BasTalk - everyday at work!

BasTalk - everyday at work!

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  • BasTalk past, present and future

    I've often been asked why do a podcast, why now, why  BasTalk?

    My answer has always straight and simple - I share because I care. 

    I share content to make it easy for people to understand how to navigate through this complex maze of the corporate world.

    In the process, I help simplify, clarify, demystify and burst some long held perceptions about management, career and office life.

    In this episode, I talk about how BasTalk now reaches a global audience, whats in store for future episodes and some insights about the 

    philosophy of this podcast.

    13 min
  • What is the BasTalk podcast all about?

    Here's a list of things this podcast does not do:

    1. give you life-changing gyan, 
    2. save you money or 
    3. make you grow rapidly!
    4. Nor is it a typical Tech-Talk, or a Management big-talk. 

      So what is BasTalk?


      BasTalk literally means Simply,Talk!

      BasTalk is a simple, practical & tactical insight from my life at work! 

      It's a podcast about people management, career insights and issues from regular office-life!  

      It may work for you, it may not, the goal is to get you to rethink.


      Twitter, Facebook: #gyanban
      Webpage:www.podpage.com/bastalk

      BasTalk when you find time!

      2 min
    5. 50 Shades of Envy : The Jealous Colleague

      So your colleague got the promotion, but you didn't.

      Your best friend at work got a new car, but you didn't. 
      Your peer bagged the dream job, but you didn't.
      How do you feel when subjected to material peer pressure?


      Ever since you were a kid, competition has been defined negatively. Envy is drilled into your psyche. So when someone does well, you seldom appreciate the effort & and train your eyes to find faults. Compares are made between children, begin with manners, graduate to grades in exams, and before you know it, it manifests your entire existence at work. Envy makes you a toxic professional at the center of a toxic work culture. So do you blame the organization or your mindset?


      Join me in this episode of BasTalk, where I share three simple ways to tackle envy and stay positive.

      #mentalhealth #worklife #envy #podcast  #peoplemanagement

      13 min
    6. Who inspects the interviewer's mistakes?

      There is a ton of content on how to answer tough interview questions, but very little on whether these questions were correct in the first 

      place? There is a lot of content on poor quality of job seekers, but very little on poor quality of hiring managers and or the hiring process.

      Does your company leadership know why the hiring manager rejected a potential hire?


      So join me in this fascinating topic on BasTalk where I share three mistakes most hiring managers or organizations do.


      #hiring #wronghiring #TA #HR #peoplemanagement

      15 min
    7. The Dogfight 1 : Jobseeker

      There are 3 sides to every job.

      1. The candidates ordeal.
      2. The recruiters pain.
      3. The truth.
      4. In this episode I dive into the job seeker's predicament and hope to brings clarity, simplicity and induce job seekers to think before they act on their next big job offer.

        12 min
      5. Unburn: Your Mental Burnout

        Pressure and burnouts are real in modern corporate workplace.

        What do you do when you find yourself under the pump and not enough energy to keep going? 

        Yet peer pressure and fear of failure add to the pressure to perform even when mind and body are not up to it.  Fatigue sets in and you find

        yourself dragging to work on Monday morning.


        So what do you do?  

        Join me in this fascinating episode of BasTalk where I share 3 ways to deal better with mental fatigue and burnouts.


        #workplace #burnout #fatigue #corporatepressure 

        21 min
      6. Are you dealing with a God Complex at work?

        When was the last time you felt spoken down by a senior? Telling you that your logic stood no chance over their logic? 

        Or when was the last time you felt frustrated unable to get your point across to your boss? 

        Today, yesterday? Or everyday? If that's true, you are not alone facing the person with a god complex.

        Simply put , people with god complex have some of the following attributes: 

        1. Low attention spans
        2. Sense of entitlement
        3. Over estimation of own talent
        4. Believe to be superior than others
        5. Love validation from others
        6. Sounds familiar? Do you know someone around you with these traits? Or could it be you? In this age of low attention spans, quick talk and blunt retorts, people often confuse god complex with sharpness. The general presumption is , smart people have a sharp tongue, they think fast and have superior logic. If that is the case, how do you separate those with god complex?

          Join me in this episode of BasTalk where I try to share ways to deal with god complex at work.


          #godcomplex #basTalk #worklife

          15 min

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