BROWSE OUR COMPLETE LIST OF GUEST SPEAKERS Abhijit Bhaduri Alan Eagle Alisa Cohn Ambi Parameswaran Amish Tripathi Amit Chandra Amy Edmondson Anu Madgavkar Arun Maira Ashish Dhawan Ashley Whillans Atul Kasbekar Atul Khatri Avnish Bajaj Ayelet Fishbach Ayse Birsel Baijayant Jay Panda Bill Carr BJ Fogg Bombay Jayashri Bruce Feiler Capt. Raghu Raman Chandramouli Venkatesan Christopher Clarey Dan Cable Dan Pink CLICK ON THE NAME TO HEAR PODCAST BROWSE OUR COMPLETE LIST OF GUEST SPEAKERS Darleen DeRosa David Bradford Deepa Malik Devdutt Pattanaik Dheeraj Pandey Dorie Clark Dr. Jennifer Goldman Wetzler Dr. Pramath Sinha Dr. Ramachandra Guha Dr. Tasha Eurich Ethan Kross Falguni Nayar Harish Bhat Harsh Mariwala Herminia Ibarra Indranil Chakraborty James Clear Jeffrey Pfeffer Jennifer Garvey Berger Jennifer Petriglieri Karthik Reddy Kartik Hosanagar EP1 Kartik Hosanagar EP2 Katy Milkman KV Sridhar (Pops) Lloyd Reeb Lynda Gratton Manjari Jaruhar Marshall Goldsmith Matt Dixon Matthew Walker Meher Pudumjee Michael Watkins Michiel Kruyt Nandan Nilekani Neera Nundy OP Bhatt Paddy Upton Papa CJ Pradeep Chakravarthy Prakash Iyer R Gopalakrishnan Raghu Ananthanarayanan Raj Raghunathan Rajat Gupta Rajiv Vij Rama Bijapurkar Ramesh Srinivasan Ravi Venkatesan Ravi Venkatesan EP2 Rich Fernandez Roopa Kudva Sally Helgesen Sanjeev and Hari Sir Andrew Likierman Stephen M.R. Covey Stewart Friedman Sudhir Sitapati Sukhinder Cassidy Suresh Narayanan CLICK ON THE NAME TO HEAR PODCAST All Business Leaders Creative Professionals Social Impact Leaders Sportspersons Thought Leaders Intro to Digital Tsunami Hiring for the Digital World Personal branding in the Digital world Integrating into a start-up Leadership Development Digital Mindset Building Digital habits Role of Chief Digital Officer Career Planning 2.0 In Summary Abhijit Bhaduri Coach | Speaker | Writer Sports to Business to Coaching Building trust as a Coach Coaching a Team Dealing with aberrant geniuses Having difficult conversations Being an evangelist for courage Receiving feedback as a Coach Enabling good decisions How Bill thought about impact Influencing Eric Schmidt's key transitions Alan Eagle Leader at Google Triggers and Dopamine Hits Giving away your Legos Policing your passion Imposter syndrome as a founder Stress and Depression Economics of praise Handling Leadership transitions Co-founder dynamics Alisa Cohn Startup Founder Coach Making early career choices Listening as a leader Smoke Signals in a relationship Influencing without authority Building a trusted relationship Trusting the expert Judgment - Balancing head and heart The art of story telling Building a personal Brand CEO connect with end consumer In Summary - Playing to Potential Ambi Parameswaran Author | Brand Coach Where the seeds of transition were sown Writing for self Transitioning from Financial Services to Writing Dealing with failure Harsh realities of Writing What does it take to be an Author Driving Deep Work Marketing innovations around the first book Building culture in a company Three things they do not teach you in B school In Summary – Playing to Potential Amish Tripathi Author Early formative years Joining an Indian I-Bank after a US MBA Factors behind the rise at DSP Merrill Lynch Decoding mentorship Transitioning from Banking to PE Apprenticeship - the magic sauce in Private Equity Building better business judgment Institution building - Leading Type As Moving to a 50% model at Bain Capital Being Strategic about Philanthropy In summary - Playing to potential Amit Chandra Philanthropist | Investor Nuances of Psychological Safety Implication on Learn-what vs Learn-how Impact on leadership transitions Calculus of silence Traits that drive psychological safety Effective feedback processes Rituals that drive psychological safety Miracle at Fukushima Daini Nuances in application - Google-X vs Walmart The "naïve realism" trap In Summary - Playing to Potential Amy Edmondson Professor at HBS Early formative years Career in Consulting versus Banking The Maternity transition Navigating your career Learning/Unlearning during transition The Future of Work Staying relevant in the future What they don't teach you at IIMA Message to graduating women In Summary - Playing to Potential Anu Madgavkar Leader at McKinsey Art of asking good questions Steering by listening Giving feedback by listening Having deep conversations at scale The art of facilitation Judgment and values Listening & "Thinking fast and slow" Being heard in a