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This article appeared in The Economic Times, a leading financial newspaper of India, on 5 Jun 2009. The author: Dibeyendu Ganguly
 

Two years ago, Reliance Mutual Fund was in a quandary over one of its star managers. The individual in question had had quite a dream run in his

 

eight years with the company, averaging a promotion [...]

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The Johari Window was developed by American psychologists Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham in the 1950’s, when they were researching group dynamics. The name was devised from a combination of their first names.
In Coaching I use this tool to identify the areas a client needs to explore to enhance his self awareness. The Johari Window represents a [...]

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Sheetal Srivastava
There’s been a need for executive coaching in India for a long time. More-so now than ever before because of the pace of change in the corporate world and people’s expectations from their work.
Given the talent crunch that most HR managers complain about, specially at a senior level, executive coaching helps address a need [...]

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Alok  (fictional character) could qualify for the position of the world’s greatest “name dropper”. It was virtually impossible for him to talk without bringing up his associations with this or that big shot. Another notable characteristic about him was that he bragged to people about his accomplishments often.
A closer look revealed that  associations (with those so [...]

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They say the only thing you can count on for sure is Change and for people who like to maintain the status quo, that can be more than a little unnerving. Even when change is welcome, it is accompanied by an underlying psychological process that can often be surprisingly tumultuous.
As William Bridges says in [...]

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My readers must have noticed that Robin gets an unfair share of advantage in featuring in posts on my blog. Its so addictive for me to share with my readers whatever gems of wisdom I collect whenever I read his books.
Here comes another :
It does not  matter what other people think of you. All that [...]

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