It is the beginning of a new calendar year. Falling prey to habit, I began to reflect upon how my work looked in the year gone by. This includes work in the academic space, trainings and invited talks. I also embarked upon a new journey.
Training
In 2023, I trained across 21 organizations, covering over 30 topics.
Built the capabilities of ~1850 employees. Participants from 7 countries attended
my sessions - India, US, Australia, New Zealand, China, Philippines & Singapore.
We also saw organizations embracing hybrid-work mode and some moving to five
days in office mode. I trained 54% participants in-person, across multiple
cities in India.
Over the year, 6 themes emerged as strong needs of Organizations, across
domains, as depicted in the graph below.
A few aspects emerged in the training journey this year:
- · The interactions with the HR and Learning teams have
evolved to incorporate development plans into the training modules for long
term impact.
- · On one hand, Organizations are looking at small pocket
modules of two hours for online trainings, but for in person, they are also
looking at long duration learning journeys to aid career development &
growth.
- · Participants are happy to be attending training
sessions in person, enjoying the interactions with their peers. The more hands-on
and activity based is the training, the more effective it is. Participants wrote, drew, sketched, made planes
and boats, clay dough models, Played Jenga, Pictionary, taboo, solved puzzles, sang
and danced in sessions with utmost commitment and zeal.
This year, I taught Academic Courses across four departments at Mount
Carmel College, Bengaluru developing the capabilities of over 160 students in
that academic year. Each course brought with it young minds from multiple
disciplines and interests. Bringing in my learnings from the training realm,
the pedagogy includes use-cases, reflections on grassroot problems,
understanding the changing industry through business articles and white papers,
video analysis, role plays and activities.
The courses I taught:
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Organizational Behavior, Dept. of Psychology
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Cyber Psychology, Dept. of Psychology
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Behavioral Science, The Centre of Public Policy
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Entrepreneurship Development for Communication, Dept.
of Communication Studies
- ·
Industrial Psychology and the Human Dynamics, Dept. of
Management
For a few years now, am also the Guide for students for their Master’s
Dissertation in the Dept. of Psychology and Centre for Public Policy.
With my Industrial Psychology students and Colleagues
Invited Talks
Gave Invited talks across 3 Institutions to over 250 students on topics like
Deconstructing Training TENETS, Mental Health Wellness for Students and PoSH -Awareness &
Nuances.
Coaching Journey
I have been passionate about coaching for a few years now and the
journey to realise that dream and manifest it began with completing the Life
Coaching- Beginner to Advanced Course from Achology. Udemy, in May 2020. The
last three years I conducted group coaching sessions for leaders on a variety
of topics ranging from creativity and innovation to strategic decision making.
This year, I achieved my goal of offering personalized 1-1 coaching sessions
for women leaders going through career transitions; providing them with
guidance, support, and strategies to achieve their goals.
A Learner, for life
I am a strong proponent of the fact that teachers/ facilitators have to constantly upgrade their knowledge and skills. This helps us stay up to date with what is happening in the industry and academic and teach more effectively. This year, I obtained a certification on Prevention of Sexual Harassment for Internal Committee, conducted by Kept HR, India. I also took up a learning journey, completing the Gender and Sexuality: Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace Course from the University of Pittsburgh, through Coursera.
Closing thoughts
The year gave me the opportunity to meet many smart, talented, and
creative people who inspired me, challenged me, and made me a better teacher, facilitator
and coach. A big shoutout to my colleagues at Invicta Learning and Mount Carmel
College, Bengaluru for making this possible. A big thank you to Apitha, Aruna
and Rima for their encouragement and partnership. When women support each other,
incredible things happen. To Neeta and Priya, for always being there. And
eternal love and gratitude to my wonderful family, Prashant for his unconditional
support and for always stepping up to be an equal partner, Dheeman for being as
excited as I am about all new things I do; and my Parents, who are the wind
beneath my wings! XOXO to my little human, Ira who is my constant cheer leader
and asks me who I taught and what I taught, almost everyday of work.
I look forward to a year of new aspirations, new opportunities and new
learnings! Happy 2024
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