noisier world Reinventing oneself at 45 Transitioning across contexts Leadership in an open system In Summary - Playing to Potential Arun Maira Author Having career markers at 30 and 45 Taking the entrepreneurial plunge What it takes to be a good PE Investor From PE to Philanthropy Potential pathways post ChrysCapital Unanticipated challenges in driving Social Impact Metrics to measure progress Educating ourselves for the future Planting seeds for the future Leading a richer life Ashish Dhawan Philanthropist | PE Investor Understanding the notion of time poverty When money stops moving the needle Are you a Taylor or a Morgan? Career choices in the future Consulting causing an adversarial relationship with time Optimizing versus Satisficing mindset Big why, Small why and Time Confetti Changing our relationship with time Relating to time during "Covid times" Ashley Whillans Author - Time Smart Transitioning from Engineering to Photography Being tenacious through the transition Marrying passion with pragmatism Staying relevant over the long-term Entrepreneurial pursuits beyond photography Balancing commerce with creativity Enlisting and empowering people in your team In Summary - Playing to Potential Atul Kasbekar Photographer | Producer The mid-life angst Seeds of a career in Stand up Fertilizing a new possibility Riding two horses Finding your voice Passion versus Pragmatism Writing evergreen material Coping with Covid-19 Atul Khatri Stand-up Comedian Goldman Sachs versus McKinsey Starting Baazee.com Entrepreneurial Resilience Taking stock of life after Bazee sale Venture Investing - Supporting without intruding Misconceptions around Venture Investing Sharpening investing skills Evolving as a leader Backing the best founders Harsh realities of Entrepreneurship What they don't teach you at HBS Avnish Bajaj Venture Capitalist Goal setting - a Goldilocks balance Goals and the long game Parenting and Psychological reactance Choices post financial independence Connecting with our future self Glass half full or half empty Motivating ourselves during the long middle Mining the silent graveyard Identity and Optimizing vs Satisficing Marie Curie and power of joint goals Ayelet Fishbach Author | Professor Journey to becoming a Life Designer Nelson Mandela - a Master Life Designer Deconstruction and Reconstruction - The 4 step process Life Design vs Product Design Getting playful about Life Design Life Redesign - How long does it take? The Power of Metaphors Helping Children Design their life Bringing ideas to life Ayse Birsel Designer | Author Politics as a career option Markers of Long term Potential Resilience Staying relevant and leveraging technology Generating options amidst political constraints Balancing the macro and micro views Three pieces of advice that stand out Perspectives on Prioritization Lessons for business from politics Influencing an ecosystem Perspectives on Excellence In Summary - Playing to Potential Baijayant Jay Panda Politician Learnable elements from Jeff Bezos's leadership Bringing 14 leadership principles to life Raising the bar on recruitment Recognizing and developing good judgment Disagree yet commit - bringing it to life Written communication - a competitive advantage Building a culture of learning from failure "What" decisions versus "Who" decisions Bill Carr Co-Author The ABC of tiny habits The MAP of behaviour change Prompts - the low hanging fruit of change Action versus Context Prompt Build ability to beat motivation cycles Celebrating to wire in a habit Tiny habits to big change Untangle (not break) bad habits Getting out of screen addiction The knowing-doing gap BJ Fogg Author - Tiny Habits Committing to a career in Music Characteristics of great coaches Deliberate practice Team work in a concert Making Directional Choices Music and Technology Sir Ang Lee and Excellence Balancing work and life In summary - Playing to Potential Bombay Jayashri Carnatic Musician The Power of stories Happy Families and Agile Development What is the shape of your story Disruptors and Lifequakes Midlife to Whenever life transition Make sense from scars (not wounds) Shape-shifting instead of resilience Three phases of a transition Taking a leap of faith Role of money in transitions Role of a Sounding Board/Coach In Summary - Playing to Potential Bruce Feiler Author | Transition Researcher Armed Forces as a career option How Army looks for Potential Transitioning across Cultures Transitioning from the Army to the Corporate