Persuasion is not to be seen as tricking or forcing other people to your point of view, it is to be seen as understanding what engages and opens other people up to new ideas and insights.In FocusHow do you define persuasion? How does engagement influence persuasion?What is physical and temporal proximity?What are some techniques for increasing engagement?What are some of the behaviors which come in the way of engaging persuasively with your stakeholders?How to enhance a person’s sense of certainty?What were the three key takeaways for KD in his coaching conversation?Related episodes:Why you must build bridges with your boss?Is your manager undermining you?Podcast Description:Vinod Wadhwani is long-time executive coach, who works with corporate leaders to help them in seeking new perspectives, while focusing on tangible benefits to them and their organization. On this podcast, he shares perspectives from the coaching conversations he has had with corporate leaders focusing on the specific leadership challenges they faced in their work life. Published:23 January 2024

Many middle managers make the mistake of relying too much on their job performance, consequently leave too much to chance and fail to effectively manage their careers.In FocusAre modesty and quiet work not virtues in the corporate world?But doesn’t good performance help you secure your job?Is there a weak link between job performance and promotion?Great job performance by itself is insufficient and may not even be necessary for getting and holding positions in the c-suite?it is imperative to manage and have a good equation with your boss. But why is It often an uneasy relationship? Boss as a supporter and evaluatorRelated episode:KC’s manager is denting his confidence!Podcast Description:Vinod Wadhwani is long-time executive coach, who works with corporate leaders to help them in seeking new perspectives, while focusing on tangible benefits to them and their organization. On this show, he shares perspectives from the coaching conversations he has had with corporate leaders focusing on the specific leadership challenges they faced in their work life. Published:9 February 2023

Recent research on people’s life satisfaction by social scientists suggests, that in general, life satisfaction follows a “U” shape. It starts at the upper range in youth, bottoms out in 40s, and then picks up again in older age. In FocusWhy do you feel anxious despite being successful?What are some of those specific things that start to get in our heads when we hit the 40’s?What does your definition of success look like?Related episode:My manager is denting my confidence!Host:Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. Vinod founded Life Acumen LLP with a mission to help corporate executives with purposeful integration of work & life; and help build high performance culture in organizations. Vinod leverages over three decades of leadership experience in investment banking, management consulting and merchant navy to help corporate leaders in seeking new perspectives, while focusing on tangible benefits to them and their organization. Podcast:   On this podcast, Vinod shares perspectives from the coaching conversations he has had with corporate leaders focusing on the specific leadership challenges they faced in their work life.Published:26 January 2023

Bad managers are the top cause of unhappiness in the workplace. According to a survey by an HR consulting firm, more than 50% employees leave their jobs to get away from a bad boss. Everyone who’s had a bad manager knows what it can do to your stress levels and job satisfaction. In FocusKeeping you in an off-balance statePassing along second-hand criticismIntimidation – turning a simple request in to a threatShoring your sense of controlLooking to your past achievementsRelated episode:How to overcome distraction and regain focus at work?Host:Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. Vinod founded Life Acumen LLP with a mission to help corporate executives with purposeful integration of work & life; and help build high performance culture in organizations. Vinod leverages over three decades of leadership experience in investment banking, management consulting and merchant navy to help corporate leaders in seeking new perspectives, while focusing on tangible benefits to them and their organization. Podcast:   On this podcast, Vinod shares perspectives from the coaching conversations he has had with corporate leaders focusing on the specific leadership challenges they faced in their work life. Published:11 January 2023

Is multitasking a strength? Are human beings good at it? Or is this a delusion that majority of us have fallen for?In Focus:Where do we start in this distracted world to regain focus?How can you slow down in a world which takes pride in speed?What are the costs attached to constant switching?Does constant switching makes us slower?How do we fix this urge to constantly switch?What damage can Internet addiction do to us?How do we develop the skill of sustained attention?Is focus related to our happiness?What is a flow state? Related episode:Why do we get distracted?Host:Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. Vinod founded Life Acumen LLP with a mission to help corporate executives with purposeful integration of work & life; and help build high performance culture in organizations. Vinod leverages over three decades of leadership experience in investment banking, management consulting and merchant navy to help corporate leaders in seeking new perspectives, while focusing on tangible benefits to them and their organization. Podcast:   On this podcast, Vinod shares perspectives from the coaching conversations he has had with corporate leaders focusing on the specific leadership challenges they faced in their work life.Published:29 December 2022

