Life Acumen @ Work Podcast
87 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 months ago -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.
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The Pitfalls of Impostor Syndrome | Episode 9
July 14, 2020 06:30 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBInsight: 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....
#8.0: Why high achievement oriented employees do not "speak up" in the work-place?
June 20, 2020 13:30 - 11 minutes - 8.01 MBInsight: Increase in fear of speaking up in the work place is a worrying trend as it may not only hamper innovation, productivity and performance but could also lead to circumstances that may cause more corporate debacles in times to come. In this episode we will discuss How do speaking up and high achievement orientation stack against each other and Are high achievement-oriented employees a risky asset for organizations in the long run. Host: Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilit...
#8: Why high achievement oriented employees do not "speak up" in the work-place?
June 20, 2020 13:30 - 11 minutes - 7.74 MBIN FOCUS: Increase in fear of speaking up in the work place is a worrying trend as it may not only hamper innovation, productivity and performance but could also lead to circumstances that may cause more corporate debacles in times to come. In this episode we will discuss How do speaking up and high achievement orientation stack against each other and Are high achievement-oriented employees a risky asset for organizations in the long run. Host: Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach ...
Are High Achievement Oriented Employees Risky Assets In The Long Run | Episode 8
June 20, 2020 13:30 - 11 minutes - 8.02 MBInsight: Increase in fear of speaking up in the work place is a worrying trend as it may not only hamper innovation, productivity and performance but could also lead to circumstances that may cause more corporate debacles in times to come. In this episode we will discuss How do speaking up and high achievement orientation stack against each other and Are high achievement-oriented employees a risky asset for organizations in the long run. Host: Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilit...
Why high achievement oriented employees may not "speak up" in the work-place | Episode 8
June 20, 2020 13:30 - 11 minutes - 8.02 MBInsight: Increase in fear of speaking up in the work place is a worrying trend as it may not only hamper innovation, productivity and performance but could also lead to circumstances that may cause more corporate debacles in times to come. In this episode we will discuss How do speaking up and high achievement orientation stack against each other and Are high achievement-oriented employees a risky asset for organizations in the long run. Host: Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilit...
Why high achievement oriented employees do not "speak up" in the work-place | Episode 8
June 20, 2020 13:30 - 11 minutes - 8.02 MBInsight: Increase in fear of speaking up in the work place is a worrying trend as it may not only hamper innovation, productivity and performance but could also lead to circumstances that may cause more corporate debacles in times to come. In this episode we will discuss How do speaking up and high achievement orientation stack against each other and Are high achievement-oriented employees a risky asset for organizations in the long run. Host: Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilit...
Why high-achievement oriented employees do not "speak up" in the work-place?
June 20, 2020 13:30 - 11 minutes - 7.75 MBIN FOCUS: Increase in fear of speaking up in the work place is a worrying trend as it may not only hamper innovation, productivity and performance but could also lead to circumstances that may cause more corporate debacles in times to come. In this episode we will discuss How do speaking up and high achievement orientation stack against each other and Are high achievement-oriented employees a risky asset for organizations in the long run. Host: Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach ...
#8.0: Why high achievement oriented employees do not "speak up" in the work-place
June 20, 2020 13:30 - 11 minutes - 8.02 MBInsight: Increase in fear of speaking up in the work place is a worrying trend as it may not only hamper innovation, productivity and performance but could also lead to circumstances that may cause more corporate debacles in times to come. In this episode we will discuss How do speaking up and high achievement orientation stack against each other and Are high achievement-oriented employees a risky asset for organizations in the long run. Host: Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilit...
#7.0: How do we give people facing adversity a button to press?
June 08, 2020 08:30 - 6 minutes - 4.16 MBInsight: When people close to us face adversity, how do we give them a button to press? While it seems obvious that friends want to support friends going through a crisis, there are barriers that block us. Host: Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. In 2017, 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 leade...
