The Chords of Life - Vineet Tandon

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In this podcast discover simple things that can make a big difference to your life. It could be an idea, a thought, a process, a lesson or just someone's personal experience. No great theories or models of change. Just a candid spark!

  1. Digital Daan - In Conversation with Osama Manzar

    10/04/2020

    Digital Daan - In Conversation with Osama Manzar

    Covid Pandemic has changed the world for many of us and Digital Inclusion has become an overnight priority. With schools being shut and classrooms moving to digital, the gap between thos who have access to digital and those who do not have only tells us part of this challenge. So many children that i personally know of have given up studying because they don't have either a smartphone or a laptop or a computer. Those who have also one of these also cannot afford data recharges needed every month to be able to access online education. While this is good news for entreprenuers and telco providers (they have an opportunity to bridget), this is certainly not an encouraging statistic for the nation where few million students complete education and enter the labor market every year.  It was with this thought in the background, when i came to know of the concept of Digital Daan, i reached out to Osama Manzar, Founder & Director of Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) to understand the initiative and learn more. Osama started DEF at a time when Digital had not yet arrived. His struggle for years at the beginning of his career, leadership in setting up digital initiatives for leading print media houses, experiences in social enterprise, entreprenuership, ability to innovate, experiment and create opportunities are a phenomenal account that one can listen and learn from.  Listen to this interesting Podcast (Listening Time: Approx 38 Mins) and yes, if you are a reader and listener of this Podcast, you can definitely action digital karma by offering some digital daan here.

    38 min
  2. Learning to Dance In The Moment - In Conversation With Jaba Menon

    08/29/2020

    Learning to Dance In The Moment - In Conversation With Jaba Menon

    This week i have Jaba Menon, an Executive Coach sharing her perspective on our Podcast - The Chords of Life. Jaba has over three decades of experience and in her last assignment was working as Vice President, Marketing Communications at Centum Learning, a Bharti Group Company. A diligent practitioner of Nicheren Buddhism, Jaba consults global clients spread across 14 countries in her new avatar as an Executive Coach.  I was fortunate to have worked with her in early part of my career and I would not hesitate to admit that some of the marketing acumen i developed was under her able guidance.  Having spent her early childhood days in Ranchi, Jaba emerges as a strong independent woman for whom sense of purpose and work shapes her identity. Music has always been part of her life and whenever she finds herself, overhwhelmed, the song Que Sera Sera, What Will be Will Be offers hope and guidance. Having worked in Corporates for over three decades, Jaba realised that the support system for Senior Leadership is hardly adequate and this was her starting point of her journey into Executive Coaching.   Check out this interesting episode where Jaba shares her journey through the years and her commitment to reduce what she refers to as "Wastage of Human Potential". If you have questions or suggestions, please visit my website: www.vineettandon.com and write to me.  I personally answer all questions that listeners may have about the Podcast.

    22 min
  3. Un-Judge Your Teenager: In Conversation with Rajat Soni

    08/15/2020

    Un-Judge Your Teenager: In Conversation with Rajat Soni

    This week i have a very interesting personality, probably India's First Teen Life Coach, Rajat Soni, sharing his perspective on our Podcast - The Chords of Life. Rajat has over two decades of experience and over the years has impacted over 500 families and 20000 teenagers with his coaching programs.  A B.Tech Graduate, Rajat was working like many of us in corporate sector, when he quit his job and moved to executive coaching. He armed himself with a certification from International Coaching Federation (ICF) and changed his career path. It was during his executive coaching, when a CXO shared a challenge he was facing with his child, that's when Rajat got introduced to Teen Coaching. Since then there has been no looking back.  Check out this interesting episode where Rajat shares his journey from a B.Tech corporate professional to a Teen Life Coach through his own shares of experiences & learnings from this interesting journey.  Rajat's book, Un-Judge your teenager is a must read considering that sooner or later we all end up judging our teenagers and trust me, there is a better way to unlock many of those challenges that you will discover in his book.  If you have questions or suggestions, please visit my website: www.vineettandon.com and write to me.  Will be glad to listen to you and respond.

    27 min

  4. 08/05/2020

    Tum Kya Jaano Dosti Kya Hoti Hai - A Poetry About Friendship Day

    This episode of the Podcast, titled "Tum Kya Jaano Dosti Kya Hoti Hai" takes a trip down the memory lane of what Friendship used to mean in the early days of my life, when i was still in the school. Internet has not yet arrived and friendship experiences were all in the real world. We would sit and chat (not text) for hours, spend quality time doing nothing (productivity was yet to be discovered) and fight on things that these days we would simply ignore.  Today, as i scroll over the list of hundreds of friends i have on social media, i feel that absolute numbers don't really mean anything. What matters is how deeply we have interacted and engaged with a few quality friends from this list and how much value we attach to these real relationships.  This Podcast Episode is in Hindi and format is Poetry. If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact me via my website: www.vineettandon.com

