SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay Kumar

Send us Fan Mail Haven’t we all had to negotiate our way around things at many points of our lives, be it at work or at home? In this episode, Vinay talks about how negotiation and re-negotiations of contracts is first and centre for businesses, people, professionals etc. And joining him is negotiation guru, Mark Gordon, Founding Partner of Vantage Partners , whose life’s work is focused on helpin...

Send us Fan Mail Everything has gone digital – well, mostly! While we were quick to respond and adapt to this age of work-from-home, there were and continue to be unique challenges of digital connectedness that face organizations and people within them. In this exciting episode, Vinay talks to Joe Sutton, a US Navy veteran and the Global Head of IT Security and Development, Intertrust Group , to u...

Send us Fan Mail How are you doing? A question we should ask each other more often in these times of COVID-19, and then, really listen . We are all going through one of the most challenging times of our lives, and this week, our focus is on these challenges. Vinay talks to Leela Kirloskar , an executive coach and facilitator who is passionate about personal transformation and well-being, on how we...

Send us Fan Mail Most often, in the world of Organizational Development (OD) practitioners and facilitators, we usually see professional journeys move from being employed with an organization to an independent or free-lance consultancy. This episode traces the reverse journey of OD practitioner, Certified Professional Facilitator (CPF) and former Chair of International Association of Facilitators...

Send us Fan Mail "Leader is a dealer in hope," said Napolean Bonaparte. Leadership plays a significant role in these challenging times today, and that’s what this episode is all about. Vinay gets some perspectives from our guest, Pia Lee , CEO of Leading Initiatives Worldwide (LIW) , on what’s happening in the world of leadership and how leaders are developing themselves.  [03:20s] What...

Send us Fan Mail “Stories form the nerve centre of change. Therefore, the stories that we tell ourselves and each other make our realities come true.” The global COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the need to tell stories now more than ever, as we face a whole new reality each passing day. On that note, Vinay traverses the mind of consummate storyteller, blogger and Learning and Change specialist,...

Send us Fan Mail As we continue to focus on the impact of facilitation in helping communities cope with the ongoing pandemic, Vinay invites another colleague and friend from the facilitator community, Narasimhan or Narsi, as he is fondly known as, to share his journey as a facilitator. Former India Chair of International Association of Facilitators (IAF) and Head of Learning & Development at S...

Send us Fan Mail We continue the theme of facilitation, with the spotlight on the power of facilitation to lead during and after COVID-19. Author of Amazon #1 Bestseller ‘The Facilitative Leader’ , India Chair of International Association of Facilitators IAF and Director at C2C-OD, Sanjay Dugar joins Vinay in a deeply insightful conversation on this pressing need today for leaders to enable group...

Send us Fan Mail Facilitation is essentially giving groups a voice and fostering an environment where they can work and collaborate. Vinay, who is Global Chair of IAF , talks to colleagues and friends, Gillian Chambers, CPF , Regional Director (IAF) Latin America & Caribbean, and Dr. Rebecca Sutherns, PhD CPF , Regional Director (IAF) Canada.  [02:18s] What's happening in the world of fac...

Send us Fan Mail In the ongoing turmoil of the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become essential, more than ever, to stay positive and keep moving forward, because move forward, we must. So, we decided to invite someone who keeps not only himself in the best of spirits, day in and day out, but an entire city! Catch Vinay in conversation with Kay Machado , the award-winning host of Radio One 94.3 FM’s dai...

Send us Fan Mail What is the workforce going to look like? In an era of automation, AI and high-tech digital touch jobs, the roles and values of the human workforce/ HR/ personnel have been constantly changing. Now, in 2020, the global pandemic has thrown up whole new set of challenges. The way we work has perhaps changed forever, and with it, our roles as well. Vinay takes a long, hard look at th...

Send us Fan Mail What motivates us to give? And what motivates us to give not just once, but again and again and again? How can we cultivate a culture of giving that goes beyond a specific event? Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has seen a surge in charitable giving and generosity despite the odds, Vinay explores three major themes – that of sustained giving versus event giving...

Send us Fan Mail How do you see 'Diversity & Inclusion' evolving in our pandemic-afflicted societies? While COVID-19 itself is ‘inclusive’ of who it affects, its social and economic impact on our lives has manifested in varying ways and degrees for different people. This fact takes centrestage in this episode of our podcast, as Vinay not only shares some compelling insights but also...

Send us Fan Mail What is a vision and what does it mean to us, at an organizational level and at an individual level? Be it the unanimity of purpose and sense of belonging it creates for an organization and its people, or the sense of personal fulfillment, having a clear vision for the path ahead has become more imperative than ever, especially in the current COVID-19 pandemic. In our first episod...