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HerMoney with Jean ChatzkyHerMoney Classic: Stop! When Doing Less Is The Right Money MoveWhen we start losing our hard-earned money in the market, we want to put a stop to it. We want to take action. But statistically, we know that investors who stay the course do better over time than those who try to time the markets. Jinny Uppal, author of “IN/ACTION: Rethinking the Path to Results," dishes on why we should stop listening to the voice in our head that tempts us to a default action path. "The belief that ‘I am the one who can control the outcome with my action,’ makes us take more action than is...
2024-08-0950 min
Sustainable Ambition96. On the Power of Pause ⏸️ with Kathy OnetoWhen we pause, more is happening than we think. Host Kathy Oneto shares three examples to inspire you to practice your own pauses. When and where will you allow yourself to take a break of any length?Resources MentionedI’d love to hear from you! Send me a voice note, ideas for what you’d like to hear on the podcast, or a question that might be read and answered here on the podcast! Go to https://bit.ly/sapodcast-askDr. Rick Hanson and his HEAL Method: https://www.rickhanson.net/possible-heal/
2023-02-0114 min
The Mindful ExperimentEP#440 - Rethinking the Path to Results with Guest: Jinny Uppal Who is Jinny Uppal?Jinny Uppal is no stranger to driving contrary and innovative thinking. Uppal’s 20+ years of experience driving transformational growth by challenging existing norms in business is key to her success working with Fortune 500 telecom, eCommerce, and retail companies. Most recently, she was Vice President of Strategy at a $12B North American retailer, driving transformative growth through new category launches and innovative store experiences. She is currently a Business Consultant, Investor and Speaker.Uppal grew up in Mumbai and is a graduate of Florida International Uni...
2023-01-2337 min
The Mindful Experiment PodcastEP#440 - Rethinking the Path to Results with Guest: Jinny UppalWho is Jinny Uppal?Jinny Uppal is no stranger to driving contrary and innovative thinking. Uppal’s 20+ years of experience driving transformational growth by challenging existing norms in business is key to her success working with Fortune 500 telecom, eCommerce, and retail companies. Most recently, she was Vice President of Strategy at a $12B North American retailer, driving transformative growth through new category launches and innovative store experiences. She is currently a Business Consultant, Investor and Speaker.Uppal grew up in Mumbai and is a graduate of Florida International University and Harvard Business School. She...
2023-01-2337 min
BrainfluenceThe Power of INaction with Jinny UppalIn business, we have a bias for busyness. Doing something is always better than doing nothing, to most of us. Indeed, Brainfluence guest and management expert Tom Peters famously proclaimed "a bias for action" to be a key component of excellence. But, is it possible that doing nothing could sometimes be the best strategy? In today's episode, we welcome Jinny Uppal, who has studied the science of action-taking and discovered that constantly being busy can be counter-productive. Jinny has compiled her research into a book called IN/ACTION: Rethinking the Path to Results, in which...
2023-01-0428 min
Jinny Uppal’s Book NewsletterHardcover is out! And a newsletter updateGreetings!It’s been a while since I wrote to you. Today I have exciting news to share. The hardcover edition of the book has been published! The hardcover design above has a lot more information than the paperback, including my bio and reviews. This edition also includes a foreword written by me about the reception the book has had since its first release, Dan Pink’s quote on the front cover and the awards seals the book has won so far. I don’t think the book is done winning awards, but I’ve added what is alrea...
2022-09-0601 min
Next Wave Leadership PodcastJinny Uppal, Award-Winning Author of In/Action: Rethinking the Path to Results and a Principal at CK Advisory, On: Meditation vs Mindfulness, Nonlinear Paths to Nonlinear Success, and Why Your Formula for Winning the Race Is an IllusionJinny Uppal is the Principal at CK Advisory LLC and has held leadership positions at Bed Bath & Beyond, Kohl’s, and Macy’s. She has more than 20 years of working experience with Fortune 500 companies, helping drive growth and lead corporate transformation. She is an experienced technology and business leader with a track record of driving growth in telecom, e-commerce, and retail businesses. Jinny recently wrote her first book, In/Action: Rethinking the Path to Results, where she dissects counterproductivity and how to reconfigure your business. In this episode… The zeitgeist of modern entrepreneurship is con...
