Ravi Bhuthapuri

Comfort Zone

When a client asked me a few years back if I could deliver a 2-day workshop on Design Thinking, I was excited but also a bit hesitant. I told my client that I had never delivered such a workshop before. I added that while my knowledge of the methodology was pretty decent, I did not […]

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Zip It

A few years ago, a bunch of us went down from our office in a tech park to the food-court to have lunch. As I was about to commence my lunch of a meat biriyani, a senior colleague looked at me from across the table and rather loudly said, “Ravi Bhuthapuri, are you eating a

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Roleplay

One of the key abilities of an effective leader is having difficult conversations with team members whose performance shows no improvement even after they have been given helpful feedback multiple times. When exploring this topic and how we can acquire this much needed skill using a structured tool in a recent learning program, I was

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The problem with passion

In the 1930s, Japan’s leaders came to believe with great passion and certainty that it was their country’s destiny to dominate Asia. Towards realizing this ambition, they pursued aggressive expansionist policies, which drew their nation into broader conflicts. This mindset and a gross underestimation of American might led to an attack on Pearl Harbour in

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Bias

When Bernie was a 19-year-old officer in the Indian Army in 1945, he was part of the Allied forces that reclaimed Burma from the Japanese. What he saw as his platoon advanced towards Rangoon, he would never forget. As the Japanese retreated, village by village, they left no survivors. What really horrified Bernie was that

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Confidence

Confidence is one of the most important qualities we can have if we are to succeed. It empowers us to step out of our comfort zone and be open to new ideas and try new things. With confidence, we become more resilient, i.e., we gain the ability to bounce back in the face of failure

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Do you need coaching?

Do you feel overwhelmed by your job? Has your work lost meaning to you? Are you not sure what is really important anymore? Are you consistently putting off what may be important and urgent, without conscious reasons? Do you behave in ways you regret when you feel strong emotions? Does giving feedback to your team

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