Stars of Learning Podcast

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Stars of Learning, features interviews from eminent industry leaders, management experts, entrepreneurs, educator and many more who has vast experience and in-depth knowledge on the L&D topic. The host, Jyothi G discuss challenges, solutions, latest trends, tools & technology, leadership and their journey in the learning. Mission of Podcast - Engage, Enlighten & Empower, the L&D fraternity to grow and fast track the learning phase and not reinvent the wheel. Sign up @ www.prajvitaknowledge.com

Episodes

Sunday Jun 21, 2020

Ep 28: Choose Your Battle Wisely - Life is Beautiful (solo)

Sunday Jun 21, 2020

Choose your battles wisely as not everything deserves your time and attention and please act before it’s too late as life is a beautiful gift given by God for your happiness and success.

“Happiness must happen, and the same holds for success: you have to let it happen by not caring about it” as said by Viktor E Frankl in his book Man's search for Meaning

Time Stamps: 13:12m

or YouTube Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diZrFrYYQvc

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Thursday Jun 18, 2020

Ep 27: SOLVE - The Secret Sauce for Long Term Change with Sunil George From Stimulus Consulting

Thursday Jun 18, 2020

Sunil George is the Founder Director of Stimulus Consulting, has over 27 years of experience in Consulting and Organizational Development initiatives across a cross-section of industries. He is a Certified Behavioral Analyst and facilitates behavioral analysis. In addition, he is also certified in Strategic Competency Modelling & Competency Framework, 360 Feedback, unpacking Employee Engagement surveys, and conducting Assessment Development Centers. After being GE-Croton Ville Certified, he spent a large chunk of his time on Leadership projects across different GE businesses in the ASEAN Region since 1997. He is also the India Field Mentor for the Ford-CEM project since 2014. As a member of the International Coach Federation, he is a Credentialed PCC (Professional Certified Coach) and does Executive Coaching at different levels.

Few questions I ask Sunil George on his initiative to create The Secret Sauce for Long Term Change is as follows: Time Stamps: 1:50m to 45:20m

A little background about Sunil George?
Can you explain to my listeners about your book SOLVE and why SOLVE?
The book - SOLVE has a deeper meaning? Can you elaborate to my listeners how did you coined this word for your book? And what is different in SOLVE?
Who is it targeted for and how is this going to help?
What is the methodology used in this book?
How does this model work in the client interface and do they have clarity on what they are looking at?
Your next big idea is to Observe, define the outcome, and the real need behind the need & this is possible asking the right question? What is the approach?
In the process of observation, and when we categorize people, could we be boxing them?
So, is there a best practice you can share on listening skills?
Moving on to Value-add, how does this model create insight for employees or clients. How do we do this?
How do we Evaluate in solve…and what are the next steps?
What is the thumb rule to practice?
Is there a template to show the impact & justify the ROI?
So – Solve is used for coaching or consulting & what is the model which will be involved?
What is the toughest part for a consultant or organization or anybody who practices this?
How can one take this forward into a daily application?
Is there anything else you would like to add, that will be of value to my listeners?
Do you also want to share what Stimulus Consulting is doing?
Last question, how do you see Learning trends in 2020?

"Powerful question" to my guest to unveil for my listeners. to engage, enlighten and empower (& that’s the mission of my podcast too) Timestamp at 45:21m to 59:15m.

According to you, what is the “STAR” moment?
What “inspires you” to do everything that you do?
If you owned the company, what’s one thing you would do differently in learning?
What are the three most important things you would like to accomplish right now?
What are your strengths?
What’s the best book you’ve read this year? or anytime you recommend for my listeners?
What are the characteristics of the best boss role models or mentors/coach you ever had? What made that person great?
Are there any tools that you use on a daily basis to be a better you?
Is there any habit you are practicing which has made you successful in whatever you do?
Your advice to people who are new and want to accelerate their career?

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Connect with Sunil George @

Email – sunil@stimulus.com or Sunil@solve-stimulus.com
LinkedIn
www.stimulusconsulting.com

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Saturday May 23, 2020

Ep 26: Freedom to FastTrack your Career (Solo)

Saturday May 23, 2020

I'm sure the world is spinning so faster with so much uncertainty around and if the world needs to get better then you need to take charge and quickly adapt to this challenging world & position yourself in your life and your career to sustain and gain success.

