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Many Indian corporates these days are engaging counsellors as part of employee assistance programs, aimed at increasing productivity and reducing attrition.<br />
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Counselling and 'seeking help' are losing the stigma attached to them and India Inc. is investing in the mental and emotional well being of its human assets. Managers are realizing that an employee cannot be expected to check her baggage in at the door, and are taking steps to help her travel light.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We have been offering one-on-ones using a non-intrusive form of counselling that does not require personal details and content of the problem. This leaves the individual's privacy intact and her trust in the organisation and us, her coaches, increases.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Although one is unable to directly connect profitability with employee interventions such as these, we monitor success of our consults based on results in the focus areas/goals elicited at the start. Return on investment is evident through decreased absenteeism, better team bonding or boss-subordinate relationships, increased focus, and an ability to meet deadlines and take better decisions, among other results.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We used our blend of mocks for her to learn to be more assertive, and NLP (neuro linguistic programming) exercises focused on her health and confidence.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I got to test myself at my appraisal meeting with two of my managers. I was super confident in the meeting and spoke fluently throughout.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977957359792465000.post-53024440843115590832014-09-29T00:22:00.000-07:002015-03-09T08:25:01.899-07:00When it's us against them <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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"Being in a support function it is sometimes hard to stay motivated since your work is rarely appreciated. Your tips on how to motivate yourself and see things form different perspectives and the related exercise we did really helped. I learnt how to move stress away from me and not to let it affect me directly.<br />
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"It was a really appropriate time for us to have under-gone that training session with you given that we were heading into a new financial year with a new team to manage and mentor. Having shared our previous experience with you and having learnt how better to handle them, what went wrong etc. helped in ensuring that we avoided getting into those same situations again and also had sufficient awareness to navigate better than we did earlier.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977957359792465000.post-26376831711301580252014-09-29T00:20:00.000-07:002014-09-29T00:48:17.938-07:00Of mice and men -- running the good race <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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While a woman entrepreneur might not have the politics that goes with 'corporate governance', she has a fair share of competition as she strives to establish herself in the market.<br />
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"<i>I must admit, I was very disappointed when I was singled out to be coached, thinking my manager had it in for me. Barely a few minutes into the session, however, I realised how much I stood to gain from this personalised program. I'm now a confident speaker and participate boldly in team meetings. Highly recommend this for anyone wanting to get ahead</i>." Komal Kumar </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977957359792465000.post-8195119377516055432014-09-28T07:26:00.000-07:002016-04-10T00:33:35.955-07:00Exploring metaphors of entrepreneurship <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Clients book consultations with us to help them reorganize themselves in relation to their business metaphor to help them steer their ship in the right direction, get their rocket off the ground, grow their land.... You get the picture:)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A client saw her business as her baby, something she felt she couldn't trust anyone with. As a result, she was tied down to caring for it 24/7 all by herself. By exploring her metaphor and uncovering what she really wanted for the business she was able to take a step back and see the choices left for her, helping her move in the right direction.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977957359792465000.post-58043819970488749832014-08-26T00:22:00.000-07:002016-01-06T06:09:09.917-08:00Making peace in the hive -- from a Queen bee's perspective <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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"I honestly thought it was awesome! Though I only had one NLP session, I believe it was useful in so many ways. Firstly, I believe that just the fact that you have to take one hour out of your hectic schedule to be in a quiet, peaceful, and stress free environment makes a great impact on your day/week. Also, though it is a technique completely different than anything I’ve experienced, it was more practical than anything I’ve experienced.<br />
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In my case, we analysed a situation that happened which I would’ve liked that the outcome would’ve been different. We went through that same situation several times and looked at it from several perspectives. This exercise of going through the situation several times (and in a very quiet and peaceful environment) and playing different roles in the “movie,” enabled me to realize what I was doing wrong (or what I would've liked to have done differently) and gave me the courage to do it right (or differently) next time.<br />
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It’s going to sound weird, but it empowered me in a sense that I now feel that I can take control of a similar situation and say or do the things that I want in order to have the outcome that I want (I feel more brave and less scared to say/do what I think). I believe that in a work environment like ours (very stressful and hectic), this exercise enables you to just stop for a moment and re-think things in order to do them correctly. I would definitely recommend this to everyone I know."<br />
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