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Observe with Empathy
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Observe with Empathy

Observe with Empathy When we observe with empathy, we look beyond the actions of people, says Srinivasa Addepalli. https://vimeo.com/1006916727/109e1fba21 For more such leadership insights, please

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September 18, 2024
Listen vs. Silent
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Listen vs. Silent

Listen vs. Silent The words listen and silent have the same letters. What does this really mean? Srinivasa Addepalli elaborates. https://vimeo.com/1006916241/a0685a2ce1 For more such leadership

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September 18, 2024
Creativity Happens!
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Creativity Happens!

Creativity Happens! Creativity can strike anyone. Hear more from Srinivasa Addepalli. https://vimeo.com/1006916479/8485d5d043 For more such leadership insights, please subscribe to Gyan Cafe today! We’ve curated a

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September 18, 2024
Strategy & Execution
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Strategy & Execution

Strategy and Execution Strategy without execution is a mere dream. Srinivasa Addepalli elaborates on why that’s the case. https://vimeo.com/1006916576/e88a6d2cc1 We’ve curated a holistic managerial toolkit

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September 18, 2024
Be Boring!
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Be Boring!

Be Boring! Srinivasa Addepalli discusses the key to becoming successful. https://vimeo.com/1006916673/e832fee860 For more such leadership insights, please subscribe to Gyan Cafe today! We’ve curated a holistic

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September 18, 2024
Leaders Codify!
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Leaders Codify!

Leaders Codify Experience enables leaders to do more than just learn. How so? Hear from Srinivasa Addepalli. https://vimeo.com/1006916527/69279cb2cd For more such leadership insights, please subscribe

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September 18, 2024
Strategy & Culture
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Strategy & Culture

Strategy & Culture How true is the saying “Culture eats Strategy for breakfast”? Srinivasa Addepalli explains. https://vimeo.com/1006916288/9624d27fa2 For more such leadership insights, please subscribe to

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September 18, 2024
No time for Bullshit!
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No time for Bullshit!

No Time for Bullshit! Time is finite & your most valuable asset, says Srinivasa Addepalli https://vimeo.com/1006916349/d855189a90 For more such leadership insights, please subscribe to Gyan

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September 18, 2024
Lofty Goals, Modest Actions
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Lofty Goals, Modest Actions

Lofty Goals, Modest Actions Success is built one crisp action at a time. Find out what Srinivasa Addepalli means by that. https://vimeo.com/1006916197/5a444c8432 For more such

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September 18, 2024
Curiosity, Humility & Empathy
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Curiosity, Humility & Empathy

Curiosity, Humility & Empathy What makes a great leader? Srinivasa Addepalli decodes the key traits. https://vimeo.com/1006916003/322c4a1570 For more such leadership insights, please subscribe to Gyan

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September 18, 2024
There’s always time, till there’s none!
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There’s always time, till there’s none!

There’s always time, till there’s none! Srinivasa Addepalli recommends the BEST way to avert crisis. https://vimeo.com/1006916062/0c50581cb8 For more such leadership insights, please subscribe to Gyan

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September 18, 2024
Create Customers!
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Create Customers!

Create Customers! Srinivasa Addepalli breaks down Peter Drucker’s famous yet profound quote. https://vimeo.com/1006916625/2f14722337 For more such leadership insights, please subscribe to Gyan Cafe today! We’ve curated

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September 18, 2024
Case #3: Z stands for Gen Zest!
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Z stands for Gen Zest!

Move over Boomers, Gen Xers & millennials; Gen Zs are in the block. And they’re taking the corporate world by storm! It’s no secret that

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August 26, 2024
Employee Retention Strategy: 2024
Article

Losing your top performer? Employee Retention Strategy

We’re into the year 2024. And mass exodus of employees in small and large firms have become commonplace. Top performing employees are pulling the plug on their employers at the snap of a finger… for reasons best known to them. Managers are left in a lurch, wondering “where did it all go wrong”? If you’re in the same boat, especially during the appraisal season, and don’t know what to do, then this article is for you. We explore a few strategies that you as their employer can adopt to break out of the pattern and create a winning employee retention strategy.

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January 22, 2024
The post-Corona New Normal – Ajay Nanavati
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The post-Corona New Normal – Ajay Nanavati

Future Conversations is a series of discussions with business leaders, academics and entrepreneurs by GlobalGyan.

Ajay Nanavati is the former Chairman, Syndicate Bank and MD, 3M India. He is an innovation evangelist and a Director on the boards of several companies.

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July 3, 2020

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Ex-Tata Tele, Wipro, Taj

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