2022-07-1135 min
Entelechy Leadership StoriesJinny Uppal, author of "IN/Action: Rethinking the Path to Results"We are back for another great interview in our Entelechy Series In today’s episode, we chat with Jinny Uppal, an award-winning author, business leader, and team builder. She has over 20+ year track record of driving transformational growth in Fortune 500 telecom, e-commerce, and retail businesses including companies like Khol, Bed Bath & Beyond, Macy’s, IBM, etcJinny’s recent book titled IN/Action: Rethinking the path to results, where she helps you leverage the power of a thoughtful pause to discover newer paths to great results while exploring the downside of the prevalent cultural bias toward unnecessary and count...
2022-07-0722 min
Sustainable Ambition64. A More Sustainable+Ambitious Year: Q2 Assess & Adapt with Kathy OnetoIn this episode, Kathy Oneto, founder of Sustainable Ambition, builds on the series that kicked off the year on planning and living a more sustainable+ambitious year. This episode is about checking in on your Q2 progress. How have things gone? What worked? What didn’t work? What do you want to practice next? It’s time to Assess and Adapt to help you both stretch and sustain yourself in your life+work in the months ahead.The series coincided with the launch of the Sustainable Ambition 12-Month Workbook+Planner: Your Life+Work Resilience Rx. The workbook+plan...
2022-07-0641 min
You Belong in the C-SuiteLetting Go Instead of Leaning In with Jinny UppalOur guest today is an award-winning author and business leader who brings 20+ years of experience in driving transformational growth by challenging existing norms at Fortune 500 companies. Her name is Jinny Uppal and in today's episode, she debunks the false pretenses of the hustle culture and presents a new framework on how to achieve our goals without paying the price of nonstop doing. Get ready to learn some practical ways to break free from overwork and embrace rest and ease, how to use mind-wandering as a way to unleash creativity and more. Laura’s first book – Valu...
2022-06-2936 min
Workplace Innovator Podcast | Enhancing Your Employee Experience | Facility Management | CRE | Digital Workplace TechnologyEp. 212: “IN/ACTION: Rethinking the Path to Results” with Author Jinny UppalJinny Uppal is a business and technology leader, team builder and author of the award-winning book “IN/ACTION: Rethinking the Path to Results” in which she explores the downside of the prevalent cultural bias for action even when it’s unnecessary or counter-productive. Mike Petrusky asks Jinny about her counter-intuitive philosophy around the benefits of reflective thinking and strategic inaction, and how such an approach can apply to workplace leadership and facility management decision-making. Mike and Jinny discuss return to office planning, space management for the future of work, and the “paradox of goal setting”. Check out this conversation that will...
2022-06-1418 min
Vibrant Happy WomenThe Benefits of Taking Inaction (with Jinny Uppal)Jinny Uppal is no stranger to driving contrary and innovative thinking and has done so much in the business world working with Fortune 500 companies to increase productivity. She is a graduate of Harvard Business School and practices Buddhist meditation and breathwork daily. She joins me this week to share why creating more moments of inaction and thoughtful reflection can make us more productive. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.jenriday.com/327
2022-06-1429 min
Ready Yet?! With Erin MarcusI'm Ready! Interview Series Ft. Jinny Uppal: Mind Wandering and the Creativity BoostWhen you think about meditation, does it involve complete quiet, laying still, and even lighting a candle? For a lot of us, it does…but what if meditation could involve more inspired action? Through diligent research, my awesome guest today has found that through inspired action, we can let our minds wander to help with creativity and to get more of those aha moments. I’m excited for you to hear Jinny Uppal’s story and for her to share how to better declutter our thoughts and get more breakthroughs. Guest Resourcesjinnyuppa...