    5 min
  5. Lessons In Humility & Hope - In Conversation with Dr. Raj Dravid

    08/01/2020

    Lessons In Humility & Hope - In Conversation with Dr. Raj Dravid

    Dr. Raj Dravid has over 40 years of experience and has led leadership roles at IL&FS Skills and Centum Learning Africa. Dr. Raj personal career journey spread over four decades is testimony of the fact that success in career is very much a product of hard work and doesn’t happens overnight. Here are a few interesting takeaways from this Podcast – In Conversation with Dr. Raj Dravid: 1) There is no substitute for on-ground experience: If you think that you are from a premiere institution and you can start working on strategy and take high level decisions without working on the ground, you are destined to fail and learn the hard way. 2) Embrace Change: Covid19 has taught the world a few hard lessons and the best one to take forward is to embrace change. If we are not resilient and don’t embrace change, we are going to be left behind. Learn in his own words, how Pager Industry was introduced and wiped out in almost 14 months'. 3) Everyone needs a job & dignity of work: If skills that we provide people with are useful on the job or create employment, there are high possibilities that people will come for it, undertake training and will settle for jobs. The failure that we see today when people are let go with the onset of Covid-19 is because we never created that environment where workers were treated as kind of extended families. 4) Favorite Quote from The Podcast: Ask people one question, “what can you do to help others so that they can in turn help you”. 5) Love for Music: In the words of Dr Raj, “Music gives you oxygen and allows you to extend creative expression in life”.  He enjoys listening to Carnatic Music, Marathi Music, Chamber Music and enjoys Ragas and classical Hindustani as well. He has authored a book titled “Listening to Bismillah Khan” which is a standard textbook in multiple universities. If you have questions & suggestions about this Podcast, please visit: www.vineettandon.com and share your feedback.

    29 min
  6. In Conversation with Kamal Karanth: Co-Founder Xpheno

    07/19/2020

    In Conversation with Kamal Karanth: Co-Founder Xpheno

    Humble beginnings and playing the right bets - is how I would describe the phenomenal journey of Kamal Karanth, Co-Founder, Xpheno (Extend Your Expression). A Post Graduate in Microbiology, Kamal started his career as a sales trainee in a pharmaceutical company and rose to phenomenal heights where he lead leadership positions for two of the largest staffing companies worldwide including MaFoi and Kelly Services.  Born and brought up in in a middle-class family in Karnataka, Kamal family followed cricket and movies very seriously. The challenges he faced in the early days of life armed him with right package of discipline, change and relationships that formed the source-code of his successful journey and shaped him as a person.   Listen to this authentic, unplugged and interesting journey in this brand new podcast episode of #TheChordsofLife.  Do share your feedback or thoughts on my website: www.vineettandon.com

    22 min
  7. In Conversation with Dr. Ashutosh Karnatak - Director Projects, GAIL India (Pvt) Ltd.

    05/31/2020

    In Conversation with Dr. Ashutosh Karnatak - Director Projects, GAIL India (Pvt) Ltd.

    In this special episode, i am happy to share a unique perspective on life, careers and inspiration by none other than Dr. Ashutosh Karnatak, Director Projects, GAIL India Pvt. Ltd. I first read his book Yes You Can way back in 2008 and never imagined that one day i will meet him and have a such heart warming discussion with him on various aspects of life.  Dr Karnatak was born in an ordinary family, had very ordinary schooling and yet he managed to rise to being the Managing Director of such a large Public Sector Undertaking. His passion towards Karma, commitment to make teams succeed and revolutionary ideas like "Plus Meditation" makes him a leader worth talking about.  To read more about this podcast, please visit: https://www.vineettandon.com

    20 min
  8. Kisi Khayaal Ko Khwaab Mat Hone Do - In Conversation With Kavish Seth

    05/17/2020

    Kisi Khayaal Ko Khwaab Mat Hone Do - In Conversation With Kavish Seth

    A lot of people reach out to me to ask how can they take a leap in their creative careers - like how can they be successful musicians, how can they monetize their talent and become successful artists so on. Being a musical motivational speaker myself, i know these challenges are very much there and i also know there aren't any straight forward answers.  In a quest to search for these answers, i bumped upon the interesting journey of Kavish Seth who is definitely a voice to take note of. Being an IIT Mumbai Graduate, he carved out his own journey into independent music and founded Zubaan. He curated a musical instrument called Noori which is a collaborative instrument that can play different styles of music. His poetry can mesmerize you, his voice can take you places and his authenticity is his unique signature mark.  If you are an artist or a professional with creative side hustle, there is something we all can learn from his interesting yet exemplary journey.  Read more on http://www.vineettandon.com

    12 min
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In this podcast discover simple things that can make a big difference to your life. It could be an idea, a thought, a process, a lesson or just someone's personal experience. No great theories or models of change. Just a candid spark!

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