Life Acumen at Work

       POINT OF VIEW:    There seems to be a belief among managers that critical feedback is essential to push out complacency and drive performance in employees. But behind this belief we may be overlooking a fundamental question “Should managers point to weaknesses or nurture employee’s strengths to drive performance?”    What is the issue with feedback reviews if they are used to improve perfor...

POINT OF VIEW:    360-degree reviews are well entrenched in performance review systems of companies, then why the skepticism around their utility?   Does our evaluation of others tainted by our own understanding of  abstract qualities like "assertiveness", "business acumen" etc?   Does it mean 360-degree reviews are meaningless and companies will eventually move away from them?...

IN FOCUS:       What is the issue with feedback reviews?   Isn’t it that we humans crave feedback?  If feedback is perceived as a threat, how do managers point to employees when they are not performing well? And push them to do better?   Won’t employees prefer the manager tell them something that they are doing wrong rather than what they are doing right?    360-degree reviews are well entrenched...

IN FOCUS:     What is workplace incivility? And what kinds of behaviors in the workplace can be seen as uncivil? Why is workplace incivility so prevalent? If leaders know that treating employees with respect is critical, why is then they struggle to demonstrate it? Do leaders need to tread carefully on how they are treating their employees? What can leaders do to demonstrate respect? Related Episo...

POINT OF VIEW:     Many successful executives get worn down with putting on a mask of confidence while burdened with internal feelings of incompetence. How can they navigate this duality? The inner critic in high achieving executives can be quite strong. How can one treat his or her inner critic? Related Episodes: #14: Better Things Happen When We View Ourselves as Work in Progress #13: Reprogramm...

POINT OF VIEW:    What can one do to alleviate the negative effects of Impostor syndrome? How can people with Impostor Syndrome, overcome intense performance pressure, they build on themselves?    Related Episodes:    #9: The Pitfalls of Impostor Syndrome #15: How to handle our  Inner Critic? #13: Reprogramming Our Internal Compass to Overcome Imposture     Host : Vinod Wadhwani is an executive co...

POINT OF VIEW:    Learning Vs. Performance Mindset Identifying consequences through series of “what” questions Reframing and correcting negativity bias – simple techniques to overcome imposture Related Episodes: #14: Better Things Happen When We View Ourselves As Work-In-Progress #15: How to handle our inner critic? #9: The Pitfalls of Impostor Syndrome Host : Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach...

IN FOCUS:    What can one do to alleviate the negative effects of Impostor syndrome? How can people with Impostor Syndrome, overcome intense performance pressure, they build on themselves? How can one program his or her internal compass to overcome Impostor Syndrome? People having Impostor Syndrome put on a mask of confidence though internally tend to have deep feelings of incompetence. How to nav...

POINT OF VIEW:    Does perfectionism play a role in Impostor Syndrome? The underlying traits that researchers connect with Impostor syndrome; perfectionism and Neuroticism; seem to be a dangerous combo. You seek perfection, but you’re also neurotic, which probably makes you anxious, when you don’t achieve perfection.  Seems like a vicious cycle?  How do leaders with negative imposture syndrome, im...

POINT OF VIEW:    What is Imposter Syndrome? Is it real?   What are some common thoughts and feelings, exhibited by people who seem to have Imposter Syndrome? Do events and experiences, in an individual’s formative years, have a bearing on developing Impostor syndrome in adulthood? Related Episodes: #11: How Do Leaders with Impostor Syndrome Impact their Organizations? #12: How to Overcome Imposto...

IN FOCUS:     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 executive...

IN 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...