BasTalk - everyday at work!

Have you become the boss you'd love to hate or hate to love? For people managers, is life more challenging than you thought it'd be? I guess so. The question is, what are you doing differently? Or are you becoming just like your manager? Is that good or bad? Join me in this episode of BasTalk, where I talk about front-line managers and their progression to middle management. I share three things t...

Given that culture has been eating strategy for breakfast for many decades, one wonders why hasn't it burped yet?   We've been discussing toxic workplaces for ages, and it does not shock anymore. If you sit on the throne long enough, the odor stops bothering you.  Everyone knows it exists, because they're breathing it each day.  So why does it persist? #toxicworkculture #toxicw...

A typical Startup Founders dilemma #23: having conviction vs being in denia l! Some founders are blessed with the gift of the gab & over time they begin to view their own BS as the real deal. This is compunded more in nascent organizations, because no one questions them. So what happens? They succumb to confirmation bias. A tendency to search, interpret, and out logic people in a way that conf...

Career gaps, career breaks, resume gaps, time-off. These more or less mean the same thing: you are not employed.  So when the next opportunity comes your way, you get nervous about the best ways to share the gap-story! For some its a joyous reason, but for most, it's a sentimental reason, as to why they were not gainfully engaged.  But what if you did not have a sentimental story to shar...

I've often been asked why do a podcast, why now, why  BasTalk? My answer has always straight and simple - I share because I care.  I share content to make it easy for people to understand how to navigate through this complex maze of the corporate world. In the process, I help simplify, clarify, demystify and burst some long held perceptions about management, career and office life. In th...

Here's a list of things this podcast does not do: give you life-changing gyan,  save you money or  make you grow rapidly! Nor is it a typical Tech-Talk , or a Management big-talk.   So what is BasTalk? BasTalk literally means Simply,Talk! BasTalk is a simple, practical & tactical insight from my life at work!  It's a podcast about people management, career insights and issu...

So your colleague got the promotion, but you didn't. Your best friend at work got a new car, but you didn't.  Your peer bagged the dream job, but you didn't. How do you feel when subjected to material peer pressure? Ever since you were a kid, competition has been defined negatively. Envy is drilled into your psyche. So when someone does well, you seldom appreciate the effort & and train y...

There is a ton of content on how to answer tough interview questions, but very little on whether these questions were correct in the first  place? There is a lot of content on poor quality of job seekers, but very little on poor quality of hiring managers and or the hiring process. Does your company leadership know why the hiring manager rejected a potential hire ? So join me in this fascinat...

So you heard the candidates version, the recruiters version, now listen to the reality check.

So now that you understood the point of view from a job seeker perspective, its time to dive into the recruiters point of view.

There are 3 sides to every job. The candidates ordeal. The recruiters pain. The truth. In this episode I dive into the job seeker's predicament and hope to brings clarity, simplicity and induce job seekers to think before they act on their next big job offer.

Pressure and burnouts are real in modern corporate workplace. What do you do when you find yourself under the pump and not enough energy to keep going?  Yet peer pressure and fear of failure add to the pressure to perform even when mind and body are not up to it.  Fatigue sets in and you find yourself dragging to work on Monday morning. So what do you do?   Join me in this fascinati...

The Power of optics at work

When was the last time you felt spoken down by a senior? Telling you that your logic stood no chance over their logic?  Or when was the last time you felt frustrated unable to get your point across to your boss?  Today, yesterday? Or everyday? If that's true, you are not alone facing the person with a god complex. Simply put , people with god complex have some of the following attributes...

Most sales people fear customer objections. They dread hearing "we have no money" , "you are too expensive" , "we're all set" , "call back in 6 months" etc. And then all the energy goes out of the system. Mustering up enthusiasm and energy from another call becomes like lifting a mountain with a screwdriver. Customers on the other hand are tired of flaky salespeople. They are tired of hearing the...

The first hundred things you hear when you fail are cliches. People make sure to console you in person, compounding the message in your head.  You analyze, think and rethink what went wrong and then lose confidence, doubts creep in and mentally you are in a dark space with no way out. Question : Can you avoid failures? Answer : No. But you can deal with it better.  Join me in this Gyanbi...

Gyanbites: a short talk on a hot topic. Its straight, its blunt and has no sugar coating.  So if you like your coffee straight up strong, tune in and give it a listen. In this episode I talk about the big resignation drive,  albeit from a company perspective. What happens in the company when you decide to quit? What does your boss think? Tune in to find out. #jobs #resignations

Receiving positive feedback is like being in the middle of a dopamine surge, the world looks a brighter place to be in, the traffic doesn't seem to bother, the pollution seems oblivious and the smiles burst into ripples across miles. And then the alarm bell goes off!  You are headed to the official  hell room, also known as the huddle room - where your boss awaits you with feedback. Soon...

Given the recent admission of Tennis ace, Naomi Osaka, it opens a can of worms where a world of extroverts define the norm. Sensitive ,quiet and shy  people are often referred as Softies,  yet as it turns out, they are some of the strongest and most resilient of the lot.  In a world where over communicating ,over stating, going over board with your thoughts and ideas seems like the...

When corporate life throws a lemon at you, take the weekend off, relax, have a tequila and get ready for a joyride! Career ups and downs are tricky to navigate, more so when you find yourself in a situation where alpha leaders around you cause all the trouble. How do you navigate? How do you workaround tricky situations? Join me in this fascinating topic of navigating amiss powerful leaders and su...

Are you a good parent?  How so? Basis what?  Is it because your ward did exceeding well academically?  If so, why does the industry have  so much mediocrity? Or are you a proud parent because your child has done exactly what you imagined for them? If so, why are so many children depressed? Are you a succesful organisation because you hired academically top talent?  If so,...

BasTalk Leadership Studio presents HR Talks.  When was the last time you did something for the first time? Like having a heart to heart with your HR BP?  I am guessing never.  Have you wondered why? Why does it trigger butterflies in your stomach? Why does it have your pulse racing? Join me in this fascinating discussion where we have a no-holds barred straight talk with a seasoned...

BasTalk Leadership Studio presents HR Talks. When was the last time you did something for the first time? Like having a heart to heart with your HR BP?  I am guessing never.  Have you wondered why? Why does it trigger butterflies in your stomach? Why does it have your pulse racing? Join me in this fascinating discussion where we have a no-holds barred straight talk with a seasoned HR pro...

BasTalk Leadership Studio presents HR Talks. When was the last time you did something for the first time? Like having a heart to heart with your HR BP?  I am guessing never.  Have you wondered why? Why does it trigger butterflies in your stomach? Why does it have your pulse racing? Join me in this fascinating discussion where we have a no-holds barred straight talk with a seasoned HR pro...

BasTalk Leadership Studio presents HR Talks. When was the last time you did something for the first time? Like having a heart to heart with your HR BP?  I am guessing never.  Have you wondered why? Why does it trigger butterflies in your stomach? Why does it have your pulse racing? Join me in this fascinating discussion where we have a no-holds barred straight talk with a seasoned HR professional...