Swami, ContraMinds Labs

ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional Excellence

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Hosted by Sivaraman Swaminathan (Swami), this show decodes what goes on behind the minds of people who strive to achieve mastery, excellence, and success in their business or profession. It explores their life purpose, motivations and inspiration, and attempts to understand their personal growth journey. We try to understand the why behind what they do and how they are successfully accomplishing what they set out to do in their lives. You can discover the mental models of these high performers, who are career achievers and leaders in their own right and seek to learn from their practices and...

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Swami, ContraMinds Labs

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#004: Alex Lange on Leaders as Humans 06.04.2021 1:14:45

Let's know what you liked and learnt! This episode features a long form conversation with Alex Lange. Alex is an Executive Coach and Facilitator with GoInnovation- a global consulting and leadership development organization providing executive and life coaching, team building, organizational development, and society-building. In this episode, Alex talks to Swami about the importance of being h...

#003: Badri Seshadri on his journey from a small-town in Tamil Nadu to IIT Chennai, Cornell, and Cricinfo 07.03.2021 1:59:04

Let's know what you liked and learnt! About this Episode: This episode features a long-form conversation with Dr. Badri Seshadri. Badri is a co-founder of Cricinfo (now ESPNcricinfo) and New Horizon Media. In this episode, Badri talks about his journey growing up in Kumbakonam and Nagapattinam, discovering and entering the world of IIT Chennai, pursuing a PhD at Cornell University and setting...

Mediocrity Epidemic 24.11.2019 19:54

Let's know what you liked and learnt! In this episode, we explore how mediocrity is one of the greatest epidemic facing people and organizations. It explores how a mediocrity mindset sets-in, what differentiates people who strive for excellence versus people who want to be mediocre and what needs to be done to quarantine ourselves or organizations from mediocrity. 🔗 Links & Resources: Con...

Difference between a professional and an employee mindset 24.10.2019 19:34

Let's know what you liked and learnt! In this episode, we explore how a professional's mindset is very different from that of an employee mindset. It delves deep into professionals as people, their thinking, their discipline and rigor and what makes them successful. It provides markers for employees to develop a professional's mindset and work on them to enhance their career and expe...