ContraMinds Podcast

The ContraMinds Podcast

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This podcast tries to decode what really goes behind the minds of people who are the best in their business or profession. It tries to explore their motivations and inspiration, attempts to understand the why behind what they do, and how they successfully accomplish what they set out to do. It provides mental frameworks, markers and mind maps for each one of you to learn and discover from their life purpose, their cultural ecosystem and their experiences. These conversations will hopefully open your mind, help you put some of their thoughts and ideas to practice both in your life and career.

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#004: Alex Lange on Leaders as Humans 06.04.2021 1:14:46

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 human in an increasingly techno-centric wor...

#003: Badri Seshadri on his journey from a small-town in Tamil Nadu to IIT Chennai, Cornell, and Cricinfo 07.03.2021 1:59:05

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 up Cricinfo and New Horizon Media. He tal...

Mediocrity Epidemic 24.11.2019 19:55

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.

Difference between a professional and an employee mindset 24.10.2019 19:35

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 expertise.