There is usually a lot of optimism this time of the year as the world slows down and people get time to reflect about what actually matters. Amid this hope what resolutions are people making for the new year and how to keep them.In Focus:Many people set personal and professional goals this time of year. Why choose new year to set resolutions?New years resolutions can be as fleeting as fireworks, one study found that about 25% give up after 2 weeks and only about 12% actually achieve their goal. Why is that most of us fail at sticking to new year’s resolutions?How do we get our new year resolutions become a reality?Related Episode:Why do we get distracted?Host:Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. Vinod founded Life Acumen LLP with a mission to help corporate executives with purposeful integration of work & life; and help build high performance culture in organizations. Vinod leverages over three decades of leadership experience in investment banking, management consulting and merchant navy to help corporate leaders in seeking new perspectives, while focusing on tangible benefits to them and their organization. Podcast:   On this podcast, Vinod shares perspectives from the coaching conversations he has had with corporate leaders focusing on the specific leadership challenges they faced in their work life. Published:16 December 2022

A study by Professor Michael Posner at the University of Oregon found that if you are focusing on something and you get interrupted, on average it will take twenty-three minutes for you to get back to the same state of focus. Another study of office executives found that most of them never get an hour of uninterrupted work in a typical day. If this goes on for months and years, it scrambles your ability to figure out who you are and what you want. I believe one of the valuable gifts you can give yourself is focus, taking time to be more fully present. Can our attention be easily manipulated, do we have a fragile free will, why we feel so distracted so much of the time. We will be talking about these questions and many more in this episode. So, let’s dive straight into it. IN FOCUS:*       Why is it important to pay attention to our attention?*       Why do so many of us, feel so distracted so much of the time in the first place?*       Is distraction an integral part of our existence as human beings?*       Why is it now that we are acutely feeling that our ability to focus has diminished?*       Does distraction have upside?*       What is mind wandering?Related Episodes:Why candor in organizations so important? Host:Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. Vinod founded Life Acumen LLP with a mission to help corporate executives with purposeful integration of work & life; and help build high performance culture in organizations. Vinod leverages over three decades of leadership experience in investment banking, management consulting and merchant navy to help corporate leaders in seeking new perspectives, while focusing on tangible benefits to them and their organization. Podcast:   On this podcast, Vinod shares perspectives from the coaching conversations he has had with corporate leaders focusing on the specific leadership challenges they faced in their work life.Published:26 November 2022

Candor is not just about telling the truth. It requires openness, sincerity and some degree of vulnerability. Lack of candor is not just remaining silent, it’s deceit by omission, which means that an element of honesty and truth is intentionally ignored IN FOCUS:   When we say there is lack of candor in organizations. What does it mean?Why is candor so important in the workplace?How can organizations encourage candor in employees?Is there some structure which organizations can follow to start creating an environment  of psychological safety?Can employees also help in creating a culture of positive candor? What steps can team members take to promote productive dialog and debate, the foundations of positive candor?Related Episodes:  Can human beings be reliable raters of other human beings?Why leaders need to be mindful how they are treating employees?Host:Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. Vinod founded Life Acumen LLP with a mission to help corporate executives with purposeful integration of work & life; and help build high performance culture in organizations. Vinod leverages over three decades of leadership experience in investment banking, management consulting and merchant navy to help corporate leaders in seeking new perspectives, while focusing on tangible benefits to them and their organization. Podcast:   On this podcast, Vinod shares perspectives from the coaching conversations he has had with corporate leaders focusing on the specific leadership challenges they faced in their work life.Published:  1 February 2021

