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DECEMBER 31, 2018

My blog was featured in Training and Development magazine (published by Association of Training and Development) last year with a special mention of sketchnotes. Here are a bunch of people with their sketchnote selfies! My sketchnote on “Working Out Loud” was featured at European Commission in June.

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MAY 24, 2017

Our education system trains us to do things efficiently. If you belong to the latter, Seth Godin has some simple (yet profound) guidance for you. He wrote about three ways to add value – by doing things, by taking decisions and by initiating.

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MAY 21, 2012

American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) recently released a fantastic collection titled “ The ASTD Management Development Handbook ”. This book provides current thinking on various management aspects by practicing management professionals.

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DECEMBER 29, 2022

In the same month, I also had a huge privilege of being on my #sketchnote guru Mike Rohde’s Sketchnote Army podcast where I shared about how I integrate visuals into my training and consulting business. You can listen to the full episode here. Listen to all my podcast appearances here.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2016

But it is actually possible to train the brain to respond differently to today’s constant interruptions through the practice of mindfulness. Simply put, mindfulness means trained attention. Mindfulness is the ultimate training for developing a highly functional and effectual mind.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2012

While I was waiting there, I saw her coming out of the train that had just arrived. On a railway platform, as in life, everyone is on the move; hurrying to reach their destinations. Her wrinkled and exhausted face wore a worried look. Her back was bent with a lumbar belt wrapped around it.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Once there was a circus Lion who was so tamed/trained that he never knew about his real strengths. He was then left in the jungle where real Lions lived. Upon seeing other Lions, the tamed Lion started running fiercely driven by fear until he saw his own reflection in a pond. He realized that he was also a Lion as powerful as others.

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JUNE 14, 2016

– – – – – In the photo : Train and tracks fading away on a Foggy winter day! The critical question then is: If your own journey is inspired by what others shared so generously, how are you making sure that your journey serves as an inspiration for others?

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MARCH 13, 2011

On going trainings, one to one facilitations, interactive audio/video based training go a long way in ensuring that people are aligned. People will not subscribe to change unless the purpose of the improvement initiative is clear. People want to know how improvements will help them do a better job.

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JULY 31, 2013

Coaching takes the baton where training leaves it! Coaching complements training and induces behavioral change. - – - – -. . - – - – -. Better coaching = Better team/business results = Satisfied Customers = Better Bottom lines. - – - – -. " Bob Nardelli, former CEO, HomeDepot.

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MAY 8, 2012

In a hurry to generate a buy-in for our shiny new initiative, we often fall in trap of excessively training and preaching people about processes. Give them necessary training, facilitate them and handhold them as required. In extreme cases, improvement leaders start forcing people to comply with those methods.

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JANUARY 16, 2019

Our school system trains us to be passive learners and we always rely on someone else for our learning. When we play at the intersection of passion and effort, we elevate our game and improvise without even noticing it. The second L is for “Lifelong Learning”.

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OCTOBER 24, 2010

Deliver induction trainings to all new joinees and constantly train them thereafter. Train your middle managers on quality to build a right leadership ecosystem. Establish quality circles or improvement/quality focus groups and rotate people to give everyone a chance to participate.

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AUGUST 4, 2013

With people being at the core of an organization’s greatness, it is extremely important for HR professionals to pay attention to two things – that existing people are trained to think critically and people are hired based on their ability to think critically. - – - – -. Here are a few snippets from posts I have contributed so far.

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DECEMBER 11, 2011

The business owners invested a great deal in expensive interiors, they did not think enough about investing in getting the right people, training them and managing their attitudes. Frustration amongst customers was visible. From selling shoes to writing software, every product has to have a strong “service” layer. People enable this layer.

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AUGUST 1, 2011

Whether you are into sales, technology, project management, teaching, training or mentoring – remember, in effective communication, substance comes first! These are important lessons I have learned from people I have worked with. These are the same lessons I share with people I work with.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2013

But manipulating behavior by offering rewards, while a sound approach for training the family pet, can never bring quality to the workplace. To do a good job, people need a good job to do. Doing these things is much more difficult than dangling goodies in front of workers.

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MAY 7, 2017

We have moved beyond traditional one-way forms of training (learning events) to continuous streams of on-demand learning (learning journey) that combine synchronous and asynchronous forms of learning. Communication and clarity across the board works like grease to reduce friction, enable clarity and therefore, improve engagement.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2011

Seek training, read blogs (better yet, write one), read at least one book in your area of work in a month, meet people, attend conferences/webinars. Multi-tasking kills concentration – one of the key elements of personal productivity. Learn continuously – the more you learn, the more you know, the more productive you get.

