Tips For An Awesome Co-Facilitation (Last post of the series)

                I my last post on ‘The Art of Co-Facilitation’ I talked about Co-Facilitation, its types, advantages and potential disadvantages. In this post I’ll share some tips for an awesome Co-Facilitation. A co-facilitation program is very different than conducting a solo program as a lot of planning and

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The Art of Co-Facilitation

  I have been a trainer and facilitator for last 11+ years and have conducted a number of training programs successfully. Recently I got an opportunity to co-facilitate a Leadership training program with my colleague Mr. Kunal Chakrabarti wherein he was the lead trainer and I was second in command. This was my first ever

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A Thought Well Provoked!

Last week I conducted a training program for IDBI Bank at New Delhi. It was a three days training program and everything went as per the plan and all my trainees were happy. Post session a couple of trainees wanted to talk to me regarding their future plans and seek some help on how can

Getting Out of Fire Fighting- From Reactive to Proactive Management

For a project management company it’s very important to meet the timelines and complete the project in the stipulated time. If the timelines are not met the company may face severe consequences and to avoid any financial loss many projects managers start work in fire fighting mode and often compromise the quality of the work.

Snoozing your Success

I had an early morning flight to catch and the airport was on the other side of the city and I needed to get really early in the morning. I was alone at home as my family was away. I did not want to miss the flight; though I had set the alarm still to

Guru Dakshina- Proudest Moment of a Trainer

Today was the last day of my training program for Kolkata Shoppers Stop. Though I was not well for last couple of days I worked hard to make it a success. Post ending my session while I was packing my laptop and other training aids I saw some of my students discussing something and they

Delegation in Ramayana (#Mythology & Management)

There are two stories from Ramayana which I found to be very interesting. Story-1 Lord Ram helped Sugriva to regain his honor and made him king of Kishindha. Sugriva and his vanar army decided to help Lord Ram unite with his wife Mata Sita who was abducted by demon king Ravan. The entire Vanar army

Journey to Excellence

Have you ever wondered what is the definition of Best? What is definition of Excellence? What is the definition of Perfection? Here is a small story which helped me to explore the meaning of The Best, Excellence and Perfection. In ancient Rome, slavery was very common. Romans had a very large number of Slaves. The

Training Effectiveness

When I started my career as a sales representative my first training was like some crash course of IIT JEE or for a PMT test. Trainer will come he will make you understand all the medical and marketing aspects for the product; he will ensure that you are able to spell out every complex molecule

Little things matter the Most!

During the beginning of a training session I asked my trainees to give their introductions and also additionally they were told to tell the name of an animal they like the most and explain the reason for their liking. When everyone finished, trainees asked me about the animal I like the most. I told them