Authentic Influence© by Raju Mandhyan

Leadership is dynamic every day and every year, but this period in our history is a new level of dynamic. Many of you might be asking, “How can we lead an organization that has spent so much time working remotely?” “What do we have to do to get in front of this next shift and re-engage and inspire our team?” “What factors will determine the direction of our organizations post pandemic?”

Ron Thomas, a world-renowned expert in leadership and human resources, sits down with me in this episode as we answer the questions above and more.

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About the Guest

Ron Thomas is the managing director of Strategy Focused Group DWC LLC, based in Dubai. Ron is the former CEO of Great Place to Work-Gulf and CHRO of AI Raha Group, based in Riyadh. Ron was cited by CIPD as one of the top five HR thinkers in the Middle East. He received the Outstanding Leadership Award for Global HR Excellence at the World Human Resources Development Congress in Mumbai, and was named as one of the 50 Most Talented Global HR Leaders in Asia.

In this episode, I had the pleasure of talking with Robert Pardi and talked about how leaders can start thinking about new possibilities. Moreover, we talked about the things that leaders can act upon and how vital impermanence and resilience are in today’s situation.

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About the Guest

Robert Pardi is a strategic consultant, professional life and business coach and adjunct professor. Robert was born in New York, holds an MBA from Columbia University as well as professional certificates in the field of English Language Education and Life Coaching. Before moving to Italy, Robert had co-founded one of the first private equity firms in the UAE in 2001. He held various roles throughout his tenure in Evolvence Capital including; Chief Operating Office, Managing Director, Strategic Manager and continues to hold a position as a Strategic Consultant to the CEO.

Visit his website at www.robertpardi.com to learn more about how he helps people pin down their purpose.

Influence, inside and outside of sales and marketing, is a living and breathing thing for endeavors and acts of leadership.

In this, really sharp and quick interview with the high priestess, Lynnaire Johnston, for LinkedIn in Australia, New Zealand, and probably another 850 million LinkedIn users, and asked her questions about how leaders can employ this platform powerfully and productively.

Her insights will open up new avenues for your personal and business growth. Do enjoy and wait till the end where she shares the successes of CEO Lizzy from SpaceWorx.

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About the Guest

Lynnaire Johnston is a LinkedIn strategist and trainer from New Zealand, where she is ranked No.1 in her field.

She is a former broadcaster and editor, and in 2020 wrote Link∙Ability, 4 powerful strategies to maximize your LinkedIn success.

In 2021, she published Business Gold – Building Awareness, Authority and Advantage with LinkedIn Company Pages which is co-authored with Michelle J Raymond.

Lynnaire works with individuals and businesses internationally to help them achieve their professional goals using LinkedIn. She frequently shares useful information about LinkedIn on her profile at https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynnairejohnston/ and invites you to connect.

Have you had times when answers to life’s questions appeared out of the blue, and you would like to understand this phenomenon so that you can make it a more consistent part of your life?

I had the sheer pleasure of sitting down with my friend Dr. Philip Merry who has spent years studying the subject and in the last two years published two books on the subject.

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What is synchronicity and how do you recognize it? Interpret synchronicities that appear in your life. The 9 Keys of Synchronicity holistic model and the research behind it.

Integrating the latest research in quantum physics, neurobiology, cosmology, holography, and psychology, Dr. Merry’s original Ph.D. grounded theory research on what facilitates synchronicity will help you set the stage for synchronicity to come calling in your life and business leadership.

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Anger, suggests Pat Johnson, is diagonally opposite to the dimension of love, agape love. Anger roots from and is influenced by fear unfounded and is the output of all our accumulated traumas, drams, and programming. Leaders can employ this very strong emotion fruitfully by accepting their own vulnerability to it then creating space for others and collaborating with people, all people, same and different from ourselves.

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Legacy is a powerful word. It is all about who you have become and what you have left behind. It’s about your personal brand and the impact you’ve had on people’s lives. Yet in the business industry, legacy is a reflection of a successful business because it allows that business to create and use a lasting reputation. It also allows your company or product to survive beyond you and your employees — but this is something that could be hard to achieve if only you have the ability to create a legacy for your company or product. This leads to an important question- "How can you create your own legacy and be able to leave a meaningful one?"

This episode of Sage and Guide Podcast features Aruna Katara, the president of Hope Foundation, a public charitable trust / society established by Late Shri Pralhad P. Chhabria in the year 1979 with the objective of rendering social services towards nation building.

Specifically, Aruna shares how her late father lived and left a meaningful legacy. Beyond that, she also talks about the secret behind creating your own legacy.

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As the President of Hope Foundation and Research Centre, a Public Charitable Trust promoted by the FINOLEX Group, Aruna has the distinct honor of being instrumental in contributing to the socio-economic landscape of Ratnagiri through their educational initiative – Finolex Academy of Management and Technology, (FAMT), espousing the cause of providing quality professional education to the youth through International Institute of Information Technology, (I2IT), Pune and foster research and development through the Pralhad P Chhabria Research Center (PPCRC), Pune.

She is also passionate about art and literature (Director – India Business Literature Festival (IBLF)), social initiatives like contributing towards environment protection and women empowerment.