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JANUARY 22, 2012

People are trained, tools are implemented, energies are directed and everyone starts working hard to meet these goals. Most improvement initiatives are heavily focused on internal goals – increasing productivity/efficiency, eliminating waste, reducing defects/costs and so on. Processes around these goals are written and implemented.

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JULY 1, 2010

Next post dealt with the issue of training effectiveness and offered 5 Ideas to ensure that your training program effectively delivers value. In pursuit of improving and changing things for better, it is very important to identify “status-quo defenders&#. My next post helps you do that.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

She consults with organizations to develop and deploy innovative instructional designs and training worldwide. This guest blog post by Julie Winkle Giulioni celebrates the September 18 launch of her book with Beverly Kaye, Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go: Career Conversations Employees Want.

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JULY 22, 2010

re-hiring/training new hires when your experienced people leave? not training your workforce? inefficiencies structured within your org chart? treating people like machines (and expecting 100% productivity)? talking only from a “problem” perspective? taking “short-term” view of business? analysis-and-planning-paralysis?

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FEBRUARY 23, 2015

They ‘train’ us. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” – Zig Ziglar. I believe that daily practice is as nourishing – it forms a pattern of activities and these patterns are powerful. They inculcate habits. They help us focus.

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AUGUST 31, 2010

Megha By Parallel Project Management Training , September 1, 2010 @ 8:55 pm Sad to say that I know some leaders who fulfill all these requirements. Parallel Project Management Training´s last blog. Thanks a Lot for again a very good Topic! It’s amazing that they get to the top. Maybe you should add invidious to your list.

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JANUARY 21, 2010

Checklists can serve as a training/reference material for new comers. What is important about the tool as a checklist is in how people are trained to use it. Some training can also help. Checklists help in controlling quality of the products in verification stage. Checklists are a great communication tool.

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AUGUST 5, 2010

When I train trainers, we discuss and practice the impact of storytelling on adults. Whenever I tell a story in training sessions or talks, it instantly (what I describe as) “sucks people into the vortex&# ! So the same must be true for the work environment!

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DECEMBER 26, 2012

This year, I contributed a 23 page chapter in “ The ASTD Management Development Handbook ” published by American Society for Training and Development. Lot of writing, a few speaking engagements, many inspiring conversations some recognitions made this year a memorable one.

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JANUARY 20, 2011

To deliver higher value to customers, business leaders implement complex strategies, restructure the organization periodically, lay out new initiatives, improve upon they existing processes, focus on sales, training, people etc. Somewhere, in this process of constant realignment and improvement, ‘waste’ is introduced.

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APRIL 1, 2012

Wally Bock has been training and coaching first-time bosses for more than a quarter century and has learned some things along the way. In her post titled “ Of Money, Trust and Elephants ” Miki Saxon points that focusing on profits doesn’t make a company more profitable, while focusing on customer service usually does.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Change involves lot of training and counseling, but real acceptance of any significant change only happens when people actually apply the new practices and experience the tangible benefits of the change. People learn and adapt at a different rate and it is important to “facilitate” change than to “push” it.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

In Pursuit Of “Customer Delight”: Getting The Basics Right Friday High-Five: Posts I Loved Reading Last Week (13/08) 10 Pointers to Build Comfort Within The Team The Pursuit of Getting It “First Time Right” (FTR) Friday High-Five: Posts I Loved Reading Last Week (20/08) Innovation, Quality & Entrepreneurship at Akshaya Patra Managing Results by (..)

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JULY 1, 2010

For certification, you can have a phase named “Preparation&# with activities like identifying the scope, body of work, spending time learning, special training needed etc. Identify the resources you will need to get into action e.g. books, training material etc. Remember - that which does not get scheduled does not get done!

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FEBRUARY 26, 2015

tweets in less than one hour, it was almost like boarding the super-fast learning train on innovation. Setting up metrics before innovating will kill innovation. After innovating, the only metric is value generated. – Tanmay Vora. With over 1.5K

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NOVEMBER 4, 2009

But the crew were trained professionals, presumably intelligent and trying to do the best they could. By Tanmay , November 10, 2009 @ 5:42 pm @TwistedbyKnaves - I have seen trained professionals committing elementary errors in pressure situations. why did they make these elementary errors?

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JANUARY 9, 2011

They create focus groups on process improvements, document the lessons, relentlessly train teams and incorporate preventive measures in their processes. When problems occur, they first correct it but then, give a careful thought to how it can be prevented. They treat processes and improvement as an investment in future.

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AUGUST 30, 2023

This mindset of seeing conversations as a medium to exchange energy helps me immensely when I coach, train and facilitate people and teams. Conversations are the currency of great leadership because they have the power to guide other people’s journeys, foster collaboration, build culture and tackle challenges as a team.

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