Key 3 things to keep in mind to be successful and that is 1. Daily Routine 2. Distractions & 3. Communication

Time Stamps: 19:13m

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Friday May 08, 2020

Ep 25: Soul Rich Woman – Power Within by Genecia Alluora

Friday May 08, 2020

Genecia Alluora is a founder of Soul Rich Woman & is also a former Miss Singapore and Southeast Asia Woman of Excellence 2010. She is the #1 female entrepreneur network in Southeast Asia that connects more than 200,000 women across the region, the region, with a presence in 15 countries including Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Indonesia. Former cafe retail chain partner with presence in 3 countries which later exited to a public listed company owner. She is the recipient of 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑾𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 2019 by Aesthetics International: The Council for Progressive Women and the 𝐈𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 2019 award.

Few questions I ask Genecia Alluora on Soul Rich Woman – Power Within is as follows: Time Stamps: 2:00m to 57:20m

A little background about Genecia Alluora? 4:20m
How did you overcome the limiting belief which might be stopping you to scale? 9:10m
How did the journey to Miss Singapore to Miss Singapore International happen? 13:35m
How did you build one of the leading women support groups in Southeast Asia? 16:40m
What are the nuggets you want to share with women to have all this F (Fabulous, Finance, Freedom & Family) in their life? 20:20m
What is `Soul Rich Woman’ & How does this help women in the world? 24:15m
What stops women in specific taking charge of their own life? 26:25m
What is your definition of Self Confidence & How did you work on your self-doubt, fear, & minimize distractions? 28:50m
What are the reason for empowering women to go after what they want and dream? 31:20m
How did you build positivity in your life? 35:45m
What is the one most important thing in building a world-class business? 39:45m
What is your strategy and what do you recommend to people while identifying the mentor? 41:05m
Do we really need to care about branding and what should be the focus of this journey? 44:20m
How to be authentic online? What are the challenges one can face through online connect? 47:35m
Is there any process or approach that you follow in coming out with such great ideas? 50:40m
What is your recommendation for the woman who just started a new business or who want to grow their business? 51:10m
How do you see Learning trends in 2020? 55:45m

"Powerful question" to my guest to unveil for my listeners. to engage, enlighten and empower (& that’s the mission of my podcast too) Timestamp at 57:25m to 1:07 hr.

According to you, what is the “STAR” moment?
What “inspires you” to do everything that you do?
If you owned the company, what’s one thing you would do differently in learning?
What are the three most important things you would like to accomplish right now?
What are your strengths?
What’s the best book you’ve read this year? or anytime you recommend for my listeners?
What are the characteristics of the best boss role models or mentors/coach you ever had? What made that person great?
Are there any tools that you use on a daily basis to be a better you?
Is there any habit you are practicing which has made you successful in whatever you do?
Your advice to people who are new and want to accelerate their career?

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Connect with Genecia Alluora @

Email – hello@soulrichwoman.com
LinkedIn
Facebook
Instagram

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Wednesday Apr 15, 2020

Ep 24: The Power of L&D Brand: Co-create for a purpose by Vishal Kale from Capgemini

Wednesday Apr 15, 2020

Vishal Kale – Director, heading Talent Management, OD and L&D needs for one of the business units in Capgemini. He has also worked with few giant companies like Sabre Corporation, Sapient, Dell and his full spectrum of Talent Management and Learning and Development initiatives with close to 17 years of experience in environments encompassing organizational effectiveness, organizational development, and leadership development. A keen and trained an eye in recognizing Organizational Development pain points and Leadership Development gaps. Designing and developing customized and implementable solutions to cater to these needs in a timely manner.

Few questions I ask Vishal Kale on branding L&D function is as follows: Time Stamps: 6:45m to 49:46m

A little background about Vishal Kale? 6:45m
What constitutes an L&D brand? How do we manage it? 9:43m
How does one go about building a sticky L&D brand? 11:45m
Can you give some example of how L&D need to engage? 21:22
Do we also need to create Brand ambassadors for L&D? 23:18
How do we build a brand identity? Do we need to perform stakeholder research to understand how our L&D organization is perceived by our various audiences? 26:09m
Can you highlight the best practices or the benefits of building an L&D brand? 32:25m
Are there any special skills learning officers need to hone to enhance our work profile? 34:39m
What are the challenges one can face in this journey? 37:36m
How do we measure success in branding? 42:40m
Is there anything we’re leaving out here that needs to be addressed to my listeners? 43:50m

"Powerful question" to my guest to unveil for my listeners. to engage, enlighten and empower (& that’s the mission of my podcast too) Timestamp at 49:46m to 1:06 hr.

