Nishta - Demystifying Leadership

#Burnoutseries #story2/12 to win over #workplaceconflicts

In this week's story, I am focusing on how the constant need to jump in and help others leads to burnout and workplace conflicts.

☀Constantly juggling multiple tasks and taking on extra responsibilities leading to heightened stress levels, causing you to become more irritable and short-tempered in both professional and personal interactions.

Are you blaming ‘Menopause’ (if you are a female) or ‘mid-life crisis’ (all genders) for your mood swings? Check it out.

☀The relentless cycle of overextending yourself without adequate rest can leave you feeling physically drained and fatigued, impacting your ability to perform effectively.

☀Despite your initial enthusiasm to help others, you may start to feel a sense of disillusionment and lack of motivation as the demand for your time and energy continue to increase, leading to feelings of apathy towards your work.

☀ Burnout can also manifest in difficulty concentrating and making decisions, as your mental faculties become overwhelmed by the constant pressure to perform and meet the needs of others.

Are you the first to raise your hands when someone seeks help or asks for volunteer work? How full is the plate? How are you going to determine that?

#Burnout

#MentalHealth

#WorkLifeBalance

#SelfCare

#Wellness

#StressManagement

#innerconflict

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#Burnoutseries #story1 to win over #workplaceconflicts

Constantly masking your true feelings can lead to workplace conflicts. In this first post of the series, I focus on how 'faking it all' leads to burnout-induced conflicts.

"Faking it" at work, whether it's putting on a smile when you're struggling or pretending to be fine when you're overwhelmed, can be a slippery slope to burnout.

Many of us fall into this trap, suffocating under the weight of our pretense. We distance ourselves from our work, doubting our abilities and losing sight of what truly matters. Agree?

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐧𝐨𝐰?

☀Faking it requires significant emotional labor. You may feel increasingly drained and unable to summon the enthusiasm or energy needed to tackle your tasks.

☀You feel disconnected from your work, colleagues, and your professional responsibilities.

☀You start to doubt your abilities and value as a professional, leading to feelings of inadequacy and self-doubt.

☀You become more critical of your surroundings and colleagues and develop a negative outlook on your work environment.

☀You may get physical symptoms like headaches, muscle tension, fatigue, gastrointestinal issues, insomnia, and mental symptoms like racing thoughts and difficulty concentrating.

Are you or anyone in your team have these symptoms?

MentalHealth #WorkLifeBalance #SelfCare #Wellness #StressManagement #innerconflict

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#Nishta #Season2 #Episode7 Embarking on the journey from #vulnerability to #courage in leadership is a transformative expedition.

It's all about:

✅Embracing authenticity

✅Acknowledging Fears

✅Navigating Uncertainty with #resilience.

Join me in exploring how vulnerability cultivates strength and courage fuelling impactful leadership. Let's embark on this empowering conversation together.

Here is the conversation, I had with the charismatic and versatile leader, our Special Guest, Hemalatha Deivasigamani.

In this insightful conversation with our host Suba Lakshminarasimhan, Hemalatha shares invaluable wisdom on:

1. Insights into Hemalatha's Leadership

2. Vulnerability in leadership.

3. Courageous leadership, a transition from vulnerability to courageous

4. How can one be courageous and at the same time be authentic?

5. Personal Power & Positional Power - how to leverage for one's growth and building a stronger ecosystem?

Don't miss out and grab this opportunity to expand your horizons and equip yourself with the tools needed to thrive in today's dynamic environment. Invest 30+ minutes in this enriching conversation with Hemalatha D and unlock your potential for success.

Meet Hemalatha: Having more than 22 years of experience, having served with L&T/ L&T IDPL for 20 years and 2 years with Interise. With expertise in Business Development, Negotiation, Procurement/Sourcing, Contracts & Claims management, FIDIC based Contracts formulation, Project management and Stakeholder management, Hemalatha front areas such as Change management, Business process Restructuring, Digitalization, Mechanization.

Hema has structured the Procurement function and end-to-end ERP (with SAP as core) including Vendor portal in L&T IDPL & Interise. Her significant contributions are also in introduction of NSV/ FWD method of pavement deterioration assessment, AI based asset monitoring, LED based street light before it became the standard, Composite glass grid for pavement rehabilitation (for decrease in natural material usage).

The extent of experience includes Dynamic structuring risk/ reward model optimization, EPC Contracting/ Item rate models incorporating past learnings, via Consensus building and design & cost vis-à-vis Codal provisions optimization. Hemalatha has been the Key player in major construction contracts from award to closure in L&T IDPL.

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#Nishta #Season2 #Episode 6 In today's AI and GenAI induced BANI world, where disruption and innovation are the norms, I created a fantastic opportunity to converse with the beacon of inspiration, our Special Guest, Priti Parekh.