world Establishing a common language in the Army Z-KITBAG: Communication lessons from the Army Transmitting intent down the chain Building culture - Lessons from the Army Building Grit Driving Mindfulness and Deep Work In Summary Capt. Raghu Raman Ex Army officer Genesis of the book - CATALYST Turbocharging your growth -TMRR Raising the game when it matters Playing the 1st half of career to win the 2nd half Picking mentors thoughtfully Decoupling quitting & joining decisions Evolving views on the notion of success Impact of Life on Work Cultivating "Lodestar" values Overemphasizing fit in a career choice Winning the Second half of career In Summary - Playing to Potential Chandramouli Venkatesan Author | FMCG Leader Signs of early potential Parenting influences on Roger Roger's curiosity and empathy Managing down-time between rallies Secret to Roger's longevity How Roger picked his Coaches Bouncing back from a rough patch Roger the businessman In Summary – Playing to Potential Sowing the seeds for the next innings Christopher Clarey Federer’s biographer Cancer and life-choices Crowd-sourcing your highlights reel Eulogy delay Visualization and peak-performance Developing directional clarity Emotional Labour Providing thoughtful feedback Highlights - Big bang vs Drip feed Engaging different parts of our brain When strengths become derailers In Summary - Playing to Potential Dan Cable Professor | Author - Exceptional Lawyer to Leadership Thinker Regret - The photographic negative Four Core Regrets Regrets and Choice Counterfactual thinking Goldilocks balance in handling regret Inward Outward Forward Regrets and Transitions Rifts and Drifts Dan Pink Leadership Thinker | Author Relationships in a 2D world Driving Accountability virtually Communicating thoughtfully Office of the future Remote leadership with Boards Remote apprenticeship Transitioning remotely Remote Leadership hiring Managing your energy Darleen DeRosa Leadership Consultant | Co-Author Markers of an "exceptional" relationship Healthy feedback - not crossing the net Idea to behavioural change Building an emotional vocabulary Deepening the trust in a relationship Nuances in giving good feedback Leaning into the messiness to move forward Repair and restoration of relationships Personality vs Behaviour - Understanding change Helping kids learn interpersonal skills Displaying the right kind of vulnerability David Bradford Senior Lecturer at Stanford GSB Early formative years Dealing with two possible fatalities Rebounding from a near-death event Getting people comfortable with the context Picking the first "mountain" to climb Training for the Olympics Perspectives on Excellence Picking an effective Coach Building resilience About "Wheeling Happiness" Foundation In summary - Playing to Potential Deepa Malik Para-athlete Early formative years Transitioning from Healthcare to Mythology Being effective in the Gig Economy Dealing with various life transitions Effective coaching process Focus vs Perspective Building Habits vs Enhancing Awareness Understanding fear to decipher beliefs Building perspective and judgment Building story telling capability In Summary - Playing to Potential Devdutt Pattanaik Author | Mythologist Early formative years (including re-attempting IIT-JEE) Building optionality during early career Relationship between Co-founders and Company Evolving as a leader with the company Building an anti-fragile culture Perspectives around career choice Hiring senior leaders into Nutanix Work, life and success Leadership Development in a turbo-charged environment In Summary - Playing to Potential Dheeraj Pandey Entrepreneur Winding journey to entrepreneurship Prioritizing sharply Beyond retailing time Riding an S curve Infinite horizon networking Value based pricing Metrics to measure green shoots Experimenting on the sides Extending the horizon Being a Lesbian Dorie Clark Author | Coach Understanding the 4 default conflict habits Why some conflict patterns are common Listening to understand the nuances Engaging our senses Reactive and a Proactive pause Down side of too much empathy and collaboration Role of ideal and shadow values in conflict Real meaning of "take a walk" Pattern breaking behaviour and Camp David Dr. Jennifer Goldman Wetzler Conflict Researcher | Author Current portfolio of initiatives Consulting (McKinsey) as a career option Transitioning out of Consulting (including views on entrepreneurship) Authentic Leadership What Consulting doesn't prepare you