7: 1.06 A Button to Press - Insight
June 08, 2020 08:30 - 6 minutes - 4.17 MBInsight: When people close to us face adversity, how do we give them a button to press? While it seems obvious that friends want to support friends going through a crisis, there are barriers that block us. Host: Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. In 2017, 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 leade...
#7.0: How do we give people facing adversity a button to press
June 08, 2020 08:30 - 6 minutes - 4.17 MBInsight: When people close to us face adversity, how do we give them a button to press? While it seems obvious that friends want to support friends going through a crisis, there are barriers that block us. Host: Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. In 2017, 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 leade...
How do we give people facing adversity a button to press - Insight | Episode 7
June 08, 2020 08:30 - 6 minutes - 4.17 MBInsight: When people close to us face adversity, how do we give them a button to press? While it seems obvious that friends want to support friends going through a crisis, there are barriers that block us. Host: Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. In 2017, 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 leade...
#7: How do we give people facing adversity a button to press?
June 08, 2020 08:30 - 6 minutes - 4.16 MBInsight: When people close to us face adversity, how do we give them a button to press? While it seems obvious that friends want to support friends going through a crisis, there are barriers that block us. Host: Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. In 2017, 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 leade...
Three beliefs that shape resilience in children - Insight | Episode 6
May 30, 2020 09:30 - 9 minutes - 6.5 MBInsight: Building resilient communities starts by raising resilient children. Building resilience in children depends on the opportunities children have and the relationships they form with parents, caregivers, teachers, and friends. Host: Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. In 2017, 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...
6: 1.05 Building Resilience in Children - Insight
May 30, 2020 09:30 - 9 minutes - 6.5 MBInsight: Building resilient communities starts by raising resilient children. Building resilience in children depends on the opportunities children have and the relationships they form with parents, caregivers, teachers, and friends. Host: Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. In 2017, 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...
#6: Three beliefs that shape resilience in formative years
May 30, 2020 09:30 - 9 minutes - 6.49 MBInsight: Building resilient communities starts by raising resilient children. Building resilience in children depends on the opportunities children have and the relationships they form with parents, caregivers, teachers, and friends. Host: Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. In 2017, 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...
#6.0: Three beliefs that shape resilience in formative years
May 30, 2020 09:30 - 9 minutes - 6.5 MBInsight: Building resilient communities starts by raising resilient children. Building resilience in children depends on the opportunities children have and the relationships they form with parents, caregivers, teachers, and friends. Host: Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. In 2017, 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...
#5: An uncanny ability to improvise and Finding strength together
May 23, 2020 11:30 - 10 minutes - 6.97 MBInsight - In this episode, we explore the “mystical ability to improvise and finding strength together”. Find out how this attribute of resilience helped the survivors of the 1972 plane crash in the Andes withstand the gruelling seventy-two days ordeal. Host: Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. In 2017, 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 organizati...
#5.0: An uncanny ability to improvise and Finding strength together
May 23, 2020 11:30 - 10 minutes - 6.97 MBInsight - In this episode, we explore the “mystical ability to improvise and finding strength together”. Find out how this attribute of resilience helped the survivors of the 1972 plane crash in the Andes withstand the gruelling seventy-two days ordeal. Host: Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. In 2017, 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 organizati...
An uncanny ability to improvise and Finding strength together - Insight | Episode 5
May 23, 2020 11:30 - 10 minutes - 6.98 MBInsight - In this episode, we explore the “mystical ability to improvise and finding strength together”. Find out how this attribute of resilience helped the survivors of the 1972 plane crash in the Andes withstand the gruelling seventy-two days ordeal. Host: Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. In 2017, 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 organizati...
5: 1.04 Mystical Ability to Improvise and Finding Strength Together - Insight
May 23, 2020 11:30 - 10 minutes - 6.98 MBInsight - In this episode, we explore the “mystical ability to improvise and finding strength together”. Find out how this attribute of resilience helped the survivors of the 1972 plane crash in the Andes withstand the gruelling seventy-two days ordeal. Host: Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. In 2017, 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 organizati...