2022-06-0926 min
Jinny Uppal’s Book NewsletterDan Pink wrote a quote for my book! And I need your help...Hello everyone!Hope you all have all been keeping sane and safe where ever you are in the world. I have some exciting news to share. Dan Pink, a #1 New York Times Best Selling author of multiple books sent me this lovely quote."A paradox of our frenetic time is that we can often accomplish more by standing still. Jinny Uppal has written a masterful roadmap for how we can lead lives that are more placid and healthful without sacrificing our goals.”- Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times bestseller author of T...
2022-06-0303 min
Her Dinero MattersHow a Strategic Inaction Can Help You to Achieve More by Doing Less | HDM 309We all go through moments of stress from having a lot on our plate. Our overly busy lives can prevent us from thinking clearly which doesn’t allow us to make the best decisions. In this episode we learn about strategic inaction and how it can help us achieve more by doing less. As you listen I challenge you to think about how this can help you in your financial life. In this episode, Jinny Uppal, a business and tech growth strategist, board advisor and thought leader, shares with us her money memory that has impacted her to th...
2022-05-1940 min
Sustainable Ambition55. On Being Ambitious with Strategic In/Action with Jinny UppalToday I’m joined by Jinny Uppal, author of the new book, IN/ACTION: Rethinking the Path to Results. In this conversation, Jinny shares how the book was written for people who are ambitious and that there is a better way to drive results than to always lean into the prevalent cultural bias for action. She encourages us to find the courage to embrace reflective thinking and strategic inaction, which offer a less stressful and more efficient way of achieving more by “doing” less. Test it out and put in/action into action and see how this powerf...
2022-05-0440 min
Jinny Uppal’s Book NewsletterBook won two more awards! And an update on hardcoverHello!I am super excited to tell you that my book, ‘IN/ACTION: Rethinking the Path to Results’ won two awards this past week! A Silver in Personal Growth from Nautilus and Winner in Self-Help by Book Excellence. Here’s an accompanying note from Book Excellence: ‘There were thousands of entries from around the world and your book was selected for its high-quality writing, design and market appeal.’ Both awards are highly competitive and receive submissions from indie as well as traditionally published authors and publishers.I will publicly make both announcements in a few week...
2022-04-2901 min
Rebel HR Podcast: Life and Work on Your TermsEpisode 96: IN/ACTION: Rethinking the Path to Results with Jinny UppalSend us a textAs the Great Resignation continues unabated—current estimates are that 4.4 million Americans left their jobs in September—there’s growing concern that younger professionals’ embrace of hustle culture is primarily responsible for the high levels of burnout they’re experiencing. Wearing 80-hour work weeks like badges of honor and staying chained to their virtual desks even during their downtime has resulted in increased stress levels, mistakes, and plain old exhaustion. Contrarily, says Uppal, knowing when to lean in and when to let go is the key to unlocking creative inspiration helping you achieving your most...
2022-04-2738 min
Fifth Dimensional LeadershipIn/Action: Rethinking the Path to Results with Jinny UppalDo you find yourself stressed over work and career? In this fast-paced world of work, we often find ourselves worried about what we should be doing. But the reality is, you don't have to kill yourself on your way to success, and you can achieve more by doing less. Jinny Uppal is a technology and business strategist and senior leader with a 20+ year career growing and transforming Fortune 500 telecom, eCommerce, and retail businesses. She is currently a Speaker, Investor, Consultant, and Board Advisor to The Anou, iPayNGo. In he...
2022-04-1539 min
Best Seller SecretsUsing a Book to Challenge Existing Business Norms featuring Jinny UppalJinny Uppal is no stranger to driving contrary and innovative thinking. Uppal’s 20+ years of experience driving transformational growth by challenging existing norms in business is key to her success working with Fortune 500 telecom, eCommerce, and retail companies. In her new award-winning book, IN/ACTION: Rethinking the Path to Results, Jinny Uppal explores the downside of the prevalent cultural bias for action even when it’s unnecessary or counterproductive. Her book is the 2021 Gold winner in Business Nonfiction books from Reader Views.Listen to this informative Publish. Promote. Profit. episode with Jinny Uppal about using a book to challenge existing busin...