for Vedica Scholars Programme - Nurturing Women leaders Educating ourselves (and link with leadership of the future) Building leadership capability in entrepreneurs Personal Board of Advisors Reflecting on the past and the future In Summary - Playing to Potential Dr. Pramath Sinha Institution Builder Path to becoming a Historian Being a historian - what it takes Key career choices Multiple identities of Gandhiji Settling into a new context Gandhiji's personal life Being vulnerable How Gandhiji made decisions Inner journey In Summary Playing to potential Dr. Ramachandra Guha Historian | Author Self-awareness: Meta-skill of 21st century Self-awareness Unicorns Self-delusion Vs Self-awareness Limitations of introspection Mindfulness beyond meditation Feedback as a prism vs a mirror Role of a coach in enhancing self-awareness Self-awareness during career transitions Catch 22 of Self-awareness Dr. Tasha Eurich Organizational Psychologist Going 'inside' as a child Defining Chatter Rafael Nadal and Rituals Inner voice vs Inner chatter Time travel, Distancing and Awe Inner voice - Zooming feature of our minds Journaling and Chatter Allowing Venting Vs Coaching Ethan Kross Author - Chatter Early formative years Choices post IIMA Women and intense careers Taking the entrepreneurial plunge Rewiring the leadership approach Start up to scale up Aligning horizons with investors Setting the goalpost when you are an industry leader Falguni Nayar Founder - Nykaa.com Key choices along the way Perspectives on Navigating Career Taking a pause Art of storytelling Profits with purpose Identification with Labour and Capital Shaping culture through stories Competing with a collaborative spirit In Summary - Playing to Potential Harish Bhat Author - #Tatastories Formative years Tactful separation Remove Escape Buttons Breaking the Catch-22 of mediocre talent Growing through feedback Unlocking the power of the collective Markers of good talent Thinking about Next Gen In Summary - Playing to Potential Harsh Mariwala Founder - Marico Acting your way to new thinking Experimenting with different pathways Portfolio approach versus Full-time role Pausing to reinvent Operational, Personal and Strategic networks Identity play versus Identity work The perils of foreclosure Role of the spouse Transitioning from well-paying time-greedy careers Herminia Ibarra Professor at LBS Transitioning to solo-preneurship Demystifying Business storytelling Contextual applications Curse of Knowledge Story listening Building deeper relationships Deliberate practice Building a storytelling culture Story tellers that stand out Indranil Chakraborty Business Storyteller Journey to studying habits Building habits in the right areas Keeping the identity small Plateau of latent potential Systems versus Goals Building habits with awareness Environment and habits 2 minute rule - the gateway habit James Clear Author - Atomic Habits Autonomy vs Power Power and Value Neutrality Implication of being judgmental Projecting Power vs Humility Higher Power and Poorer Signals Vulnerability and Power True to which Self? Warmth Vs Competence IKEA effect and Escalation of Commitment Jeffrey Pfeffer Professor at Stanford GSB Stages of human development Transitions in mid-life Humans - an outdated OS 5 traps that leaders fall into Trap1 - Looking for simple stories Trap 2 - Feeling right does not mean it is right Trap 3 - Desire to agree Trap 4 - Controlling instead of influencing Trap 5 - Shackled by the past Actively listening to your body Leadership in a post COVID world Jennifer Garvey Berger Executive Coach | Author The case for double-primary careers The 3 big transitions that couples go through The first transition - How do we make this work? Watchouts during the first transition The second transition - What do we want to become? Securing the base for the other to explore The third transition - Who are we now? Jennifer Petriglieri Author - Couples That Work IIMB, Wharton & path to Venture Investing Articulating culture and hiring for it Pie chart of time in Venture Investing Venture Investing - What does it take Transition pitfalls - Banking/Consulting to VC Settling effectively into Venture Investing Picking Founders effectively Dealing with hyper-growth and scale-up Scaling up the leadership muscle What they don't teach you at B-School In Summary - Playing to potential Karthik Reddy Venture Capitalist Academics as a career Highs and Lows in Academics Surprises in the Academic path Impact of