Setback Leadership Srijata Bhatnagar

Why did we start Setback Leadership Podcast - Season 1 - Breaking Glass Ceilings?What went behind the scenes to produce and bring this podcast to you?How did we choose our guests, and why did they decide to share their stories?What was the top learning from the entire season? Is this podcast over, or something else is on the cards? Many such excellent questions were answered during this episode of the #SetbackLeadership Podcast. -------Most importantly, we had Aneesh Bhatnagar ...

When the world called her 'kaali' for being dark-skinned, she wondered what the fuss was all about instead of getting bogged down!A typical tom-boyish girl oozing confidence was a sight to behold for her extended family and neighbours!When other girls wondered how they would get that one break, she was showered with various opportunities to live her dream and impact many lives with her kindness! That's Shreya Krishnan for you, my friends! Here is her whole story. In this conversatio...

Who would've thought someone who never aspired to have a career would become a leading role model for women leaders? Who would've thought she would have a career spanning more than three decades? Who would've thought a docile homebound teenager would end up being a sought after women leadership expert? Neeraja Ganesh did precisely that! How did she manage this herculean task? How did she break all the glass ceilings that too without any noise? Want to know her story? ...

A personification of 'Looks are deceptive' Iti Rawat comes across as a soft, caring, and calm individual. However, when I spoke to her for this interview I was able to unravel a different Iti. A gritty, fierce, determined leader who not only is successfully running her for-profit training company, Thinkhall Academy but also running multiple non-for-profit and social enterprises that help other women entrepreneurs in their journey. How does she handle the gender-biased world and what can ...

What fluid and smooth conversation I had with Sangeeta. She was at her best, and it made me feel like having a smooth block of butter and I was simply gliding my butter knife and scooping yummy butter! Well, Sangeeta brought out such amazing life lessons from the conversation. One of my favourite takeaways was maintaining a ‘Lie Journal’ where you strike out the lies we tell ourselves as replace them with affirmations. How? Listen to the podcast to know more. --------An alumnus of S...

In this special episode of Setback Leadership, Andrew and I discussed many things around the reason behind why leaders go through glass ceilings, how can better their confidence, how can they differentiate between confidence and arrogance and many more interesting topics. Some of the most important learning is:1. Allow your junior most employees to share their views on meetings first and the senior leaders later, should you wish your meeting outcomes more democratic and unbiased. 2. Cele...