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You have possibly heard about Organisational Network Analysis and even the concept of social capital but might not be aware of the exact benefits of doing a network analysis of your team or organisation. Especially in today’s hybrid model of work, where lots of employees are working from home, how Organisational Network Analysis(ONA) can help. …
How can we explain the low death rates in some states that have a very high number of positive cases of COVID-19? And still, they have a very low death rate compared to other states. At least one way of explaining that would be by exploring the concept of social capital. Almost one and a…
My dad always told me when I was in the school that hard work, knowledge and expertise will make me successful in life. Which dad does not want his kids to be successful? I am sure that most dads will have some mantra for success that they tell their kids, like my dad had his…
Recently I facilitated a workshop, face to face, after almost a year. We did this in a nice offsite location and many people in the leadership team were lockdown joiners! The organisation is going through a massive change and interestingly many were not aware of the compelling change story, the possibilities and real intent behind…
We have a small office in Panchsheel Park, in South Delhi where I spend most of my time when I am not doing a workshop for a client. The small team, eight of us sometimes walk across to Shapur Jat a small village full of aspiring designers’ small shops and some nice cafes, for lunch….
While walking through the stone paved streets at night, in Lipscany in Bucharest, the capital of Romania, Ciprian, my local guide and a new friend filled me with local stories and information. Those entire streets are full of bars and restaurants where the young local crowd and tourists move around from early evening till early…
These days we hear a lot about the Kerala model and how Kerala is successful in flattening the curve of COVID-19. International news media has praised Kerala and Kerala leaders, the chief minister and the health minister who are leading a lot of initiatives to fight the COVID-19. At the same time, I feel we are…
Religion and religious gatherings have taken the centre stage of criticisms during the COVID-19 pandemic for their role in the mass spread of the virus. Concerns over religious festivals and religious gatherings that came about during the time of social distancing advised by almost all governments across the world are perfectly understandable. But what is…
Stanley Milgram was a Prof in Harvard who did an interesting experiment. Milgram choose a stock broker in Boston and then he contacted 296 volunteers, one third of them were from Boston and rest from Omaha, Nebraska that is more than 1400 Kilometers away from Boston. Each of the 296 volunteers received a booklet that…
Rajesh at 42, never thought he would be jobless when he heard the announcement of the merger of his telecom company with another one. But soon Rajesh was jobless. The current economic crisis in India along with the global trends could threaten millions of jobs. And yours could be one. What can you do to make…