technology Backing an entrepreneur Leadership inflection points Building the leadership muscle Building an entrepreneurial culture In Summary – Playing to Potential Kartik Hosanagar EP1 Professor at Wharton Staying relevant as machines get smarter Predictability Resilience paradox Convenience versus Privacy Diversity of thought in the drawing room Unanticipated consequences and "Cobra effect" Exercising consumer choice - balancing efficiency and diversity Machines - Decision Makers or Enablers? Jobs at risk and new avenues Re-skilling ourselves to stay relevant Kartik Hosanagar EP2 Professor at Wharton Agassi and Behaviour change The power of a fresh start Temptation bundling Entering the magic circle Benefits of Commitment Boosting morale instead of Unsolicited advice Building a robust habit One goal at a time Katy Milkman Author - How to change Convergence of Strategy, Creative, Tech and Data Early Childhood and Dyslexia Early career choices - Medical Rep/Painting/Advertising Rejecting 3 jobs and painting in Goa Transitioning from Advertising to the Tech world Advertising as a career option Evolving perspectives on success and impact Developing as a leader Settling effectively in a new organization Secret sauce behind great ads and film-makers Building story telling skills In Summary - Playing to Potential KV Sridhar (Pops) Ad industry veteran Being a Chief Life Officer Pausing after success Deploying Time, Talent and Treasure Measuring what Matters From Interest to Identity Position in the team Low Centre of Gravity Maintaining a Margin Success or Significance or Satisfaction? Lloyd Reeb Founding Partner - Halftime Institute 100 - year life Mid-life: a double whammy From 3 stages to multiple stages Specialization versus Generalization (T to Pi) Cathedrals vs Shopping malls Independent producers vs Entrepreneurs Choosing the intensity of work The Power of Options Lynda Gratton Professor at London Business School Leaving the past behind Raising an independent girl child The art of investigation Dealing with grey Staying positive Managing dual careers Taking charge in a new role Driving human transformation Finding your style as a woman Manjari Jaruhar Former IPS Officer Staying relevant over the long term Choosing Coachees and link with ROI The path to excellence Getting behaviours and habits to stick Art of asking good questions What matters in the end Marshall Goldsmith Executive Educator | Coach | Author Coaching CEOs and Elite Athletes Coach Coachee relationship Athlete to Coach to Entrepreneur Forced growth - plugging the weaknesses Toughness is not a differentiator Expanding the mental reservoir Visualization as a technique Dealing with the "wall" Rest, Sleep and recharge Matt Dixon Triathlon Coach Sleep - The Swiss army knife of wellness Morning Larks and Night Owls - a hard wiring Dealing effectively with Jet-lag How much sleep do we REALLY need? REM and Non-REM sleep and criticality of each Sleep, Music and the Beatles Deleterious impact of Devices on sleep Getting back to sleep when wide awake Matthew Walker Author - Why We Sleep Early formative years Transitioning effectively across generations Dealing with shocks Music and Leadership Perspectives on Philanthropy Business continuity across generations Grooming more women leaders In Summary - Playing to Potential Meher Pudumjee Philanthropist ROI of transition support Creating the mind-space The Transition timeline Fit for purpose feedback loop CXO to CEO transition Warrior to diplomat Leading former peers When a promotion may not make sense Mapping the influence landscape Onboarding a leader Entrepreneur bringing in an experienced CEO Michael Watkins Professor at IMD HUL to McKinsey to Transformation Work Pausing to Reinvent Learning Zone vs Protective Zone Accessing your Skylight Ladder of Self-Awareness The infiniteness of Purpose Criticality of recovery Collective Icebergs and Team Dominos Michiel Kruyt Author | Leadership Advisor Current portfolio of time spent Early childhood wiring Selecting the right co-founder(s) Scale-up and transitions at Infosys Infosys to UIDAI - a 3D transition Setting a goalpost at UIDAI Running a start-up inside the Govt. Reflections on Politics as a career Re-inventing self and playing to potential Nandan Nilekani Infosys | UIDAI Early formative years Changing orbit - HBS, Wall-Street and Dasra Thinking about levers of Impact Role clarity with co-founders Evolving the goal-post at Dasra Transitioning roles within Dasra Leadership Development