IN FOCUS:   Many people set personal and professional goals this time of year. Why choose new year to set resolutions?New year’s resolutions can be as fleeting as fireworks, one study found that about 25% give up after 2 weeks and only about 12% actually achieve their goal. Why is that most of us fail at sticking to new year’s resolutions?How do we get our new year resolutions become a reality?What kind of goal should one set to increase its chances of success?How can one break bad habits and start replacing them with required actions?Related Episodes:#17.1: Can human beings be reliable raters of other human beings?#16: Why leaders need to be mindful how they are treating employees?Host:Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. Vinod founded Life Acumen LLP with a mission to help corporate executives with purposeful integration of work & life; and help build high performance culture in organizations. Vinod leverages over three decades of leadership experience in investment banking, management consulting and merchant navy to help corporate leaders in seeking new perspectives, while focusing on tangible benefits to them and their organization. Podcast:   On this podcast, Vinod shares perspectives from the coaching conversations he has had with corporate leaders focusing on the specific leadership challenges they faced in their work life.Published:10 January 2021

POINT OF VIEW:   There seems to be a belief among managers that critical feedback is essential to push out complacency and drive performance in employees. But behind this belief we may be overlooking a fundamental question “Should managers point to weaknesses or nurture employee’s strengths to drive performance?”   What is the issue with feedback reviews if they are used to improve performance?   Isn’t it that we humans crave feedback?   If feedback is perceived as a threat, how do managers point to employees when they are not performing well?   Won’t employees prefer the manager tell them something that they are doing wrong rather than what they are doing right?    Related Episodes:   #17.1: Can human beings be reliable raters of other human beings?   #9: The Pitfalls of Impostor Syndrome   #12: How to Overcome Impostor Syndrome?   Host:Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. Vinod founded Life Acumen LLP with a mission to help corporate executives with purposeful integration of work & life; and help build high performance culture in organizations. Vinod leverages over three decades of leadership experience in investment banking, management consulting and merchant navy to help corporate leaders in seeking new perspectives, while focusing on tangible benefits to them and their organization. Podcast:   On this podcast, Vinod shares perspectives from the coaching conversations he has had with corporate leaders focusing on the specific leadership challenges they faced in their work life.  Published:   2 January 2021

POINT OF VIEW:    360-degree reviews are well entrenched in performance review systems of companies, then why the skepticism around their utility?  Does our evaluation of others tainted by our own understanding of  abstract qualities like "assertiveness", "business acumen" etc?  Does it mean 360-degree reviews are meaningless and companies will eventually move away from them?  Isn’t it that 360-degree reviews uncover a person’s blind spots?How can we make 360-degree reviews more meaningful? Related Episodes:#17: Do feedback reviews help employees perform at their best?#9: The Pitfalls of Impostor Syndrome#12: How to Overcome Impostor Syndrome?Host:Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. Vinod founded Life Acumen LLP with a mission to help corporate executives with purposeful integration of work & life; and help build high performance culture in organizations. Vinod leverages over three decades of leadership experience in investment banking, management consulting and merchant navy to help corporate leaders in seeking new perspectives, while focusing on tangible benefits to them and their organization. Podcast:   On this podcast, Vinod shares perspectives from the coaching conversations he has had with corporate leaders focusing on the specific leadership challenges they faced in their work life.Published:28 December 2020

IN FOCUS:      What is the issue with feedback reviews?  Isn’t it that we humans crave feedback? If feedback is perceived as a threat, how do managers point to employees when they are not performing well? And push them to do better?  Won’t employees prefer the manager tell them something that they are doing wrong rather than what they are doing right?   360-degree reviews are well entrenched in performance review systems of companies, then why the skepticism around their utility?  Does our evaluation of others tainted by our own understanding of these abstract qualities?  Does it mean 360-degree reviews are meaningless and companies will eventually move away from them?  Isn’t it that 360-degree reviews uncover a person’s blind spots?  How can we make 360-degree reviews more meaningful? Related Episodes:#16: Why leaders need to be mindful how they are treating employees?#9: The Pitfalls of Impostor Syndrome#12: How to Overcome Impostor Syndrome?Host:Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. Vinod founded Life Acumen LLP with a mission to help corporate executives with purposeful integration of work & life; and help build high performance culture in organizations. Vinod leverages over three decades of leadership experience in investment banking, management consulting and merchant navy to help corporate leaders in seeking new perspectives, while focusing on tangible benefits to them and their organization. Podcast:   On this podcast, Vinod shares perspectives from the coaching conversations he has had with corporate leaders focusing on the specific leadership challenges they faced in their work life.Published:21 December 2020

