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A Mindful Approach to Learning & Development

April 23, 2012

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‘Overloaded, stressed employees hurt your bottom line’ calls out Harvard Business Review special issue on The Ideal Workplace. The pursuit of happiness may seem like a lofty goal at a time when merely surviving feels like a triumph. But that’s exactly when we should strive to make our workplaces healthier, happier, and more productive. More… [Read more…]

Brain as machine or a plant?

January 17, 2012

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An interesting analogy came about in a dialogue with a friend, who leads global operations for a technology MNC. We were discussing the best practices on managing people, influencing change & self-growth. Considering what it takes to be authentic, inspire workforce, manage silos, innovate & create, we touched upon various aspects of human psychology & biology.… [Read more…]

Reinforcing Motivation ~ Intrinsically or Extrinsically?

December 1, 2011

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‘There’s a mismatch between what science know and what business does’ … If you want people to work better, i.e. follow directions, reward them monetarily…. old fashionably exercising left-brain … If you want people to work better, i.e. be innovative; offer them autonomy, mastery and a sense of purpose…. new ways of exercising right-brain  We are constantly changing… [Read more…]

Art Is…

February 5, 2011

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Manifesting A Great Idea into Corporeality     Picked up this line while listening to NPR where a symphony orchestra composer shared his plans being mindful of the challenges working with a new team within a new environment. Forming vision, developing strategies, implementing projects and delivering tangible results, using multiple human aptitudes, is truly an art… [Read more…]

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