Judgments Are Limiting Your Growth

Judgments Are Limiting Your Growth

I had an unusual coaching conversation last week. The executive started complaining as soon as I picked up the phone, ‘I was expecting an email before we connected. I have been completely clueless about what would happen here and had nobody to contact.’ I...
Become Fearlessly Authentic

Become Fearlessly Authentic

One quality that I have observed in massively successful executives is authenticity. Without authenticity, it is virtually impossible to display effective leadership. When you pretend, sooner or later, people recognize it and you are exposed and that further impacts...
The Connection of Body Language and Mental State

The Connection of Body Language and Mental State

How do you know whether a smile is fake or real? When you see someone smiling, you get it but if I ask you to tell me the reason you would struggle. When you display a social smile, the muscles on the side of your mouth move upwards. But, when you smile genuinely, two...
The Secret of Engaging Conversations

The Secret of Engaging Conversations

I frequently meet people who complain that their conversation is not engaging. They start talking and in a few moments, they would notice the listener swiping the mobile phone or getting lost in her thought or they abruptly come up with an excuse to end the dialogue....
Offering feedback to Defensive Employees

Offering feedback to Defensive Employees

Have you ever experienced that you gave feedback to your team member and he/she is not willing to accept it? All that you hear is defense and you feel helpless and frustrated. Many people come up with a variety of reasons to defend themselves: co-workers to point the...