in Social Impact space Transitioning to the Social Impact world Distinctive leaders in the Social Impact space In Summary - Playing to Potential Neera Nundy Co-Founder - Dasra Transitioning to becoming a Board Member Being an effective Chairperson Making good Board decisions Chairperson versus CEO - Leadership nuances Ensuring Board members add value Seeking and giving feedback Attitudes that have driven his career In Summary - Playing to Potential OP Bhatt Board Member Physical trainer to Leadership Coach Going on an inner journey Building trust with the Indian Cricket team Setting goal-posts with the Indian Cricket team Sachin Tendulkar and personal mastery Gautam Gambhir and the straight drive Dealing with failure Zooming in and out Link between mentally tough and psychopaths Paddy Upton Sports Coach | Author Why "Naked"? Oxford MBA-Consulting-Stand-up Plunging into Stand-Up Stand-Up: Unknown Unknowns Stand-Up: What it takes Lessons from a journey in Stand-Up Role of Vulnerability in building Trust What Corporates could learn from Stand-Up 3 things they don’t teach you in B-school Papa CJ Stand up comedian How Kings and Queens were groomed Council of Advisors Chhatrapati Shivaji and strategic patience Journaling Jahanara and her political savviness Serfoji and Social Development Content Marketing in the olden days Decline of the Mughal Empire and Corporate Office Pradeep Chakravarthy Author | Behaviourist Playing in the gig economy The art of story telling Building a Personal Brand Selecting a Coach effectively Picking the first job after IIM Career in Consumer Goods Shifting your goal post over time Unlocking the potential What they don’t teach you at IIMA In Summary – Playing to Potential Prakash Iyer Speaker | Coach Running your career like a marathon Making robust hiring decisions Settling in - Rock climbing versus Running Discerning the pecking order of stakeholders Solving for efficiency versus effectiveness Having the right relationship with the Board Clementine Mirror - the role of spouses Bringing in adequate porosity Getting cross-industry transitions right R Gopalakrishnan Author | Advisor | Board Member | Speaker | Teacher Listening to stories as a child Key choices in the journey Being Dharmic Five Pandava archetypes Counterpoints to each archetypes Resolving Dharmasankatas Karna and Krishna - the conversation that never happened Accessing Equanimity Evolving Leadership Paradigms Doing versus Being Creating the emotional infrastructure Balam and Shakti - External and Internal forces Journey as an action researcher Raghu Ananthanarayanan Author The journey till date Defining happiness Achievement and happiness Abundance mindset and happiness Time scarcity and generosity burnout Why we lose the plot with happiness Navigating mid-life Dealing with negative outcomes Pursuing flow than chasing superiority Raising happy kids - love versus discipline Coping with COVID-19 Raj Raghunathan Happiness expert | Author Taking stock of the journey ahead Provoking reflection through osmosis Vivekananda versus Napoleon Leadership at McKinsey across 3 terms Settling into Scandinavia Transitioning across cultures Evolution as a leader Choices during the McKinsey journey Key choices that stand out Rajat Gupta Ex McKinsey Stepping off the corporate track Attitude towards Money Key choices as a Coach Working with the leader as a whole Building the Spiritual Quotient Self-acceptance before Self Improvement Delegating thoughtfully Decoding Executive Presence Multiple levels of listening Being, not just doing Staying open to possibilities Coachee selection Unlocking our potential Rajiv Vij Executive Coach | Author Pie chart of time today Early formative years Career in Market Research Becoming a solo-advisor Careers - Paradox of choice Shaping your playground Becoming a trusted advisor Women and Leadership Transitioning from Executive to NED What they don't teach at IIMA In summary - Playing to Potential Rama Bijapurkar Author | Consultant Leadership challenges during Covid-19 Discerning the "mandate" Being versus Doing Evolution of the Consulting model Reinventing self within McKinsey Personal Board of Advisors Dealing with lifequakes Contributing to Education Ramesh Srinivasan Senior Partner - McKinsey & Co. Driving social impact Early childhood wiring Career planning 2.0 for graduates Leading in India versus other markets Transitioning from Cummins to Microsoft Listening intently during Transitions Picking leaders to invest behind