In this insightful conversation, Priti shares invaluable wisdom on:

• Navigating the murky waters of uncertainty and emerge stronger

• Empowering stakeholders via the transformative power of effective communication

• Diving deep into the realm of AI, GenAI and revolutionize decision-making and innovation

• Exploring the horizon of leadership in a rapidly evolving world

• Immersing one in the pulsating heartbeat of industry trends

• Cultivating a culture of inclusivity and diversity that propels your organization forward

• Gaining perspective on leadership in today's rapidly changing world.

• Embracing the power of diverse perspectives to drive innovation

• Supporting gender equality and witness the empowerment of women in the workforce

Meet Priti Parekh: a seasoned leader with over 30 years of expertise in managed services, renowned as an outsourcing industry specialist. Currently a Partner at IBM, Priti spearheads Global Capability Centers' (GCCs) Business and Digital Transformation initiatives. Previously, as Senior Managing Director at Morae Global, operating across 13 countries, Priti led legal transformation services. Prior to this, she held leadership roles at Moody’s, directing their Research & Analytics Business.

Priti's diverse career spans IT, BPO, KPO, Data Analytics, and Legal Services, with stints at Siemens, Satyam, Aptech, Mphasis/HP, among others. Recognized for her sales prowess, leadership, operational finesse, and change management acumen, Priti has driven disruptive market strategies and launched multiple lines of business.

Among her accolades, Priti was honored with the Distinguished Alumnus Award by Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) in 2015 and received a Global Award for Leadership Excellence at Mphasis/HP. A founding member of Nasscom's Karnataka ITES forum, she has contributed to Diversity and POSH councils across various organizations and received numerous social awards for her professional achievements.

Residing in Bangalore with her family, Priti is deeply passionate about women's empowerment.

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Ready to embark on a transformative journey with global leaders? Subscribe now to our YouTube channel for an exclusive Leadership Conversation featuring the charismatic Kiran Gudimetla, Vice President and Global Head, Data & Analytics.

Suba Lakshminarasimhan launched Nishta – a Talk Show in 2020 to Demystify Leadership. Suba invites Industry leaders and brings out perspectives, thoughts, and experiences on Leadership through their journeys.

A great story, journey, and rough & tough paths are expressed authentically and genuinely.

About the Guest Speaker: Kiran Gudimetla is a VP and Global Head of Data Analytics at Birla Carbon India Pvt ltd. He comes with 20+ years of experience working with Multinationals like GE, and Cognizant playing roles of digital transformation leader, chief of Staff for CIO, and Data Analytics leader.

Kiran is an alumnus of IIM Kozhikode where he pursued an Executive Course on Strategic Management and has done his Masters in Computer Science. He led Multimillion-dollar digital transformation programs. He is proud of his GE Healthcare stint where he built a team of 150 from scratch (Including vendor partners) and delivered a $65M CRM Platform and a Data Analytics platform both of which gave 4x returns.

He is known for his charismatic leadership, spends a lot of time mentoring young talent, and has been awarded as LeaderNext (Potential CIO) by the core media group.

Connect with Kiran: www.linkedin.com/in/kirangudimetla

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I launched Nishta – a Talk Show in 2020 to Demystify Leadership. I invite Industry leaders and bring out perspectives, thoughts, and experiences on Leadership through their journeys.

A great story, journey, and rough & tough paths are expressed authentically and genuinely.

Nishta Season 2 – Episode 4, we have a special guest, Mr. Chandra Balani.

About the Speaker: With 25 years of experience in the IT Industry, Chandra is currently heading Global Enterprises, India at Amazon Web Services India Private Limited, based out of Hyderabad. Global Enterprises include Global Accounts with huge India presence in various verticals like Financial Services, Manufacturing, Automotive, Life Sciences, Media, High Tech, and many others.

Before Global Enterprises, Chandra led the geo expansion team in India and SAARC to build and run AWS business across Hyderabad, Kolkata, Pune, Gujarat, Bangladesh, and Nepal.

Chandra also advises large enterprises on building a culture of innovation across their organization.

That’s not all.

Chandra leads the Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity initiatives for AWS in India. He is also a Culture Champ, Bar Raiser, certified Culture of Innovation speaker, certified Learnings from Amazon (LfA) speaker, certified EQ evangelist, and helps Amazon and customer leaders on EPIC leadership, leading with Empathy, Purpose, Inspiration and Connection.

He is very active on Linkedin and uses the social media platform through which he shares more about the latest innovations from AWS and Amazon.

He enjoys singing on Karaoke and listening to Bollywood songs. Infact, one of his posts about music is what connected us, here we are, talking about Leadership today, for you all.

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Nishta Season 2 – Episode 3, we have a special guest, Mr. Somjit Amrit, a thought leader in the Human-centric technology intervention space. With more than 35 years of experience across technologies, geographies, and business functions, Somjit is the CEO of the Technology Innovation Hub of IIT Mandi. The ability to absorb technology for business needs has been his identity, which is validated by his being on the cusp of the technology trends as they emerge. Office automation in the early 90s’, e-commerce in the early 2000s, followed by IT services, product engineering, software platforms, and social engineering.