"You could be very attractive based on how you present yourself.”- Suneeta Kanga

In a business meeting, you have to present yourself the best way possible. There are several things that you can do as a businessperson to improve your chances of being comfortable and successful in a meeting. But one thing can make a huge difference. CHARISMA is a very important aspect of making any business deal. It attracts people to your company and makes them want to do business with you. Charisma is also important for new sales, as it helps establish a connection between the salesperson and their customers. The more charismatic you are, the happier your clients will be and the bigger your chance of closing a  deal. But what does it take to be charismatic? Is it about having good looks? Or is it more about your style and presence?

In this episode of Sage and Guide Podcast, a trainer and a coach in the area of corporate grooming and international etiquette, Suneeta Kanga, joins us on another informative conversation. Specifically, she talks about the attractiveness beyond good looks, why is likability important in business, the power of charisma, and the tips to ace a business meeting.

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About the Guest 

Ms. Suneeta Sodhi Kanga is a corporate trainer, mentor and coach in the area of grooming, international etiquette, fine dining, wine appreciation, beauty and style etc. She has trained and polished a vast number of participants on skills of proper etiquette, manners, and intercultural communication on various levels and spectrums.

She started her career as an air hostess with Air India and was declared “Miss World Airlines – ‘89”. She has flown as a VVIP hostess with prominent personalities such as Prime Ministers etc. on their official foreign visits.

She has her own brand of Ayurvedic beauty products and is a consultant for beauty, style and etiquette.

"Emotions are our friends. They are our SAGE and GUIDE."- Carrine Bouery

Our emotions are part of our inner being. They weave our thoughts and guide us. They can be defined as the driving force behind many of our behaviors. They influence our mood, emotions and reactions. By understanding the role that emotions play in our lives, we can learn to feel more grounded and connected to ourselves, others and the world around us.

How about in our workplace? How do emotions affect the quality of our work? In this episode, Carrine Bouery, a Workplace Neuro-happiness and Employee Engagement Strategist, joins us  on another journey as she discusses how leaders can nurture happiness in a larger scale.

This episode highlights the following:

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About the Guest

Carine Bouery is a Workplace Happiness and Employee Experience Strategist and Trainer who helps businesses achieve higher workplace happiness levels by designing positive employee experiences that foster a healthier corporate culture and increase employee loyalty, engagement and productivity.

She is currently pursuing a Masters degree in Leadership and Innovation in Contemporary Media at the American University in Dubai (AUD) and holds a summa cum laude Bachelors degree in Visual Communications, Graphic Design from the same. Carine is also a certified Applied Neuroscience Practitioner and Neurometric Assessor, a certified trainer in the “Science of Happiness”, and a certified Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) Practitioner and Coach.

"Trust is reciprocal. You got to give it in order to get it."- Dennis Reina

Trust and leadership are fundamental to a thriving organization. Trust is known as the backbone of leadership and decision-making. It is the glue that binds team together, and without it, they will not be able to perform optimally. Unfortunately, trust is easily the hardest thing to give and receive as a leader. It takes exceptional personal vulnerability to trust someone else to do their job well, to know that you don't need to step in or fix every possible mistakes they might make. Trust is a powerful thing that can either actively set you free or bind you into a prison of your own making. So how can you build trust within your workplace?

In this episode of Sage and Guide Podcast, Dennis Reina, a prolific guru in the area of trust and leadership, uncovers the secret of giving and earning trust to build a healthy relationship within your workplace. Specifically, he talks about the three dimensions of trust, gossip as the number one killer of trust, why do we need to invest to people and the three tips to start building trust in an organization.

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About the Guest

Dennis Reina, PhD, is a co-founder of Reina, a trust-building consultancy based in Stowe, Vermont. Reina is a sought after consultant, speaker, and executive coach. He is co-author of the best selling books, Trust & Betrayal in the Workplace and Rebuilding Trust in the Workplace. He has been awarded the Global Strategic Leadership Award at the World HRD Congress and has been named by Trust Across America as one of the top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business. Global clients include American Express, Johnson and Johnson, Harvard University, Kimberly Clark, Turner Broadcasting, and the U.S. Army.

Love and leadership, in the modern world, are most unlikely to be found in just a single statement. On the other hand, I had the pleasure of connecting with them and discussing their applications with the help of my guest for this episode, Kerry Steuart.

We all know that love is a powerful driving force in helping others and influencing others to grow and evolve.

In a similar manner, leadership is also serving, caring, and influencing others to grow and evolve. In this episode, Kerry and I indulge more in how the philosophy of love can be practiced by business leaders, the effect of love on an organization's progress, and the rightful approach of leaders in exercising love within themselves and pouring it onto their people.

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About the Guest

Kerry is a Gulf War Veteran who spent eight years in the Air Force. He has a BS in Business Management, is a 500hr Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) with Yoga Alliance, and has been retired since 2014. Suffering from chronic pain and PTSD since his military days, Kerry understands firsthand the numerous benefits of yoga and meditation for pain reduction and mental clarity. He is a yoga instructor that recognizes and believes that yoga can cause both physical and mental transformations that result in less pain, reduced PTSD symptoms, and a reduction in stress. He provides a variety of classes that serve those looking for a physical challenge as well as a complete mindfulness/meditation practice. He realizes that people come to the mat at all different levels with different intentions and he welcomes everyone to come and make the class their unique yoga experience. His personal objective is to make yoga available and affordable to everyone in the Community by providing a variety of yoga classes, workshops, and teacher training in a space that is comprised of unconditional love and acceptance.