Hyper-development of a leader in a Start-Up Executive to Non-Executive Transition Gig economy and careers Ravi Venkatesan Philanthropist | Writer Key choices post the Corporate path Punctuated Equilibrium Three roles in the future of work Being intentional about life Cultivating an abundance mindset Different forms of Capital Specialization vs Generalization Unlocking Entrepreneurship Leadership next door How will you measure your life Develop your voice not your brand Ravi Venkatesan EP2 Author | Philanthropist Leadership Development in the Digital economy Origins of SIY Attention and Meta-Attention Developing the meditation habit Benefits of Journaling Meta-distress and Response-flexibility 3 levels of resilience Positivity and Psychological Safety Rich Fernandez CEO - SIYLI Omidyar Network and innovating for next Half Billion Early formative years Growing through the ranks at CRISIL Transitioning to a General Management role Choosing career direction post CRISIL Flexing leadership style at Omidyar Network Developing a sense of judgment Women Leadership - The barrier no one speaks about as much Perspectives on Success What they don’t teach you at IIMA but should In Summary - Playing to Potential Roopa Kudva Impact Investor How women often respond to feedback How women often think about ambition Reluctance in accepting credit Downsides of pursuing mastery Leveraging relationships to move forward Delivering performance vs unlocking potential Impact of COVID on Women vs Men Executive presence Leakage in the leadership pipeline near the very top Changing the game vs playing by "club rules" Insights for parents as they bring up boys and girls Sally Helgesen Women’s Leadership Coach | Author Journey and transitions till date Three rhythms of a scale up Being deliberate about culture building Getting senior leader transitions right Intellect and clarity of thought - correlated? Founder development and role of coaching Founder CEO or Professional CEO? Sanjeev and Hari Co-Authors Defining and measuring Judgment Listen attentively; learn critically Seek diversity, not validation Keeping track of judgment run-rate Identify, then challenge, biases Question the solution set offered Judgment during COVID times Sir Andrew Likierman Professor - London Business School Growing out of father's shadows Decoding Trust and Inspire Trusting despite scarcity Shifting the paradigm through beliefs Spotting and unlocking Potential Trust and Inspire at scale The Trust Equation Guardrails while extending trust T&I in paradigm, C&C in the moment Stephen M.R. Covey Author - Trust and Inspire 4 porous domains - Self, Work, Home & Community Positive spillovers across domains Role of Authenticity, Integrity & Creativity Tradeoffs by stage - post B-school, mid life, end career Technology and psychological interference Managing stakeholder expectations Role of a coach in Work-life integration Flex the current context or reboot Stewart Friedman Professor at Wharton Getting the problem definition right Choosing to stay in HUL HR - a department with teeth Entrepreneurial Professionalism Identifying and nurturing potential Building a personal brand Specialization versus Generalization Core Competence versus Competitive Advantage Mavericks, Company men and Rogues Secret sauce behind the culture Coping with uncertainty Sudhir Sitapati Author - The CEO Factory Myth of the single choice Embracing risk as a discovery process Managing work and life Decade long coaching journey Working with Bill Campbell Moving from a Large Org to a Start up Discerning what is a good fit Stepping into a white space Inside out or Outside In Going Deep Vs Broad Sukhinder Cassidy Author - Choose Possibility Early formative years Career - getting off to a good start Transitioning effectively to a new context Maggi crisis and decoding resilience Building good business judgment Rebuilding trust Increasing productivity Marketing 2.0 In Summary - Playing to Potential Suresh Narayanan Turnaround leader Strategy and Careers Managing time and attention Creating the conditions to create Leadership in Emerging Markets Business model choices Framing the Strategy question Measuring Trust Tarun Khanna Professor at HBS Leaders that build to last Playing the long game Passing the Baton Driving self-discovery with Next-gen Professional CEOs in Family Businesses Compassionate Capitalism Growing thoughtfully In Summary - Playing to Potential Tarun Khanna EP2 Professor at HBS Notion of identitylessness