31 Jan 2020

2020, LEGO(R) SERIOUS PLAY(R), LSPTruths
4 things you get from LSP
Why would you want a LEGO SERIOUS PLAY workshop? Whether you are looking for a new round of strategy discussion or a team bonding effort or simply a way forward for your next round of product or service launches, the LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Method may well be your answer.A LEGO SERIOUS PLAY workshop gives you superior problem-solving capability – simply because it harnesses the collecti...
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29 Jan 2020

2020, LEGO(R) SERIOUS PLAY(R), LSPTruths
See the connections
Do you need to see the connections? Between the department of your organisation? Between the teams? Or even how the organisation is connected to the larger ecospace?You really need to see the connections. See what a view from the top yields. See how the 30,000 feet thinking get you? Not just a view of the entire landscape but also how things are linked and interconnected to each oth...
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18 Jan 2020

2020, LEGO(R) SERIOUS PLAY(R)
No One Participant Dominates
The collective potential of a group can bring rich rewards.Have you wondered what it would be like if you heard everyone's voice in the room? It means more ideas, more insights and naturally more solutions. Often meetings get hijacked by the strong, the superior or the showy. And not everyone speaks.Not so with a LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®.So how do you get to the collective poten...
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05 Nov 2019

2019, communications
email
In the good old days of the letter, it was considered rude not to respond to one. We all have heard of stories about how great leaders not only read every letter that came their way but made it a point to ensure that they or their staff responded to them.  But thanks to the world of free communications, this etiquette is fast becoming extinct.When I joined the business world, I was ...
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05 Sep 2019

2019, LEGO(R) SERIOUS PLAY(R)
GamificationofGoalsWithLSP
Our Learning: The journey is as important as the destination`On Saturday, 24th of August 2019, four of us set out for Nashik. 2 of us from Mumbai and 2 from Pune. The reason? We were invited by the LinkedInLocal Nashik host, Makarand Savarkar (better known as Mak) to conduct a LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Session for the LinkedInLocalNashik. And we were eager to do so.Gamification of Goa...
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16 Aug 2019

2019, Training 4 Comments
OnlineWritingWorkshop
Do you struggle when it comes to writing? Are you unable to write an important email? Confused how to structure your report?Not sure how to get started writing?Want your writing to be flawless?Can you spare just 90 minute every week to improve your writing?Alchemy: 7 weeks to better writingAlchemy: the 7-week online writing workshop is a simple guided online workshop that will te...
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26 Jul 2019

2019
Three Years
Three Years can mean so muchThree years! It's been three years with my own venture: AbacusYellow, based on the principle of simplicity. I'm three years older, three years wiser and yes, three years more optimistic.  In the past few days, I’ve been flooded with congratulatory messages on my ‘work anniversary’ on LinkedIN. (I'm grateful to all those who sent me those messages and I've ...
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25 Jul 2019

communications, CrossCulture, Customer Experience
So who needs customer experience?For the longest time, customer experience was limited to the hotels or the hospitality industry. The world of hotels bends backwards for this. In India, 5 star hotels have tall large turbaned men welcoming you at the entrance, women in traditional attire garlanding you with the saffron flowers and walking you through marbled passageways to your luxu...
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25 Jul 2019

communications, CrossCulture, Customer Experience, Training
I’ve built a stellar team that has degrees and portfolios and awards filling reams of resume pages. I’ve interviewed newbies who come with truckloads of certificates, certifications and diplomas that cover all the letters of the alphabet. I've got the skill sets, capabilities and prerequisites to run this tight shop to perfection. Truly I think I’ve arrived.And then someone from my tea...
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01 Jul 2019

2019, CrossCulture, Training
Cross-culture sensitization
Unaware of cross-culture sensitizationDuring my summer internship about two decades ago, I was having a discussion with my project guide on the Indian Consumer Durables market and the psyche of a typical Indian buyer.He said, “Nishant, you are a Mumbaiker, are you not?”“Of course!” I said.“Then you don’t know anything about India”, he replied smugly.I was left gobsma...
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