TalentEase Young Champs with Aarya Tiwari
The 10 Commandments for TalentEase Facilitators
These commandments were primarily crafted for our In-Classroom Facilitators. They are worth reviewing as we begin our online engagement with children and young adults. Some of the principles remain unchanged and would serve as well as we interact online, some could do with some changes, so we look forward to coming up with a modified […]
Problem or Opportunity – The Leader’s Choice
“We are all continually faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems” – John W Gardner How does the leader discover the truth of that statement today? As the economic recession seems to do a “I’m here now- I’m not here now”, as stories of doom and gloom are interspersed with […]
Inspirational Leadership for Higher Educational Institution in India
Inspiration is a process of constant and consistent flow of mentally stimulated thoughts to do or feel something; to be more precise to do something creatively. It engages people by triggering motivation, creativity, and innovation through coordinated efforts. Inspirational leaders are those who channelise their uniqueness. A few examples of outstanding leaders are: Ratan Naval Tata: Indian industrialist, philanthropist, and a former chairman of Tata Sons. Azim Hashim Premji: Indian business tycoon, investor, engineer, and philanthropist and the chairman of Wipro Limited. N.R. Narayana Moorthy: Indian billionaire businessman, and philanthropis. He is the co-founder of Infosys, and […]
Are you making the most of decisive moments?
“Some of the unhappiest people are those who don’t profit from decisive moments” The term ‘decisive moment’ was coined by French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson. He used it to describe that fraction of a second when a photographer is able to capture the magic of a person or an event he is photographing. As he put […]
Leading in a VUCA world
“Here’s how you can be a successful leader in a business world mired in uncertainties” ‘Permanent white water’ is a good way to describe the world we live in — no calm stretches, no smooth water; just constant change and uncertainty. In fact, the US Army War College coined an acronym to describe this world […]
The ‘glocal’ leader can open the gates in a flat world
“Such leaders can seamlessly work across traditional boundaries and effectively create change across the globe” Recently, Tata Motors renamed its soon-to-be-launched car. It was to be called Zica. Then the Zika virus hit – not in India but distant South America. Yet Tata Motors thought it best to rename the car, which now be launched under […]
The soft stuff is the hard stuff
“A combination of soft and hard skills is what differentiates a great leader from a good manager “ What do Ramalinga Raju, Phaneesh Murthy, Mark Hurd, and Rajat Gupta, have in common? All of them are exceptionally competent business leaders. And all of them went from the ‘wall of fame’ to the ‘wall of shame’. […]
Claire Brooks – Learning Intervention Program Coordinator, St. Christopher’s Primary School, Holsworthy, NSW, Australia
As a teacher involved with learning intervention programs to support children with learning difficulties, what do you see as the most significant challenges that these students face? Children with learning difficulties ALL differ. However, a common area of difficulty is the development of phonemic awareness skills. Phonemic awareness is the understanding that spoken words and […]
Impact of life skills training on self-esteem, adjustment and empathy
A sample of 60 students (30 male and 30 female), in the 15-17 years age group, from Hans Raj Model School, Punjabi Bagh, were tested before and after life skills training was imparted, to ascertain the impact of such training. Self esteem inventory, Adjustment inventory for school students (AISS) and the Empathy quotient (EQ) tests […]