Somjit is the winner of the Azim Premji Award for Innovation and the Aegis Graham Bell Award in 2010 and 2019 respectively. He has an MBA from IIM Lucknow(1989-91) and a BTech from NIT Rourkela ( 1984-1988).

Listen, watch, and add your learning, thoughts, and perspectives in the comments.

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Nishta Season 2 – Episode 2, we have a collaborative people leader from the Software Industry.

Dharani Karthikeyan is a customer-focused, result-oriented business leader with 20+ years of experience in enterprise product development with strong expertise in managing global teams. She has been with SAP for over 19 years and is heading the SAP Analytics Engineering team globally. Her hands-on leadership approach has resulted in strong employee engagement and increased customer experience.

Dharani is passionate about delivering highly scalable software and consumer-grade user experience for large-scale enterprises. She specializes in organizational and strategic planning, software engineering, delivery, execution, and building high-performance teams. She has a proven ability to lead global, strategic initiatives and complex programs to successful completion. She has strong domain expertise in Analytics, Middleware, Orchestration, and Enterprise Mobility and is a certified Design Thinking coach.

Dharani is also co-leading the Technology and Innovation India Leadership Forum bringing together 1500+ colleagues. She loves contributing to nation-building activities and is also IT Co-Chairman for the South India Chapter of the Association of Chambers and Commerce. She is also an active speaker in Data and Analytics in various external forums. Dharani was awarded the Grand Champion Award for Leadership in SAP Labs India and the Top 3 finalist at the Women in Tech Award from Wequity in 2022. Outside of work, she enjoys yoga and gardening.

Moreover, we also see various dimensions of Jyothi as an individual with passion, joy, and positive energy.

Let me stop here so you can click the link below and watch/listen to my conversation with Mrs. Dharani Karthikeyan.

Happy Weekend, Folks!

#Nishta #SLNNishta #SLNspeaks #dymystifyleadership #Dharanikarthikeyan#conversationsthatmatter #leadershipcnvesations #software #Nishtaseason2 #womenleadership #sap

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Season 2 and re-launches are almost like attending the graduation party with a world full of excitement, Eustress, hope, and high energy.

Here, I am, happily presenting Nishta – Season 2.

What is Nishta?

I launched Nishta – a Talk Show in 2020 with the intention to Demystify Leadership. I invited Industry leaders and brought out perspectives, thoughts, and experiences on Leadership through their journeys. A great story, journey, and rough & tough paths are expressed authentically and genuinely.

With everyone’s blessings and heartful of gratitude, I am launching Nishta – Season 2 today.

Nishta Season 2 – Episode 1, we have an awesome leader from the healthcare Industry.

Dr. Jyothi Raghuram, Senior Pediatric Rheumatologist, is gracing the space today. Such an intriguing journey; her humble leadership and service mindset are seen so vividly. Beyond being a consultant and senior doctor serving the community, there is a mom, wife, daughter, and daughter-in-law who is kind and compassionate.

Moreover, we also see various dimensions of Jyothi as an individual with passion, joy, and positive energy.

Well, let me stop here so you can click the link below and watch/listen to my conversation with Dr. Jyothi.

Happy Weekend, Folks!

#Nishta #SLNNishta #SLNspeaks #DrJyothiraghuram #conversationsthatmatter #leadershipcnvesations #healthcare #Nishtaseason2

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In this Women's day 2021 Special Episode of Nishta, we have a great Leader who is well known for high level intelligence, pleasant personality and, always thirst about questioning the status quo to bring in innovation. ‘Never procrastinate’ is the Mantra she follows so diligently. Determination, strong focus, passion towards technology, dynamism are few traits that supported her Leadership Journey for the past 2 decades. She is also a certified coach.

Our guest today is Latha Chembrakalam, Vice President & India R&D Center Head at Continental Automotive, and earlier as a VP, Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions.

Nishta is an initiative to share the leadership stories of Industry Stalwarts and Young Leaders. Designed to capture the essence from different walks of life, ensuring core takeaways for my audience. The intention is to bring in new perspectives and fresher learning.

I am Suba, Suba Lakshminarasimhan, a keen observer of lives around. As the Founder Director of SLN Brand Studio LLP, I support leadership growth through Career Coaching and Personal Branding.

The definition of Leadership - like Success, Scaling up, and Growth - is individualized.

Each of us brings different flavours, shapes, sizes, and shades of leadership traits through our actions and aspirations.

Leadership

This positive-sounding, the energy-boosting word brings in a lot of great thoughts and deeper learning. I get curious when I see Leadership in any form or shape. Right from the playgrounds where children play, roadside vendors manage various customers, while interviewing professionals, managers, Executives, and CXOs,

Nishta - Demystifying Leadership

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