IN FOCUS:    What is workplace incivility? And what kinds of behaviors in the workplace can be seen as uncivil?Why is workplace incivility so prevalent?If leaders know that treating employees with respect is critical, why is then they struggle to demonstrate it?Do leaders need to tread carefully on how they are treating their employees?What can leaders do to demonstrate respect?Related Episodes:#8: Why high-achievement oriented employees do not "speak up" in the work-place?#9: The Pitfalls of Impostor Syndrome#12: How to Overcome Impostor Syndrome?Host:Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. Vinod founded Life Acumen LLP with a mission to help corporate executives with purposeful integration of work & life; and help build high performance culture in organizations. Vinod leverages over three decades of leadership experience in investment banking, management consulting and merchant navy to help corporate leaders in seeking new perspectives, while focusing on tangible benefits to them and their organization. Podcast:   On this podcast, Vinod shares perspectives from the coaching conversations he has had with corporate leaders focusing on the specific leadership challenges they faced in their work life.Published:24 November 2020.

POINT OF VIEW:    Many successful executives get worn down with putting on a mask of confidence while burdened with internal feelings of incompetence. How can they navigate this duality?The inner critic in high achieving executives can be quite strong. How can one treat his or her inner critic?Related Episodes:#14: Better Things Happen When We View Ourselves as Work in Progress#13: Reprogramming Our Internal Compass to Overcome Imposture#9: The Pitfalls of Impostor syndromeHost:Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. Vinod founded Life Acumen LLP with a mission to help corporate executives with purposeful integration of work & life; and help build high performance culture in organizations. Vinod leverages over three decades of leadership experience in investment banking, management consulting and merchant navy to help corporate leaders in seeking new perspectives, while focusing on tangible benefits to them and their organization. Podcast:   On this podcast, Vinod shares perspectives from the coaching conversations he has had with corporate leaders focusing on the specific leadership challenges they faced in their work life.Published:14 October 2020

POINT OF VIEW:   What can one do to alleviate the negative effects of Impostor syndrome?How can people with Impostor Syndrome, overcome intense performance pressure, they build on themselves?   Related Episodes:   #9: The Pitfalls of Impostor Syndrome#15: How to handle our  Inner Critic?#13: Reprogramming Our Internal Compass to Overcome Imposture   Host:Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. Vinod founded Life Acumen LLP with a mission to help corporate executives with purposeful integration of work & life; and help build high performance culture in organizations. Vinod leverages over three decades of leadership experience in investment banking, management consulting and merchant navy to help corporate leaders in seeking new perspectives, while focusing on tangible benefits to them and their organization. Podcast:   On this podcast, Vinod shares perspectives from the coaching conversations he has had with corporate leaders focusing on the specific leadership challenges they faced in their work life.Published:   7 October 2020

POINT OF VIEW:   Learning Vs. Performance MindsetIdentifying consequences through series of “what” questionsReframing and correcting negativity bias – simple techniques to overcome impostureRelated Episodes:#14: Better Things Happen When We View Ourselves As Work-In-Progress#15: How to handle our inner critic? #9: The Pitfalls of Impostor SyndromeHost:Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. Vinod founded Life Acumen LLP with a mission to help corporate executives with purposeful integration of work & life; and help build high performance culture in organizations. Vinod leverages over three decades of leadership experience in investment banking, management consulting and merchant navy to help corporate leaders in seeking new perspectives, while focusing on tangible benefits to them and their organization. Podcast:   On this podcast, Vinod shares perspectives from the coaching conversations he has had with corporate leaders focusing on the specific leadership challenges they faced in their work life.Published:26 September 2020