According to you, what is the “STAR” moment?
What “inspires you” to do everything that you do?
If you owned the company, what’s one thing you would do differently in learning?
What are the three most important things you would like to accomplish right now?
What are your strengths?
What’s the best book you’ve read this year? or anytime you recommend for my listeners?
What are the characteristics of the best boss role models or mentors/coach you ever had? What made that person great?
Are there any tools that you use on a daily basis to be a better you?
Is there any habit you are practicing which has made you successful in whatever you do?
Your advice to people who are new and want to accelerate their career?

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Connect with Vishal Kale @

LinkedIn – Vishal Kale
Email – vishal081275@gmail.com

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Wednesday Apr 01, 2020

Ep 23: Virtual Productivity - Don't let COVID29 halt you (solo)

Wednesday Apr 01, 2020

I believe that there should be continuity in whatever we do in the zone of the control we operate and we need to have right technique while we are working from home to streamline our core job responsibility as well as being at home.

More detail of this episode is available in the link given below.

Time Stamps: 16:10m

Details of this episode:

https://www.prajvitaknowledge.com/post/virtual-productivity-don-t-let-covid-19-halt-you

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Thursday Mar 19, 2020

Ep 22: Step Up - Women's journey to Identity, Success & Power by Sailaja Manacha from Physis

Thursday Mar 19, 2020

Sailaja Manacha - PCC, Author Founder Physis.co.in. C level Leadership Coach. Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst (Psychotherapy) and Transformational Coach working with senior Management and Leadership teams with 20 years’ experience. She has been running women-only transformational groups and workshops focusing on building their capacity and presence. She has launched’ STEP UP India’s first 100% online Women’s Leadership course combining psychology with cutting edge leadership/management learning. She hosts and leads Lead Powerful Live Mindful ( LPLM) a professional's women group on Facebook.

Her Leadership Coaching is informed by Transactional Analysis, NLP, Systemic Constellations, Psychodynamic approaches, Body Awareness Work and Ontology which is the study of ‘being’. She is in continued Advanced Coach development with the Institute of Generative Leadership USA where she deepens her learning and application of Ontological and Generative distinctions in coaching.

Few questions I ask Sailaja Manacha on Women’s journey in career and her book Step Up is as follows: Time Stamps: 6:02m to 53:30m

A little background about Sailaja? 6:13m
Why did you decide to come up with the book, Step-up and how is it going to help? 7:55m
Is this book a wakeup call for the women who have buried their aspiration so deep & it could be personally or professionally? 12:45m
You begin with `Understanding your inner world’ How important it is in today’s context? 15:05m
The 4 main adaptations in women, what & how it helps us move out of our adaptations? 17:12m
`Being present is like your GPS. Pay attention and it informs you how to navigate. How does one pay attention & is there a framework? 22:22m
Can you share one or two examples of how step-up has helped them to scale or transform into who they can be? 24:40m
Only 7% or less are women in a leadership role at corporate India and women are falling behind at every level especially just outside the glided doors of the c-suite. Does Step Up challenge this barrier and help to explore their leadership potential. 28:40m
can you explain how self- care & you say `Practice the Pause’, how is this useful? 32:05m
The book has a lot of practices at the end of each chapter to introspect, reflect and apply. Can you share your idea behind it? 35:26m
What is your advise and how can women break this huge internal barrier and identify their strengths? 37:20m
How does the five-finger solution operationalize in the process? 40:15m
what would be the challenges, what is the toughest part for a consultant or organization or anybody who practices this? 43:15m
Can you talk about the Step-Up program you offer? 44:15m
Any other information which will be helpful to my listeners? 48:25m
How do you see Learning trends in 2020? 49:56m

"Powerful question" to my guest to unveil for my listeners. to engage, enlighten and empower (& that’s the mission of my podcast too) Timestamp at 53:32m to 1:06 hr

According to you, what is the “STAR” moment?
What “inspires you” to do everything that you do?
If you owned the company, what’s one thing you would do differently in learning?
What are the three most important things you would like to accomplish right now?
if I may ask you, What are your strengths?
What’s the best book you’ve read this year? or anytime you recommend for my listeners?
What are the characteristics of the best boss role models or mentors/coach you ever had? What made that person great?
Are there any tools that you use on a daily basis to be a better you?
Is there any habit you are practicing which has made you successful in whatever you do?
Your advice to people who are new and want to accelerate their career?

