Simplicity @ the other side of Complexity

Prasad Oommen Kurian's blog on Human Capital Managment and Organization Development

Sunday, April 24, 2022

Balancing our intellectual pH!

›
 "Listening to him for five minutes a day might help you to balance your intellectual pH", I blurted out during a conversation wit...
2 comments:
Monday, April 11, 2022

Of leaders and 'smiling depression'

›
“The ability to suffer in silence is a key requirement for senior leaders, though you will not find it in any leadership competency framewor...
Sunday, February 27, 2022

What 'success' looks like - Exploring the inner world of leaders in transition

›
One of my all-time favorite books is ‘ Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance ’ by Robert M. Pirsig. This book begins with the lines “And...
Friday, December 24, 2021

Remarkable Encounters – Part 3 : Contented

›
It is said that we discover some parts of ourselves only in the context of our interaction with others. Some of these interactions are so en...
4 comments:
Sunday, August 8, 2021

The paradox of 'manager as coach'

›
Coaching the team members is one of the basic responsibilities of a people manager. It is difficult to find an individual development plan t...
Saturday, July 31, 2021

Of trophies and battle-scars

›
This post was triggered by the conversations that I have had with Human Resources (HR) leaders who had played a leading role in 'workfor...
4 comments:
Sunday, July 18, 2021

The tale of two SMEs

›
The stream of thoughts that resulted in this post was triggered by the interactions that I have had with a number of Subject Matter Experts(...
Tuesday, July 13, 2021

The paradox of 'free time'

›
'Free time' is something that all of us are very keen to have. So, what is paradoxical about it?  A paradox occurs when there are mu...
Saturday, April 17, 2021

The 'paradoxical importance' of people

›
  " Show me whom should I fire", said the global business leader to the HR Head. T he global business leader and the HR Head were ...
Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Stuck at the right level?!

›
 "But, you are stuck at the right level", protested the direct report to the CXO.  The direct report was having a conversation wit...
‹
›
Home
View web version

About Me

My photo
Prasad Kurian
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Life at the intersection of theory and practice. Exploring the paradoxes and possibilities in Human Resources, Organization Development and Personal Effectiveness - using stories, myths and concepts from a wide range of fields
View my complete profile
Powered by Blogger.