2022-04-0722 min
Take Control of Your CareerJinny Uppal – Reflective Thinking and Strategic InactionJinny Uppal is a Business and Technology Leader And author of the award winning book, In/Action: Rethinking the Path to Results In this episode Lauren and Jinny discuss:What drives major progressLeveraging reflective thinking and strategic inaction (inaction as a choice)The mental health crisis and the importance of giving your mind a breakDefault mode network (DMN) and supporting neuroscience researchImportance of meditation and mind wanderingEmbracing delegation and how to develop this skill
2022-03-3129 min
Jinny Uppal’s Book NewsletterWhere should the award seal be on the cover?Hello!The last couple of weeks have been busy with an IG Live, the book launch party and a few interviews for the book. You can see pictures of the book launch here (and here). Not to mention spring is out in north east USA, which means warmer weather to look forward to!As I design the hardcover, I have an opportunity to redesign the paperback cover as well and add the seal for the Gold award that the book won. I’d love your philosophical point on view on where the award seal should be...
2022-03-2901 min
Jinny Uppal’s Book NewsletterBook won a Literary Award! And a party reminderI write with exciting news! My book won the Gold Award in Business Non-fiction at Readers Views, a major Indie Book Award. This is a great literary recognition that I am puffed about!Reminder to drop by for my in-person launch party on March 19, 3-5pm ET, if you are in the New Jersey area. It’s at Rock n Joes, Millburn, where I spent many many hours of my life while writing the book. It’s a wonderful local small business which I wish to support while celebrating the book’s launch (and now the aw...
2022-03-1501 min
The Extraordinary Business Book ClubWhere do you get your ideas?Put an author in front of schoolchildren and you can guarantee that before too long, one of them will ask: 'Where do you get your ideas?' It's a good question, and one that's just as important for business book writers. In this week's 'best bits' episode we look back over recent conversations to see, well, where DO authors get their ideas? (So if someone asks you that question from now on, you can tell them: The Extraordinary Business Book Club podcast.) With insights from: Cathy Rentzenbrink, Robert Kelsey, Jinny Uppal, John Howkins, C...
2022-03-1431 min
9' to Thrive with NavinJinny UppalJinny Uppal, a Growth Strategist for Fortune 500 companies, joins Navin to talk about why inaction isn’t always a bad thing. She talks about the benefits of taking a step back and letting the mind wander to solve problems.
2022-03-0312 min
Jinny Uppal’s Book NewsletterBook was featured in a Forbes review! And it's party time!Hello!I have exciting news to share. My book was featured in this Forbes book review. The writer, Caroline Ceniza-Levine, replied with this note when I wrote to thank her: ‘Your book is one of my favorites for this year (and I get pitched a lot of books!).’ Her response made my day and week!I have been on in interviewing spree of sorts and have finally figured out a way to list all media appearances without cluttering up your mailboxes. You can see all released appearances; magazines, podcasts and TV coverage on my website: jinn...
2022-03-0101 min
Inside The FirmMonday Morning Coffee with Jinny UppalJinny Uppal is a Harvard Business School alumni, speaker, business growth strategist, and author. Her new book, IN/ACTION: Rethinking the Path to Results just came out last last year and she’s here to talk about business, entrepreneurship, and of course how the rise of hustle culture is responsible for our current levels of burnout, and why reflective thinking and strategic inaction is a better—and healthier—path to success. Jinny has spent her career in leadership roles at major companies like Kohl’s, Macys, and IBM believes that determining when to lean in–and when to let go–is the key t...
2022-02-2120 min
The Extraordinary Business Book ClubEpisode 306 - In/Action with Jinny UppalIn a world that screams 'Just Do It!', inaction has a bad reputation. But sometimes, strategic inaction is exactly what the situation demands - and much more productive in the long run than the rush to do something, anything. In this week's conversation I talk to Jinny Uppal about how she learned this for herself, and about writing, publishing, crowdfunding and curiosity.
