Author: Mukesh Gupta

Ideas

Designing for Wellbeing in the Workplace

We spend more and more time in our offices than in any other single space. So, it makes perfect sense to build our workspaces with little nudges all along the design of the physical space so that they help us go back home a little more happier and healthier than we came in the morning.  That I believe would be key in creating an organisation which has healthy, creative, engaged and highly productive employees. Of course, just getting the physical space right doesn’t mean that all other aspects of the culture will be taken care of. But that is a […]

Leadership, Podcast

How Conflicts can Super-charge Our business with Liz Kislik

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https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/pushingbeyondtheobvious/04_How_Conflicts_can_super-charge_your_business_with_Liz_Kislik.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSSWho is on the show: In this episode we host Liz Kislik, For 30 years as a management consultant, executive coach, and facilitator, Liz has focused on advancing business results for her clients. She develops higher performing workforces for leading organizations, from the Fortune 500 and national non-profits to family-run businesses. Why is she on the show: Over the years Liz has coached and mentored employees from the C-suite to the contact center — vice presidents, human resource professionals, and department supervisors — motivating them with her wit, wisdom, and humanity. […]

Leadership

5 C’s of Effective Ongoing Performance Dialogue

There has been a lot of interest in organizations, large and small, to move toward an ongoing performance dialogue replacing the annual appraisal cycle. Irrespective of the performance cycle, it’s still a good idea to have an ongoing dialogue with everyone on our team. This helps ensure that there are no surprises and all confusions are addressed as early in the process as is possible. This also provides opportunities for continuous improvement over time. However, not all ongoing performance dialogue is created equal. Here are 5 traits of a good performance evaluation dialogue: 1st C = Candid They are candid. […]

Leadership, Podcast

Be the Influential Leader you are meant to be “Monday to Monday” with Stacey Hanke

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https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/pushingbeyondtheobvious/03_Building_Influence_Monday_to_Monday_with_Stacey_Hanke.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSSWho is on the show: In this episode we host communication and influence expert Stacey Hanke. She is a business owner “Stacey Hanke Inc”, a keynote speaker, author and an executive coach and a mentor. Why is she on the show: In her forthcoming book, “Influence Redefined”,  she offers readers a new perspective on how to behave such that we can grow our influence and impact people not just when we are around them but even when we are not around. What did I learn from the conversation: True influence doesn’t […]

Ideas, Leadership

Samsung unveils A “Phablet” – a Foldable Phone or a Foldable Tablet?

In their developer conference, Samsung revealed (partially) a working prototype of a tablet that can be folded into a phone.  Tablet or a phone – A matter of framing:  While everyone around the world is calling it a “foldable phone”, I would like to think of it as a foldable tablet, that when folded becomes a phone. This framing is important in my opinion because, based on what I saw (in the unveiling videos) I believe that most of the use of the device will be in the tablet form rather than the phone form. Hence, I think of it […]