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Reboot: Leadership and the Art of Growing Up by Jerry Colonna

Connect with Sailaja Manacha @

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Saturday Mar 07, 2020

Ep 21: Knock the Baggage you Carry (Solo)

Saturday Mar 07, 2020

Happy International Women's Day Wishes to you! Women need to let-go of the baggage they carry and to be empowered with positivism as it is a necessity for the development and growth of society. More detail of this episode is available in the link given below.

Time Stamps: 12:59m

Details of this episode:

https://www.prajvitaknowledge.com/post/knock-the-baggage-you-carry

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Friday Feb 21, 2020

Ep 20: Design Thinking - A human centered approach by Chandrasekar Pandyan from Minespree

Friday Feb 21, 2020

Chandrasekar Pandyan - a Management Consultant, Mentor, Coach, Education, Training, Learning & Development Facilitator, is one among the first few a Certified Knowledge Manager, CKM® from the International KM Institute, USA carries 28+ Years of Corporate / Industry Leadership Experience, with a coveted honor of receiving a citation of being one among the world’s elite “50 Most Impactful Knowledge Management Professionals” from the World Education & Global KM Congress.

He has a demonstrated history of working in the Strategy Execution Consulting Industry and served MNC’s including Fidelity Investments, Intel Corporation, MindTree Consulting Virtusa Global Knowledge Manager & InfoGain Corporation.

Few questions I ask Chandrasekar Pandyan on insights and viability of Design Thinking is as follows: Time Stamps: 4:19m to 56:40m

Can Design thinking change and transform/align the culture of the organization? 4:19m
What is the core concepts of design thinking 13:19m
In practice, can the Design Thinking approach be jumbled up and can this process be more flexible and non-linear fashion? 22:52m
Are there gaps between DT and Execution? 27:28m
What are the methods we should be conscious of design thinking in the role of what we do? 33:41m
Are there any tools that are effective to solve complex problems in the organization? Please share your real-life experiences. 38:42m
Can one develop the capability of design thinking to grow and nurture? 45:02m
Would this approach motivate & inspire individual and also team dynamics as collaboration? 48:50m

"Powerful question" to my guest to unveil for my listeners. to engage, enlighten and empower (& that’s the mission of my podcast too) Timestamp at 57:10m to 1:12 hr

According to you, what is the “STAR” moment?
What “inspires you” to do everything that you do?
If you owned the company, what’s one thing you would do differently in learning?
What are the three most important things you would like to accomplish right now?
if I may ask you, What are your strengths
What’s the best book you’ve read this year? or anytime you recommend for my listeners.
What are the characteristics of the best boss role models or mentors/coach you ever had? What made that person great?
Are there any tools that you use on a daily basis to be a better you?
In continuation, are there any habit you are practicing which has made you successful in whatever you do
Your advice to people who are new and want to accelerate their career, and are there any core skills you recommend?

Resources & Thought Leaders mentioned in this episode:

Connect with Chandrasekar Pandyan@

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Tuesday Jan 28, 2020

Ep 19: Innovation: Experiment, Explore, Envision by Chandrasekar Pandyan from Minespree

Tuesday Jan 28, 2020

Topic: Innovation – Experiment, Explore, Envision

ChandraSekar Pandyan - a Management Consultant, Mentor, Coach, Education, Training, Learning and Development Facilitator, is one among the first few a Certified Knowledge Manager, CKM® from the International KM Institute, USA carries 28+ Years of Corporate / Industry Leadership Experience, with a coveted honor of receiving a citation of being one among the world’s elite “50 Most Impactful Knowledge Management Professionals” from the World Education & Global KM Congress.

Few questions I ask Chandrasekar Pandyan on What is Innovation as everywhere, in every business, in every profession, in every organization has focused on ‘innovation’ and what is its purpose is as follows: Time Stamps: 4:01m to 55:08m

A little background about yourself and how you got to where you are today. 6:17m
Who would be our Users/targeted audience for this podcast and what is in it for them? 10:32m
Is this something only a top performer or very skilled can be part of this journey…as Design & Innovation is such a heavy subject? 12:31m
how do we invoke, create & form an innovation team or hub for an organization or department? 14:30m
What is innovation and if you can share any examples? 18:00m
How is innovation relevant to any business/organization context...Why it is important? 23:36m
What is the purpose of innovation and how they add value to whatever the business or industry they are in? 29:25m
Why Design Thinking? 36:38m
What is the purpose of DT and Innovation? Do they go hand in hand? Or should we treat them individually? 49:20m

Resources & Thought Leaders mentioned in this episode:

Connect with Chandrasekar Pandyan@

LinkedIn
Pandyan.chandrasekar@gmail.com
Phone: +91 95000 03656

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