Limitations of the rational mind Shaping one's journey Mindfulness is not a hack Deliberate practice of Spirituality Opening the aperture of learning Pursuing self-awareness Covid-19 - a time-out for humans Tenzin Priyadarshi Tibetan Buddhist Monk Elevator problem and reframing Myth of the false binary Framing existential questions Presented vs Open-ended problems Focusing on the underlying Teaching Reframing to kids Eliciting authentic responses Labeling emotions Problem framing and Coaching Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg Author | Problem Framing Expert Learning 5 completely new skills How learning works Misplaced pursuit of Mastery Real meaning of baby steps How unlearning works Learning Approach across the Learning curve Role of feedback loops Observing things the way they are Friction in the learning process Depth of learning In Summary - Playing to Potential Tom Vanderbilt Author - Beginners Water.org - Introduction and how you can contribute Early childhood wiring Investment Banking as a career and key transitions Women and careers Effective Leadership transitions across companies Executive to NED transition Women and Board roles Transitioning to the Social Impact world In Summary - Playing to Potential Vedika Bhandarkar MD - India at Water.org Formative years The IIMA years Early career choices Setting up Eklavya Eklavya to GiveIndia Misconceptions around giving Giving time versus Giving money Our relationship with money Raising “Giving children” Giving over the long term Dreaming big Givers that inspire In Summary - Playing to Potential Venkat Krishnan Philanthropist | Founder - GiveIndia Recalibrating The Notion Of Success Perspectives on Resilience Transitioning from playing sport to commentating Attributes Of A Great Commentator Framing Good Questions Spotting Long Term Potential Role Of Coaching In Development Achievement Orientation to a Giving Mindset In Summary Vijay Amritraj Former tennis champion Early career choices - Law, Journalism, Teaching and Writing Delivering good judgments The reflection habit - decoding signal from the noise Managing time, unfettered curiosity and resilience Leadership under extreme constraints - Lion, Fox and Mouse Staying relevant through transitions Assembling an effective team Making/Not making key decisions Driving change when there is short term pain and long term gain In Summary - Playing to Potential Vinay Sitapati Author - Half Lion The uniqueness of the Advani-Vajpayee relationship Managing transitions when power flips What binds the RSS together RSS and McKinsey Managing diversity and handling disagreements Getting comfortable with contradictions The dynamics of Jugalbandi Making sense of complexity Managing hierarchy and merit Vinay Sitapati - Jugalbandhi Political Scientist | Author About Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) Early childhood wiring Navigating the sea of career options Consumer Goods (FMCG) as a career option Transitioning roles in a large MNC Navigating the first 3-6 months Functional Leadership to General Management Transitioning back to India in a leadership role Being an effective Board member In Summary - Playing to Potential Coping with Covid-19 Vinita Bali Board Member OGQ and how you can contribute Committing to sports as a career Transitioning from Playing to Captaining Spotting potential Playing hockey to [email protected] Joining OGQ's Role of serendipity Building the Grit muscle Picking a coach - Learning from Mary Kom's example In Summary Viren Rasquinha CEO - OGQ Committing to Chess as a career Early formative years Growing as a player and inflection points What it takes to compete at the top Understanding the processor inside Staying relevant in the world of machines Performing at the top and being grounded Dealing with losses Identifying and unlocking potential Parallels between Chess and Business In Summary - Playing to Potential Viswanathan Anand Chess Legend The S curve of personal disruption Picking the right S curve Discovering our distinctiveness Leaning into constraints Cutting our losses Rethinking our metrics Handling our identity Discovery driven career planning Whitney Johnson Author | Executive Coach Early childhood wiring Law as a career choice Women Leaders - a leaky pipeline Role of a spouse around maternity Tough work-life trade-offs Becoming a Trusted Advisor Building good judgment Successful Lawyer to Successful Entrepreneur In Summary - Playing to Potential Zia Mody Managing Partner at AZB