of a company and especially the “working woman”. This is one common attribute that is lacking among many companies leading to mishaps that are uncalled for. In fact you may be surprisedContinue reading “Creating a Safe Environment for the Woman Workforce”

Kansha: Being Grateful

In our lives we  may come across many situations where we do not know how to react or respond. We do not know what would happen the next day and all that’s left in our hands is too give our 100% efforts and hope that everything goes well. Most of us have experienced this atContinue reading “Kansha: Being Grateful”

Kintsugi : Golden Repair

Kintsugi – Golden Repair Kintsugi is a Japanese Art form of repairing broken pottery by  mending the areas of breakage with lacquer mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum.  Here they treat the breakage and repair as part of the history of an object. The idea is not to disguise the breakage but to restore it. The art believes thatContinue reading “Kintsugi : Golden Repair”

What I learnt in 2020

This is my last article for this year and I wanted it to be full of fun, little inspiring, showing a feeling of gratitude and learning from our past. Thus decided to share my takeaways from this bizzare year 2020. I call it bizzare, as there have been highs and lows, happiness and sadness ,Continue reading “What I learnt in 2020”

Persuade to Win – Part 2: Consistency

Persuade to Win-Part 2:Consistency The second principle that Robert Cialdini talks in his book is called “Consistency”. This principle refers to the urge that people have to comply with previously made commitments. We have an inherent desire to be, or appear to be, consistent with what we have already said or done especially if thisContinue reading “Persuade to Win – Part 2: Consistency”

Hardiness: How to deal with the stress of change

Organizations the world over are still finding ways to pull up strings and deal with Covid-19. Unfortunately, this has meant that organizations have had to let go of their best talent in a bid to survive. Every day, I notice someone or the other trying to make a request on LinkedIn to help them getContinue reading “Hardiness: How to deal with the stress of change”

Women In Corporate India

“An educated woman is an educated family” is a principle that Jotirao Phule, a pioneer of women’s education in India strongly believed in. While the importance of educating women in India has been there since long, there has still been less acceptance of them in the board rooms of corporates. As a country, we areContinue reading “Women In Corporate India”