4: 1.03 Making Meaning of Adversity - Insight
May 15, 2020 03:30 - 5 minutes - 4.05 MBInsight – An important building block that makes resilience, is the propensity to make meaning of adversity. Research suggests, that resilient people do not see themselves as victims of circumstances, but devise constructs about their suffering to create some sort of meaning for themselves and for others. Host: Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. In his last role in the corporate world, he was a Partner at Deloitte. Vinod leverages over three decades of leadership experien...
How making meaning of adversity helps build resilience - Insight | Episode 4
May 15, 2020 03:30 - 5 minutes - 4.05 MBInsight – An important building block that makes resilience, is the propensity to make meaning of adversity. Research suggests, that resilient people do not see themselves as victims of circumstances, but devise constructs about their suffering to create some sort of meaning for themselves and for others. Host: Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. In his last role in the corporate world, he was a Partner at Deloitte. Vinod leverages over three decades of leadership experien...
#4: How making meaning of adversity helps build resilience
May 15, 2020 03:30 - 5 minutes - 4.04 MBInsight – An important building block that makes resilience, is the propensity to make meaning of adversity. Research suggests, that resilient people do not see themselves as victims of circumstances, but devise constructs about their suffering to create some sort of meaning for themselves and for others. Host: Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. In his last role in the corporate world, he was a Partner at Deloitte. Vinod leverages over three decades of leadership experien...
#4.0: How making meaning of adversity helps build resilience
May 15, 2020 03:30 - 5 minutes - 4.04 MBInsight – An important building block that makes resilience, is the propensity to make meaning of adversity. Research suggests, that resilient people do not see themselves as victims of circumstances, but devise constructs about their suffering to create some sort of meaning for themselves and for others. Host: Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. In his last role in the corporate world, he was a Partner at Deloitte. Vinod leverages over three decades of leadership experien...
3P's which prevent recovery after adverse events - Insight | Episode 3
May 11, 2020 05:30 - 5 minutes - 4.03 MBInsight – The 3P's Which Prevent Recovery: Professor Martin Seligman, best-selling author and Professor of Psychology at University of Pennsylvania, after spending decades studying how people deal with setbacks, found that there are three self-limiting beliefs which he termed as the three P’s which can prevent recovery after adverse events. Host: Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. In his last role in the corporate world, he was a Partner at Deloitte. Vinod leverages over...
3: 1.02 The 3P's Which Prevent Recovery - Insight
May 11, 2020 05:30 - 5 minutes - 4.03 MBInsight – The 3P's Which Prevent Recovery: Professor Martin Seligman, best-selling author and Professor of Psychology at University of Pennsylvania, after spending decades studying how people deal with setbacks, found that there are three self-limiting beliefs which he termed as the three P’s which can prevent recovery after adverse events. Host: Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. In his last role in the corporate world, he was a Partner at Deloitte. Vinod leverages over...
#3.0: 3P's which prevent recovery after adverse events
May 11, 2020 05:30 - 5 minutes - 4.02 MBInsight – The 3P's Which Prevent Recovery: Professor Martin Seligman, best-selling author and Professor of Psychology at University of Pennsylvania, after spending decades studying how people deal with setbacks, found that there are three self-limiting beliefs which he termed as the three P’s which can prevent recovery after adverse events. Host: Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. In his last role in the corporate world, he was a Partner at Deloitte. Vinod leverages over...
#3: 3P's which prevent recovery after adverse events
May 11, 2020 05:30 - 5 minutes - 4.02 MBInsight – The 3P's Which Prevent Recovery: Professor Martin Seligman, best-selling author and Professor of Psychology at University of Pennsylvania, after spending decades studying how people deal with setbacks, found that there are three self-limiting beliefs which he termed as the three P’s which can prevent recovery after adverse events. Host: Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. In his last role in the corporate world, he was a Partner at Deloitte. Vinod leverages over...