IN FOCUS:   What can one do to alleviate the negative effects of Impostor syndrome?How can people with Impostor Syndrome, overcome intense performance pressure, they build on themselves?How can one program his or her internal compass to overcome Impostor Syndrome?People having Impostor Syndrome put on a mask of confidence though internally tend to have deep feelings of incompetence. How to navigate this duality?The inner critic can be quite hard in people with Impostor Syndrome. How can one suppress the inner critic?Related Episodes:#10: What is impostor syndrome? Is it real?#11: How do leaders with impostor syndrome impact their organizations?Host:Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. Vinod founded Life Acumen LLP with a mission to help corporate executives with purposeful integration of work & life; and help build high performance culture in organizations. Vinod leverages over three decades of leadership experience in investment banking, management consulting and merchant navy to help corporate leaders in seeking new perspectives, while focusing on tangible benefits to them and their organization. Podcast:   On this podcast, Vinod shares perspectives from the coaching conversations he has had with corporate leaders focusing on the specific leadership challenges they faced in their work life.Published:25 September 2020

POINT OF VIEW:   Does perfectionism play a role in Impostor Syndrome?The underlying traits that researchers connect with Impostor syndrome; perfectionism and Neuroticism; seem to be a dangerous combo. You seek perfection, but you’re also neurotic, which probably makes you anxious, when you don’t achieve perfection.  Seems like a vicious cycle? How do leaders with negative imposture syndrome, impact their organizations?Related Episodes:#12: How to Overcome Impostor Syndrome?#10: What is Impostor Syndrome? Is it Real?Host:Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. Vinod founded Life Acumen LLP with a mission to help corporate executives with purposeful integration of work & life; and help build high performance culture in organizations. Vinod leverages over three decades of leadership experience in investment banking, management consulting and merchant navy to help corporate leaders in seeking new perspectives, while focusing on tangible benefits to them and their organization. Podcast:   On this podcast, Vinod shares perspectives from the coaching conversations he has had with corporate leaders focusing on the specific leadership challenges they faced in their work life.Published:23 September 2020

POINT OF VIEW:   What is Imposter Syndrome? Is it real? What are some common thoughts and feelings, exhibited by people who seem to have Imposter Syndrome?Do events and experiences, in an individual’s formative years, have a bearing on developing Impostor syndrome in adulthood?Related Episodes:#11: How Do Leaders with Impostor Syndrome Impact their Organizations?#12: How to Overcome Impostor Syndrome?Host:Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. Vinod founded Life Acumen LLP with a mission to help corporate executives with purposeful integration of work & life; and help build high performance culture in organizations. Vinod leverages over three decades of leadership experience in investment banking, management consulting and merchant navy to help corporate leaders in seeking new perspectives, while focusing on tangible benefits to them and their organization. Host:   Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. Vinod founded Life Acumen LLP with a mission to help corporate executives with purposeful integration of work and life, and help build high performance culture in organizations. Vinod leverages over three decades of leadership experience in investment banking, management consulting and merchant navy to help corporate leaders in seeking new perspectives, while focusing on tangible benefits to them and their organization.Podcast:   On this podcast, Vinod shares perspectives from the coaching conversations he has had with corporate leaders focusing on the specific leadership challenges they faced in their work life.Published:23 September 2020. Disclaimer:No representation or warranty, express or implied, is given and no responsibility or liability is or will be accepted by or on behalf of Life Acumen LLP or by any of its designated partners, its directors, employees, agents or any other person as to the accuracy, completeness or correctness of the information contained in this podcast or any other oral information made available and any such liability is expressly disclaimed.

IN FOCUS:    In a survey of senior corporate executives on what are some of their deep-seated fears, researchers found that the biggest fear among these c-suite executives was the fear of being discovered to be incompetent, also known as the “impostor syndrome.” Host:   Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. Vinod founded Life Acumen LLP with a mission to help corporate executives with purposeful integration of work and life, and help build high performance culture in organizations. Vinod leverages over three decades of leadership experience in investment banking, management consulting and merchant navy to help corporate leaders in seeking new perspectives, while focusing on tangible benefits to them and their organization.Podcast:   On this podcast, Vinod shares perspectives from the coaching conversations he has had with corporate leaders focusing on the specific leadership challenges they faced in their work life. Published: 14 July, 2020.