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Creating opportunities

Creating opportunities A king was on the last leg of selecting a Prime minister for his country and had identified Nanda among many aspirants. Nanda had  got through in all the selection process and had proved himself to be an able warrior, adept at administration,

Art of non work

Art of non work Voice of Nibbana In the process of coaching a CEO, I saw him delegating his subordinate to do a work. Though getting the commitment from his subordinate to accomplish the task, he would not trust. The CEO believes in constant follow

Corporate Buddha

Once a man met the Buddha and challenged to answer for his question about truth.   He said, truth is well experienced in silence and I want you answer for my question “what is truth in silence”.   What is truth? Can you answer in

Future Planning – Formula of 50/50

On the Spot-A 50\50 formula for constructing future in the present I will be talking about how our need to control future stops us form using the power in the present. As a psychotherapist as well as an organizational coach, I have met many people

A Dog and its Bone

A Dog and its Bone There is a nice Sufi story about letting go. An old dog had been badly abused and was near starvation. One day the dog found a bone, carried it to a safe spot, and started gnawing away. The dog was

Art of asking questions

Questioning or Asking Questions When working with organisations as coach and consultant, I sometimes hear managers questioning their subordinates on work updates. Usually, the questioning is on the following lines Why is this work not done?Who will do this work?Why can’t you change?Whose responsibility is

Culture

“Culture is not seen in the balance sheets, but it has great influence in the organizational balance sheet”. - A Geethan Every organization has its own distinct corporate culture. Culture is made up of the different ways that people communicate with each other, the ways

Story of carpenter – Work Life Balance

VOICE OF NIBBANA I hired a carpenter to help me restore an old farmhouse. After he had just finished a rough first day on the job, a flat tyre made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw quit, and his ancient pickup truck

Systemic perspective in OD work

Bernd Schmid (Dr) a pioneer in organizational development always insisted on building a systemic orientation for the employees when facilitating a workshop. Theater can be used, as a metaphor, to understand what a systemic perspective is. An individual can be a part of the play

Shaping a team

Shaping roles to shape teams A new approach to team building “Organizational Change facilitation is the responsibility of the CEO” -Bernd Schmid “Teams need to show team work in developing themselves to work as a team” - Geethan “Shaping roles to shape team” is a