2022-02-1431 min
My Favorite Mistake: Business Lessons from Failures and SuccessTechnology & Business Leader Jinny Uppal on the Mistake of Going Too Fast — ”In/Action”Author of IN/ACTION: Rethinking the Path to Results.
Episode page: https://www.markgraban.com/mistake139
My guest for Episode #139 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Jinny Uppal, the author of the new book IN/ACTION: Rethinking the Path to Results.
Jinny is no stranger to driving contrary and innovative thinking. Uppal’s 20+ years of experience driving transformational growth by challenging existing norms in business is key to her success working with Fortune 500 telecom, eCommerce, and retail companies.
She is a technology and business leader with over 20 years’ experience driving tran...
2022-02-1038 min
Discover Your Talent–Do What You LovePaths to Progress and SuccessJinny Uppal, originally from Mumbai, is no stranger to driving contrary and innovative thinking. Her years of driving transformational growth by challenging existing norms in business is key to her success working with Fortune 500 telecom, ecommerce and retail companies. As a business and tech growth strategist, board advisor and thought leader, she continues to pave innovative paths to progress and success. Jinny is a graduate of Florida International University and Harvard Business School.
2022-02-0937 minHerMoney with Jean ChatzkyStop! When Doing Less Is The Right Money MoveWhen we start losing our hard-earned money in the market, we want to put a stop to it. We want to take action. But statistically, we know that investors who stay the course do better over time than those who try to time the markets. Jinny Uppal, author of “IN/ACTION: Rethinking the Path to Results," dishes on why we should stop listening to the voice in our head that tempts us to a default action path. "The belief that ‘I am the one who can control the outcome with my action,’ makes us take more action than is necess...
2022-02-0950 min
Humans at Work with Michael GlazerRethinking the Path to ResultsHow can taking less action produce better results? Millions of workers are asking this question, in part, out of concern that professionals’ embrace of hustle culture is primarily responsible for high levels of burnout. Corporate strategist turned author, Jinny Uppal, discovered a better path to decision making through intentional inaction. Jinny stops by to talk about her #1 rated debut book, IN/ACTION: Rethinking the Path to Results, the downside of action bias, and how people can leverage strategic pauses to make great leaps forward. Resources: Read: IN/ACTION: Rethinking the Path to Results by Jinny Up...
2022-02-0746 min
Mom Inspired Show with Amber SandbergHow reflective thinking can change your life: Jinny Uppal: 274Do you find that you have no time to create white space in your life?
Today I have author Jinny Uppal on the show to talk about things we can do to create a better quality of life. We chat about how our society is all about hustling and that social media has glamorized that behavior to make it the norm and how damaging that can be. What we don't realize is that it leaves us burnt out and running on empty. Jinny shares with us what she learned while writing her book and taking the steps she discusses on th...
2022-01-2539 min
Jinny Uppal’s Book NewsletterInvitation to a Gratitude Giveaway and other goings onHello,I hope your year is off to a good start! Today I’d like to share book news and invite you to a Gratitude Giveaway.Over the last two weeks, the ebook and paperback made #1 New Release in 3 Amazon categories. Best seller statuses change over time, but this is a big milestone and win! There are a million things a first-time author should be doing to promote their book. In the spirit of living from the lessons of the book, I opt out of more ideas than I opt into. I didn’t do...
2022-01-2403 min
HR LiftoffCan Inaction be the New Strategic Action? Jinny Uppal is no stranger to driving contrary and innovative thinking. Uppal’s 20+ years of experience driving transformational growth by challenging existing norms in business is key to her success working with Fortune 500 telecom, ecommerce, and retail companies. As a business and tech growth strategist, board advisor and thought leader, she continues to pave innovative paths to progress and success. Most recently, she was Vice President of Strategy at a $12B North American retailer.Uppal grew up in Mumbai and is a graduate of Florida International University and Harvard Business School. She has been a practitioner of Ved...