2: 1.01 Staunch Acceptance of Reality - Insight
May 11, 2020 04:30 - 6 minutes - 4.52 MBInsight – Staunch Acceptance of Reality: A common belief about resilience is that it stems from an optimistic nature. That’s true, but only as long as, such optimism doesn’t distort your sense of reality. In extremely adverse situations, rose-colored thinking can actually spell disaster Host: Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. In his last role in the corporate world, he was a Partner at Deloitte. Vinod leverages over three decades of leadership experience in investment ba...
#2: Why staunch acceptance of reality helps in facing adversity
May 11, 2020 04:30 - 6 minutes - 4.51 MBInsight – Staunch Acceptance of Reality: A common belief about resilience is that it stems from an optimistic nature. That’s true, but only as long as, such optimism doesn’t distort your sense of reality. In extremely adverse situations, rose-colored thinking can actually spell disaster Host: Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. In his last role in the corporate world, he was a Partner at Deloitte. Vinod leverages over three decades of leadership experience in investment ba...
Why staunch acceptance of reality helps in facing adversity - Insight | Episode 2
May 11, 2020 04:30 - 6 minutes - 4.52 MBInsight – Staunch Acceptance of Reality: A common belief about resilience is that it stems from an optimistic nature. That’s true, but only as long as, such optimism doesn’t distort your sense of reality. In extremely adverse situations, rose-colored thinking can actually spell disaster Host: Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. In his last role in the corporate world, he was a Partner at Deloitte. Vinod leverages over three decades of leadership experience in investment ba...
#2.0: Why staunch acceptance of reality helps in facing adversity
May 11, 2020 04:30 - 6 minutes - 4.52 MBInsight – Staunch Acceptance of Reality: A common belief about resilience is that it stems from an optimistic nature. That’s true, but only as long as, such optimism doesn’t distort your sense of reality. In extremely adverse situations, rose-colored thinking can actually spell disaster Host: Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. In his last role in the corporate world, he was a Partner at Deloitte. Vinod leverages over three decades of leadership experience in investment ba...
#1: What Makes Resilience
May 06, 2020 16:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBEpisode – What Makes Resilience - Full Episode: This episode is about the capacity of the human spirit to persevere. In this episode we look at, what makes resilience. We explore the mind-set of recovery and the challenges of regaining confidence and we discuss what it takes to create, resilient communities and companies. While looking at resilience it is essential to look at both the nature of individual resilience and what makes some organizations as a whole more resilient than others. Hos...
What Makes Resilience | Episode 1
May 06, 2020 16:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBEpisode – What Makes Resilience - Full Episode: This episode is about the capacity of the human spirit to persevere. In this episode we look at, what makes resilience. We explore the mind-set of recovery and the challenges of regaining confidence and we discuss what it takes to create, resilient communities and companies. While looking at resilience it is essential to look at both the nature of individual resilience and what makes some organizations as a whole more resilient than others. Hos...
1: 1.00 What Makes Resilience-Full Episode
May 06, 2020 16:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBEpisode – What Makes Resilience - Full Episode: This episode is about the capacity of the human spirit to persevere. In this episode we look at, what makes resilience. We explore the mind-set of recovery and the challenges of regaining confidence and we discuss what it takes to create, resilient communities and companies. While looking at resilience it is essential to look at both the nature of individual resilience and what makes some organizations as a whole more resilient than others. Hos...
#1.0: What Makes Resilience
May 06, 2020 16:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBEpisode – What Makes Resilience - Full Episode: This episode is about the capacity of the human spirit to persevere. In this episode we look at, what makes resilience. We explore the mind-set of recovery and the challenges of regaining confidence and we discuss what it takes to create, resilient communities and companies. While looking at resilience it is essential to look at both the nature of individual resilience and what makes some organizations as a whole more resilient than others. Hos...