Life Acumen @ Work Podcast Vinod Wadhwani

Persuasion is not to be seen as tricking or forcing other people to your point of view, it is to be seen as understanding what engages and opens other people up to new ideas and insights.
In Focus
How do you define persuasion? 
How does engagement influence persuasion?
What is physical and temporal proximity?
What are some techniques for increasing engagement?
What are some of the behaviors which come in the way of engaging persuasively with your stakeholders?
How to enhance a person’s sense of certainty?
What were the three key takeaways for KD in his coaching conversation?
Related episodes:
Why you must build bridges with your boss?
Is your manager undermining you?
Podcast Description:
Vinod Wadhwani is long-time executive coach, who works with corporate leaders to help them in seeking new perspectives, while focusing on tangible benefits to them and their organization. On this podcast, he shares perspectives from the coaching conversations he has had with corporate leaders focusing on the specific leadership challenges they faced in their work life. 
Published:
23 January 2024

Many middle managers make the mistake of relying too much on their job performance, consequently leave too much to chance and fail to effectively manage their careers.
In Focus
Are modesty and quiet work not virtues in the corporate world?
But doesn’t good performance help you secure your job?
Is there a weak link between job performance and promotion?
Great job performance by itself is insufficient and may not even be necessary for getting and holding positions in the c-suite?
it is imperative to manage and have a good equation with your boss. But why is It often an uneasy relationship? 
Boss as a supporter and evaluator
Related episode:
KC’s manager is denting his confidence!
Podcast Description:
Vinod Wadhwani is long-time executive coach, who works with corporate leaders to help them in seeking new perspectives, while focusing on tangible benefits to them and their organization. On this show, he shares perspectives from the coaching conversations he has had with corporate leaders focusing on the specific leadership challenges they faced in their work life. 
Published:
9 February 2023 

Recent research on people’s life satisfaction by social scientists suggests, that in general, life satisfaction follows a “U” shape. It starts at the upper range in youth, bottoms out in 40s, and then picks up again in older age. 
In Focus
Why do you feel anxious despite being successful?
What are some of those specific things that start to get in our heads when we hit the 40’s?
What does your definition of success look like?
Related episode:
My manager is denting my confidence!
Host:
Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. Vinod founded Life Acumen LLP with a mission to help corporate executives with purposeful integration of work & life; and help build high performance culture in organizations. Vinod leverages over three decades of leadership experience in investment banking, management consulting and merchant navy to help corporate leaders in seeking new perspectives, while focusing on tangible benefits to them and their organization. 
Podcast:   
On this podcast, Vinod shares perspectives from the coaching conversations he has had with corporate leaders focusing on the specific leadership challenges they faced in their work life.
Published:
26 January 2023 

Bad managers are the top cause of unhappiness in the workplace. According to a survey by an HR consulting firm, more than 50% employees leave their jobs to get away from a bad boss. Everyone who’s had a bad manager knows what it can do to your stress levels and job satisfaction. 
In Focus
Keeping you in an off-balance state
Passing along second-hand criticism
Intimidation – turning a simple request in to a threat
Shoring your sense of control
Looking to your past achievements
Related episode:
How to overcome distraction and regain focus at work?
Host:
Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. Vinod founded Life Acumen LLP with a mission to help corporate executives with purposeful integration of work & life; and help build high performance culture in organizations. Vinod leverages over three decades of leadership experience in investment banking, management consulting and merchant navy to help corporate leaders in seeking new perspectives, while focusing on tangible benefits to them and their organization. 
Podcast:   
On this podcast, Vinod shares perspectives from the coaching conversations he has had with corporate leaders focusing on the specific leadership challenges they faced in their work life.

 
Published:
11 January 2023

Is multitasking a strength? Are human beings good at it? Or is this a delusion that majority of us have fallen for?
In Focus:
Where do we start in this distracted world to regain focus?
How can you slow down in a world which takes pride in speed?
What are the costs attached to constant switching?
Does constant switching makes us slower?
How do we fix this urge to constantly switch?
What damage can Internet addiction do to us?
How do we develop the skill of sustained attention?
Is focus related to our happiness?
What is a flow state? 
Related episode:
Why do we get distracted?
Host:
Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. Vinod founded Life Acumen LLP with a mission to help corporate executives with purposeful integration of work & life; and help build high performance culture in organizations. Vinod leverages over three decades of leadership experience in investment banking, management consulting and merchant navy to help corporate leaders in seeking new perspectives, while focusing on tangible benefits to them and their organization. 
Podcast:   
On this podcast, Vinod shares perspectives from the coaching conversations he has had with corporate leaders focusing on the specific leadership challenges they faced in their work life.



Published:
29 December 2022 

There is usually a lot of optimism this time of the year as the world slows down and people get time to reflect about what actually matters. Amid this hope what resolutions are people making for the new year and how to keep them.

In Focus:
Many people set personal and professional goals this time of year. Why choose new year to set resolutions?New years resolutions can be as fleeting as fireworks, one study found that about 25% give up after 2 weeks and only about 12% actually achieve their goal. Why is that most of us fail at sticking to new year’s resolutions?How do we get our new year resolutions become a reality?Related Episode:
Why do we get distracted?

Host:
Vinod Wadhwani is an executive coach and facilitator. Vinod founded Life Acumen LLP with a mission to help corporate executives with purposeful integration of work & life; and help build high performance culture in organizations. Vinod leverages over three decades of leadership experience in investment banking, management consulting and merchant navy to help corporate leaders in seeking new perspectives, while focusing on tangible benefits to them and their organization. 
Podcast:   
On this podcast, Vinod shares perspectives from the coaching conversations he has had with corporate leaders focusing on the specific leadership challenges they faced in their work life.

 
Published:
16 December 2022