2022-01-0727 min
Jinny Uppal’s Book NewsletterThe eagle has landed!Hello!My book has been published! This labor of love, at 208 pages is out in the world! You can now buy it online where you buy books. A few acknowledgements are in order. After the risk of delay in finalizing the cover, my publisher, New Degree Press, came through and did what was needed to make sure the book was released when we said it would: December 2021. I am grateful to the many who hung in there; believing and coming through with a great cover design!As things came together quickly, I decided...
2021-12-2702 min
The Creator CommunityHow to be Successful Without Burning Out | Jinny Uppal | The Creator Community Podcast S3 E3How can taking less action and reflection deliver better results? Can meditation deliver here? Is it the only way? Corporate strategist turned executive coach, Jinny Uppal, discovered a better path to decision making through intentional inaction. Yes, goal setting is still important but we must pause to create space for thought. In her debut book, Jinny Uppal shares a roadmap to how taking time to pause and reflect can open new pathways to success. Listen to this episode of the Creator Community Podcast to hear Jinny’s journey of self discovery, personal growth and success.
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2021-12-2247 min
Jinny Uppal’s Book NewsletterBook Cover designs are here, I need your feedback!Hello!I have a couple of exciting updates since I last wrote. I recorded my first podcast interview with ‘The Creator Community’, which will be published later this month. You can watch a short excerpt here. I also gave my first local TV interview this morning with WFSB-TV, Great Day CT. A few weeks ago, I hired a publicist to help me do justice to the book’s message. I was and am quite nervous about putting myself out there. Like many other moments in this journey, I am thinking of this as yet another opport...
2021-12-0601 min
Jinny Uppal’s Book NewsletterBook Title is final! Next steps in book journeyHello,Today’s is also a short newsletter. The results from the book title poll two weeks ago are in. The new book title is IN/ACTION: Rethinking the Path to Results; 66% of you chose this one. Thank you for participating!The images for the inside of the book are out. I’ve added one at the end of this newsletter for you to get a sense of the style and aesthetic. I decided to get my own images made to avoid running into the complex and ever changing copyright issues which are prev...
2021-10-2701 min
Jinny Uppal’s Book NewsletterDeveloping a Meditation Practice and A Chance to Vote on Book TitleToday’s is a short newsletter. In observance of mental health day last week, I wrote an essay from the book on the challenges new meditators face in developing a regular meditation practice and how to get past them. It was published on Thrive Global, a major publication on health and well-being founded by Ariana Huffington. Have a read here, I would love to hear what you think!In book news, it’s time to finalize the book title. Based on feedback from many of you, I have narrowed it down to two variations and would love for...
2021-10-1201 min
Jinny Uppal’s Book NewsletterBook Excerpt: Winning The Fight Without Fighting The FightI want to share on the record that Book Revisions is, thus far, the hardest and the most rewarding part of this process. I have felt nervous that I am going to ruin the book or chapter as I revise it. I did, in fact, break a couple of chapters and did major reconstructive surgery. The chapters are healthy and fine now, thank you. Now, I can’t believe that I didn’t see all the flaws before this! Turns out, I am not alone. All authors go through this experience. Atleast the first timers do.In othe...
2021-09-2804 min
Jinny Uppal’s Book NewsletterBook Excerpt From "The Paradox of Goal Setting"I hope those of you in the United States had a wonderful labor day weekend! A lot is happening in the journey of the book. In addition to revisions, I am revisiting the book title and started off with book cover design and illustrations for the inside of the book. For authors who choose a working title, like I did, it is common to change it once the book is formed. Here’s a link to my Ideas Brief document which captures my thinking and ideas from my Author Community. Let me know what you think, I would love to...
2021-09-0704 min
Jinny Uppal’s Book NewsletterWriting and publishing as a mental endurance test. And introducing a new audio featureTo those of you who are new to this newsletter, welcome! I publish these every 2-4 weeks to share insights from my book writing experience and occasionally, excerpts. I am experimenting with something new in this newsletter. It comes with an audio recording in my voice. The inspiration to do this came from feedback from many of you that I should produce an audio book. The December release has an ebook and paperback. I have an option to do a hard cover and audio book next year with my publisher. I wasn’t very keen on doing an...
2021-08-2003 min